Chapter 5 | Page 18
on September 29, 2011
at 12:01 am
Thistil Mistil Kistil
by Sarah Schanze
Velkommen!
Thistil Mistil Kistil is a comic about vikings, Norse gods, and their adventures together (or against each other). Updates are on Thor’s Day.
Really enjoying the story so far. Poor Hedda!
And what an interesting ritual!
Thank you! Hedda will get outta this, worry not!
What is the position of the slaves in the afterlife? Are they still slaves, or more like companions? I can’t image a reason why a slave would volunteer to be a slave for the rest of its… death?
Also, since the old man died peacefull in bed at an old age, he would go to Hel (would’nt he?) Do you know if the destination had any effect on the ritual?
My knowledge of the Scandanvian mythology is minimal.
Everyone’s knowledge of Scandanvian mythology is minimal. Much of it was not written down into well into the Christian period. And I don’t believe any of that which was written down talks about the status of slaves. We can just guess from the graves.
They probably were expected to continue to serve their master in the afterlife. Sometimes some of the slaves really loved their masters and would gladly go through all that to be with them (or so I assume). And it is likely the man would go to Hel, but not all of Hel is doom and gloom. Some areas are less bad than others (there might even be nice places, but I’m not positive where I read or heard that). Regardless of how he died, he was still an important man and deserving of a great big funeral. Or so his family thinks.
And yeah my knowledge is pretty minimal too, gleaned only from a handful of books. Religious beliefs are especially hard to figure out because they varied by location and were mostly written down by Christianizing monks or Muslim travelers. Not exactly unbiased recorders.
Yeah. Kinda hate Stubbles now. Just found him irritating before. Beardy, on the other hand, looks like a generally good guy, and I kind of want to see him pull the feet out from under his brother for being a jerk.
I agree… I wouldn´t be surprised if Beardy ended up sabotaging his brother and letting Hedda escape. Even if “sabotaging” just means he stands by while Coal shows Stubbles what it means to piss off an Einherji.
Haha! Yeah me too. Stubbles will get his someday. Well, not in the story, but we can all imagine some horrible thing befalling him. :3
WE can all imagine it. YOU can make it happen. We´re all counting on you. 😀
I stand by the same opinion as before, they shall be titled Beardy the Nice and Stubbles the Jerk.
I’m on InkOutbreak, Following you already. Look a nice idea 8D
Thank you! Yeah those titles fit perfectly. XD
where’s a face eating bear when you need one? i’ll bet the stubbles tickle your tongue. “you might enjoy it.” i know i would. :p
HAHA! Yeah, where’s them bears! Or wolves, or rabid reindeer or something.
on the other hand Ibn Fadlan was telling traveler’s tales. There is a certain fame to such tales and their reliability.
Haha, true. All these sources have to be taken with a grain of salt, but they’re still some of the best sources we have. It’s certainly inspiring story fodder, either way. :3
It would be so unfortunate if Stubbles suddenly tripped off that fjord for reasons unexplained, wouldn’t it. *wink wink*
Personally, given the choice of jumping into the fjord which might kill me, verses the guy who actually will kill me, I’d take the fjord.
Haha! He won’t get close enough to the edge for that to happen, unfortunately. Oh well. D:
You know the ritual, if it involves various mind altering drugs, count me……………..in.
Why are the edges of all cliffs shaped like toilets.
HAHA! Actually that cliff is inspired by Preikestolen in Norway, but you have a point. Nature’s weird like that.
Ill have to admit I was a bit curious if you were planning to include some of the more “graphical” aspects of recorded Viking funerals.
Haha, nah that would get a bit too graphic. TMK straddles the line between PG and PG-13 frequently, but that would be a bit much to show. Not to mention for me to draw. DX
Tee-Hee! The preview sketches for next week made me think of The Fugitive, with Stubbles as Tommy Lee Jones:
Hedda: I don’t want to die!
Stubbles: I don’t care.
May as well jump, Hedda. It worked for Harrison Ford.
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HAHA! I haven’t seen that movie, but the dialogue certainly fits. XD