07/21/2018 02:31 PM  Unemaru I am the fox that offered its assistance, my name is unemaru. To offer thanks to the Gods, I took on the name of Kokaji, while also being the little fox that assisted him. My body isn’t small in the least." 相槌を打ったのが狐故、小狐丸と申します。 神々への感謝ゆえ、小鍛冶と称し、相槌を打った狐も小狐です。けして、図体が小ではありません.  大きいけれど小狐丸。いや、冗談ではなく。まして偽物でもありません。私が小！　大きいけれど!  "Although I might be big, my name is unemaru. No, I’m not joking. I’m certainly not a fake, either. I’m small! Even though I’m big!" unemaru means Little fox that’s why when you obtain him he says: “I’m small! Even though I’m really big!”  unemaru belongs to the Sanjou Munechika family and was supposedly forged in 989 CE, his mythical tale comes from the song of the Noh drama Kokaji Sanjou(小鍛冶, Little blacksmit Sanjou). The drama is about Emperor Ichijo (980-1011), commands after having received an oracle in a dream, Tachibana no Michinari to visit and order Sanjō no Kokaji Munechika, a renowned swordsmith, to forge a sword. Munechika insists that he can’t forge the sword because he doesn’t have a partner swordsmith, who is as skilful as Munechika is. Michinari however refuses to accept his request. Munechika, then visits Inari* Shrine where he prays and requests the assistance of the guardian deity of his clan. At the shrine, a mysterious boy calls to him. The boy encourages Munechika by talking about the dignity of a sword in a Chinese legend and the story of Yamato Takeru-no-mikoto**. He promises to become Munechika’s smithing partner and disappears in Mount Inari.  When Munechika goes home, dresses himself for smithing and prays on his platform, there appears before him the deity of Inari who transforms into the spirit of a fox. The deity announces that he will work as the partner of Munechika. The boy who appeared a moment earlier was the transformed Inari deity himself. Munechika, who gained the deity as the smithing partner, successfully forges a sword. Finally, the noted sword ‘unemaru’ which is engraved with two names – “Kokaji Munechika” on the face and “Kogitsune (Little Fox)” on the back of the blade as a proof that the deity apprenticed himself to Munechika – is completed. After offering the sword to the imperial messenger, the deity rides on a cloud to return to the peak of Mount Inari. Kokaji was also Sanjou’s alias.  There are no information on the sword so it’s unclear if it really exist or is only part of the legend, even though he states he is not a fake. However, there is a sword said to be unemaru with the length of 53.8 cm enshrined in Ishikiri-Tsurugiya Shrine, Osaka, Japan; it’s unclear whether this sword is the real unemaru or not. This sword is open for public viewing during April and October, respectively Spring and Autumn Grand Festivals.  *Inari Ōkami is the Shinto deity of prosperity, agriculture, food and Sake. Also a patron of swordsmiths and merchants in earlier times. They are represented as male, female, or androgynous, Inari is sometimes seen as a collective of three or five individual kami. Inari appears to have been worshipped since the founding of a shrine at Inari Mountain in 711 AD, although some scholars believe that worship started in the late 5th century. Inari is associated with foxes which are pure white and they act as his messengers, their statues are common in Inari shrines. Sincere worshipers offer food and sake to the shrines to please the fox messengers. Fried tofu is a favourite of these foxes(When you send unemaru on internal affair he says: "Are we raising the crops for the bean for fried tofu?").  0 Comments  Report Post

06/27/2017 06:35 PM  Fenrir Thorson Fenrir (pronounced "FEN-reer;" Old Norse Fenrir, "He Who Dwells in the Marshes"[1]) is the most infamous of the many wolves in Norse mythology. His importance for the pre-Christian Scandinavians is demonstrated by his being depicted on numerous surviving runestones, not to mention his ubiquity in Old Norse literary sources. He's the son of the god Loki and the giantess Angrbo�a, which makes him the brother of the serpent Jormungand and the underworld goddess Hel. As is recounted more fully in the tale The Binding of Fenrir, the Aesir gods raised Fenrir themselves in order to keep him under their control and prevent him from wreaking havoc throughout the Nine Worlds. He grew at an astonishingly fast pace, however, and eventually the troubled gods decided to chain him up. Their first two attempts were unsuccessful; while the cunning gods convinced Fenrir that it was only a game, a test of his strength, he broke through the fetters easily. For their third attempt, the gods had the dwarves forge the strongest chain ever built, which nevertheless gave the appearance of being very light and even soft to the touch. When the gods presented Fenrir with this third fetter, he became suspicious, and he refused to be bound with it unless one of the gods would stick his or her hand in his mouth as a pledge of good faith. Only Tyr was brave enough to do this, knowing that it would mean the loss of his hand. And, sure enough, when Fenrir found himself unable to break free of his bonds, he ripped Tyr's hand from its arm. The chain was then tied to a boulder and a sword was placed in Fenrir's jaws to hold them open. As he howled wildly and ceaselessly, a foamy river called "Expectation" (Old Norse V�n) flowed from his drooling mouth.[2] As the river's ominous name implies, this was not the end of Fenrir. At Ragnarok, he broke free and ran throughout the world with his lower jaw against the ground and his upper jaw in the sky, devouring everything in his path.[3] He even killed the god Odin before finally being put to death by one of Odin's avenging sons. Fenrir and Other Wolves in Norse Mythology There's good reason to think that many of the other wolves mentioned in Old Norse literature are actually Fenrir going under different names. One Old Norse poem states that he swallows the sun during Ragnarok,[4] a feat which is elsewhere reserved for another wolf named Sk�ll ("Mockery"). Another old Norse poem repeatedly mentions a wolf named Garmr who breaks free from chains at Ragnarok; this is almost certainly Fenrir.[5] In another source, we find the wolf who consumes the moon called by the name of "Moon-garmr" (M�nagarmr).[6] Thus, the moon-eating wolf, who is elsewhere called H�ti ("Hatred") would seem to be another extension of Fenrir. It appears that it was ultimately Fenrir who, in addition to killing Odin and destroying much of the world, ate the sun and the moon during Ragnarok. 0 Comments  Report Post

07/19/2016 10:03 PM  Thor Megingyoruzu this is my character Thor is a very tall man with dark greenish turquoise hair with amber golden eyes. The left part of his head is close-shaved with a piece of skin showing resembling lightning. He normally wear's Nordic Viking garb and battle armor Thor is a silent and stoic character who says few words. Yet he is very perceptive about people around him and is the voice of reason behind his two fellow Norse gods. He does care for them a lot, and is very worried about their impending fates thor along with Balder and loki, are childhood friends. Nothing much is known about his past except he has knowledge of Balder's state as the god of destruction. thor accompanied Balder and loki to the hakoniwa voluntarily, asking Zeus to put a limiter on him so he can be alongside them as a Shoulder Also known as Beanpole (by Thoth) Sign Scorpio Birthday November 21 Status Alive Physical and Vital Statistics Race God power: god of blizzards and ice Ethnicity Norse Gender Male Tattoo's He has a black raven on his right chest his left side chest and back are marked with Nordic tribal celtic markings his right arm has a Celtic sea dragon and a Wolf Height 190cm Weight 80kg Blood Type B Eye Color Golden Added with his eye's he is colorblind Hair Color Greenish blue Professional Status Affiliation Norse Gods Occupation whatever to fit the story Personal Status Relatives Balder (Brother) Loki half brother Tyr uncle Father Odin mother Frigga Hobbies Exploring Special Skills Mediation Favorite Food Cheese thors darkside The Nine Worlds in Norse Mythology There are nine worlds in Norse Mythology, they are called Niflheim, Muspelheim, Asgard, Midgard, Jotunheim, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Svartalfheim, Helheim. The nine worlds in Norse mythology are held in the branches and roots of the world tree Yggdrasil. These realms are the home of different kind of beings, like the home of the Gods and Goddesses or giants. Niflheim (Old Norse: "Ni�avellir") and it means ("Mist home" or "Mist World") is the darkest and coldest region in the world according to Norse mythology. Niflheim is the first of the nine worlds and Niflheim is placed in the northern region of Ginnungagap. The eldest of the three wells are located in Niflheim which is called Hvergelmir "bubbling boiling spring" and it is protected by the huge dragon called Nidhug (N��h�ggr). It is said that all cold rivers come from the well called Hvergelmir, and it is said to be the source of the eleven rivers in Norse mythology. The well Hvergelmir is the origin of all living and the place where every living being will go back. Elivagar "ice waves" are the rivers which existed in Niflheim at the beginning of the world. They were the streams floating out of Hvergelmir. The water from Elivagar flowed down the mountains to the plains of Ginnungagap, where it solidified to frost and ice, which gradually formed a very dense layer. This is the reason that it is very cold in the northern plains. As the world tree Yggdrasil started to grow, it stretched one of its three large roots far into Niflheim, and drew water from the spring Hvergelmir. "Niflheim: the world of fog and mist" "Muspelheim: the land of fire" Muspelheim (Old Norse: "M�spellsheimr") was created far to the south of the world in Norse mythology. Muspelheim is a burning hot place, filled with lava, flames, sparks and soot. Muspelheim is the home the of fire giants, fire demons and ruled by the giant Surtr. He is a sworn enemy of the Aesir. Surtr will ride out with his flaming sword in his hand at Ragnar�k "the end of the world" Surtr will then attack Asgard, "the home of the Gods" and turn it into a flaming inferno. In the middle of the world, high up in the sky is Asgard (Old Norse: "�sgar�r"). It's the home of the Gods and Goddesses. The male Gods in Asgard, are called Aesir, and the female Gods are called Asynjur. Odin is the ruler of Asgard, and the chief of the Aesir. Odin is married to Frigg; and she is the Queen of the Aesir. Inside the gates of Asgard is Valhalla; it's the place where half of the Vikings "Einherjer" that died in battle will go for the afterlife, the other half goes to F�lkvangr. "The Rainbow Bridge between Asgard and Midgard in Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold" directed by Otto Schenk (1990) "California Spring" by Albert Bierstadt (1885) Midgard (Old Norse: "Mi�gar�r") "middle earth" is located in the middle of the world, below Asgard. Midgard and Asgard is connected by Bifrost the Rainbow Bridge. Midgard is surrounded by a huge ocean that is impassable. The Ocean is occupied by a huge sea serpenttThe Midgard serpent is so huge that it encircles the world entirely, and biting its own tail. Odin and his two brothers Vili and Ve, created the humans from an Ash log, the man and from an elm log, the woman. Jotunheim (Old Norse: "J�tunheimr or �tgar�r") is the home of the giants (also called Jotuns). They are the sworn enemies of the Aesir. Jotunheim consist mostly of rocks, wilderness and dense forests, so the giants lives from the fish in the rivers, and the animals in the forest, because there is no fertile land in Jotunheim. The whole world was created from the corpse of the first giant, named Ymir. It was Odin and his brothers Vili and Ve, who killed Ymir. The giants and the Aesir are constantly fighting, but it also happens from time to time, that love affairs will occur. Odin, Thor and a few others, had lovers who were giants. Loki also came from Jotunheim, but he was accepted by the Aesir and lived in Asgard. Jotunheim is separated from Asgard by the river Iving, which never freezes over. It lies in the snowy regions on the outermost shores of the ocean. Mimir's well of wisdom is in Jotunheim, beneath the Midgard root of the ash tree Yggdrasil. The stronghold of Utgard is so big that it is hard to see the top of it. And there the feared Jotun king Utgard-Loki lives. Utgard is carved from blocks of snow and glistening icicles "Rocky Mountain Landscape" by Albert Bierstadt (1870) Vanaheim (Old Norse: "Vanaheimr") is the home of the Vanir Gods. The Vanir Gods is an old branch of Gods. The Vanir are masters of sorcery and magic. They are also widely acknowledged for their talent to predict the future. Nobody knows where exactly the land, Vanaheim i located, or even how it looks like. When the war between the Aesir and the Vanir ended, three of the Vanir came to live in Asgard, Njord and his children Freya and Freyra Alfheim (Old Norse: "�lfheimr or Lj�s�lfheimr") is right next to Asgard in the heaven. The light elves are beautiful creatures. They are considered the "guardian angels" The God Freyr, is the ruler of Alfheim. The Light elves are minor Gods of nature and fertility; they can help or hinder humans with their knowledge of magical powers. They also often delivered an inspiration to art or music. "H�hle am Abend" by Joseph Wright (1774) Svartalfheim (Old Norse: "Ni�avellir or Svart�lfaheimr") is the home of the dwarves, they live under the rocks, in caves and underground. Hreidmar was the king of Svartalfheim, Svartalfheim means Dark fields. The dwarves are masters of craftsmanship. The Gods of Asgard have received many powerful gifts. Like Thor's hammer, the magical ring Draupnir and also Gungnir, Odin's spear. "Yosemitedalen" by Albert Bierstadt (1865) Helheim: Home of the Dishonorable Dead This is where all the dishonorable dead, thieves, murderers and those the Gods and Goddesess feel is not brave enough to go to Valhalla or Folkvangr. Helheim is ruled by the evil Godesses Hel, Helheim is a very grim and cold place, and any person who i arrives here will never feel joy and happiness again. Hel will use all the dead in her realm at Ragnar�k to attack the Gods and Goddesses, which will be the end of the world. 0 Comments  Report Post

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