January 2012
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“I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings...”
– The Litany Against Fear, Frank Herbert, Dune.
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Cynwise on the Northern Ethos
“It’s a simple ethos – it doesn’t matter what the odds are, you fight the good fight and don’t give in to despair. The Norse gods know that they are going to lose Ragnarok. It doesn’t matter, they will go into battle anyways. The Battle of Maldon – it’s hopeless after Beortnoth stupidly yields the river, but his men show their virtue and courage by fighting to the end. Beowulf? A man cannot...
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“It is the strength of the northern mythological imagination that it faced this...”
– JRR Tolkien, The Monsters & The Critics
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“When I’m making pictures at the art table, I need pictures in my head. What may...”
– Liz Danforth, “Pictures in My Mind“
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“Mythology, legend, the lore of the folk, those tales that were once as real to...”
– Jane Yolen, Touch Magic
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