#agentmarcuspike

ZIGGY, MY DARLING i'm so happy to see you here and LOL at your neighbor's name being vidar 😂

you get skadi/frankie! and she's a fascinating goddess, so i'm excited to see what you do with her!

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Jotun, goddess of winter, skiing, bow-hunting, and mountains. Unwilling wife of Njörðr, god of the sea and ships.

It’s possible she’s the mother of Freyja and Freyr, but there’s only one source that says this.

Her main goal is to avenge her father, but the Aesir settle her down with the compensation of trying to make her laugh. Loki plays the jester and succeeds in making her laugh.

She wasn’t allowed to pick her husband outright, because if she could, she would’ve picked Baldr. She was forced to choose by only seeing the group of men’s feet. She picked the nicest/cleanest ones (thinking they’d be Baldr’s), but they were Njordr’s.

There’s evidence within the language that we have that my suggest Skadi is actually transfeminine. Her name seems to have masculine origin. The mythological reasoning for this is in the gender roles between her and Njordr’s marriage.

In one of the few myths we have of Skadi, she gathers her weapons, dons armor and helm, and sets off to avenge her father (who was actually killed by Thor), which is typically a more masculine role in myth. Her quest for revenge is satiated by an offering of a spouse, which is typically a feminine role, in the form of Njordr. There’s also evidence in language and myth to suggest that Njordr is transmasculine.

As fascinating as this is, this myth suggests that there’s been other retellings of the same story, since Njordr and Skadi are very explicitly masculine and feminine, respectfully. It’s just another example of Norse myths and sagas bending the traditional gender roles, which was quite common.

Their marriage was not meant to last, however. Their associations (the sea and the mountains) could not be more distinctly different. This shows us how the Norse handled divorce, because their separation was amicable. They simply realized they were just two incompatible people, recognized that, and decided to separate so as not to harm one another.

Considered a “self-made” goddess, since she wasn’t born among the Aesir or the Vanir. Extremely independent. Described as encompassing all aspects of winter: the harshness, the resilience needed to survive, the icy beauty, and the comforting warmth of a fire after braving the cold. Very direct, but not unkind.

Appeals to women in male-dominated spaces or queer people in heterosexual spaces. Basically, anyone that feels “othered”.

Strong survivalist, self-reliant, powerful, and brave. She represents standing up for what’s right, even against impossible odds.

Offerings: Hot beverages to keep her warm on those cold mountain peaks. Meat from hunted animals. Acts of devotion (skiiing, archery, hunting, etc). Bear and winter imagery/iconography.

your moodboard:

you can't be out here exposing me like that, ziggy! it was meant to be a secret!! 😉

but yes, you've caught me, i am the real pero tovar. i'll take a plate to go, please

bye

ZIGGY OH MY GOOODDDDD

BURSDAG???? på en SØNDAG?????

memes fra meg til deg <33

PSA! new url, who's this?

johnwatsn -> agentmarcuspike

this feels like a huuuuuge change! it's been my "name" for yeeeears, but i found this old thing unused and thought that's a shame, so i picked it up and made it mine :)