#aurvandil

Hardvendels Kamp med Koll by Louis Moe.

Funi: A caring and friendly she-wolf with warm brown pelt and yellow eyes.

Ask:

A grumpy old man of a wolf with no sense of humor and a mean disposition. His fur used to be all brown but started to turn grey ages ago.

Aurvandil:

Thor went hiking with his mate Aurvandil. On their way back, they had to cross the icy river Elivigar. Thor gave Aurvandil a piggyback ride, but Aurvandil's toe touched the water. It got frostbite, so Thor broke it off and threw it to the sky, where it became the Corona Borealis.

And for the winds I've sung,

Hear how the lovely tones dance

Upon my tongue.

I've gazed upon the Orion

For oh so many nights,

Astounded by the beauty of the dark

And sparkling sky.

Happy Friggasday - Aurvandill Well here we are another Thor’s Day  Frigga’s Day and another 20 min sketch of a Norse (and Germanic, sometimes Celtic) mythological character.  This week it’s  Aurvandill / Aurvandil / Earendel. "Luminous wanderer" or “The Brilliance” or “The Light of the Morning Star”.  Aurvandil The Valiant.  Husband of the sorceress Groa (Gefion) who Thor went ahead to get her to cast a spell to remove a ‘hone’ (whetstone) from his head.  He was a frequent friend and companion of of Thors’ who travelled together often and sometimes wandered having adventures of his own.  On one adventure Thor carried him out of Jotenheim and across the Elivigar in a basket to protect him from the cold.  But his big toe(s) were exposed and got frostbite.  Thor wanting to fit him in the basket and not have the damage spread, broke off his toe(s) and threw it (or them) in the sky where it (they) became bright star(s). When Thor went on ahead to Groa he distracted her while she was incanting the spell to remove the whetstone by telling her the good news that Aurvandil was soon to be home.  This caused it to get stuck there permanently.