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battle braids blowing

fearsome Freydis fells foul foes

relentless rebel

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You are awaited, but not in Valhalla, no, you’re headed to Folkvangr😌🖤

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Alliteration alleviates authentic Nordic nugget

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a little of the ol B F R

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Biggest Finest Revolver 😇

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Skol!

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Surge forward, brave one

Let your child learn truth of life

All is not sweetness

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I love the honesty here🖤 No sugar coating it, life is rough.

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A red tail warrior hawk soars

Cuts deep into flesh but bares her breast

To suckle futures folk lore yet unknown.

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Oh I love this! Lore begets lore🖤

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I could probably have waged war at 8 months pregnant when I opened the office fridge and someone had stolen my iced tea.

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Oh man, same. Every time some stranger patted my belly I was on the war path😂

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Treacherous woman.

Ask Helgi and Finnbogi

Slain by your falsehood.

(From events in The Saga of the Greenlanders)

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I was tempted to add this into the post, but it’s so much setup to get to this point. Plus I knew I could count on you to back me up! Glad you did🖤

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Her and Hallgerdur are two of the more interesting women villains in the sagas...😂

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I love Njal’s Saga!!! When Skarphedinn skates across the ice to pick up the teeth he axed out of a guy’s skull😍

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An axe in one hand

A sword in the other

The waters break and she smiles

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Awesome 👏 This is one hell of a way to induce labor🖤

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Wow, this one's a beauty! Nice haiku Honeygloom

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Thank you 😊

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