Oh boy I sure hope my good friend Jonathan Harker has a much better time on his business trip this year than he did last year.
I love how as a fandom we joke that Silver told Billy that Flint controls the weather. Bc it's true that's super funny and also MUCH LESS INSANE than what he actually says which is that Flint is more powerful than God
3.3 dialogue--
Silver: There is no denying a man with that kind of power.
Billy: What are you talking about? You're saying Flint conjured that storm?
Silver: He conjured us into it. And who's more powerful? The one who made the storm or the one who convinced us into battle to defeat it? A man of his capacities, his state of mind becomes reality. And we are subject to it.
Uh… Um… Ships aren’t illegal.
Ships are ONLY ILLEGAL IF...
The Vessel switches off their location-transmission devices, thereby making themselves a HAZARD TO MARITIME NAVIGATION, in order to ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL ACTS.
The Vessel is FRAUDULENTLY DISPLAYING a national flag that is NOT OF THEIR REGISTERED PORT OF ORIGIN.
The Vessel is otherwise engaged in ACTS THAT VIOLATE SOLEMN MARITIME LAW, and may face fines and prosecution in admiralty court for their offense in their port of origin or nation in which the offense was registered.
Other than that, no ships are illegal.
Actually I regret to inform you some ships ARE illegal. Sailing a ship you know to not be seaworthy may constitute insurance fraud, which is very illegal.
Today instead of a problematic ship, we present you the guidelines on how to avoid the most common mistakes that result in a ship becoming problematic.
I need Ghibli therapy where some utter magic nonsense happens to me and it’s all very weird but there’s some nice people and when it’s over I come out of it a more complete person
To all brave fic writers who let these two have sexy times on that poor excuse for a bed. Everything is possible if you’re adventurous enough 🏴☠️
"defenestrate" is one of my favorite words in the english language because it's just so damn specific. like there's only one situation you'll ever be able to use it in but you might as well be prepared just in case.
sorry scuse me
Flint: Silver is my enemy, but it turns out that Silver is also his own worst enemy. And the enemy of my enemy is my friend. So Silver is actually my friend. But, because he is his own worst enemy, the enemy of my friend is my enemy. So actually, Silver is my enemy. But-
thinking "haha what if i jokingly shipped them" is your last chance to get out btw
My favorite thing about getting a post massively reblogged is seeing how many people have negative tagging systems. I don't mean "negative" in the sense of "bad", I just mean that instead of tagging something as X, they tag it as not-Y.
Like you'll make a post about how spoons were invented in the 1720s in an ill-fated attempt to settle an argument between four of the five popes, and it gets reblogged and someone tags it "#not naruto".
And it's like, you're not wrong. That post has nothing to do with Naruto! But you can't help but feel proud your post got selected as one of the few non-naruto posts worthy of being included on their clearly heavily Naruto-themed blog.
KE HUY QUAN & HARRISON FORD after EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE wins BEST PICTURE | 2023 Oscars
Toxic Spirituality sounds like:
- You are 100% responsible for your own circumstances.
- The ego is an enemy that needs to be eliminated.
- Reacting with anger is a sign that you need to "do more work."
- Meditation is purely a positive and blissful experience.
- Control your thoughts to manifest your reality.
- "Rising above" your emotions is a sign of spirituality.
Can confirm that these are, indeed, all toxic.
Ahem- It’s still February, right?
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (March 8th 2023) — Scandinavian scientists said Wednesday that they have identified the oldest-known inscription referencing the Norse god Odin on part of a gold disc unearthed in western Denmark in 2020.
Lisbeth Imer, a runologist with the National Museum in Copenhagen, said the inscription represented the first solid evidence of Odin being worshipped as early as the 5th century, or at least 150 years earlier than the previous oldest known reference — on a brooch found in southern Germany and dated to the second half of the 6th century.
The disc discovered in Denmark was part of a trove containing about a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of gold, including large medallions the size of saucers and Roman coins made into jewelry. It was unearthed in the village of Vindelev, central Jutland, and dubbed the Vindelev Hoard.
Experts think the cache was buried 1,500 years ago, either to hide it from enemies or as a tribute to appease the gods. A golden bracteate, a kind of thin, ornamental pendant, which carried an inscription that read, “He is Odin’s man,” likely referring to an unknown king or overlord.
“It’s one of the best executed runic inscriptions that I have ever seen,” Imer said. Runes are symbols that early tribes in northern Europe used to communicate in writing.
Odin was one of the main gods in Norse mythology and was frequently associated with war as well as poetry.
More than 1,000 bracteates have been found in northern Europe, according to the National Museum in Copenhagen, where the trove discovered in 2020 is on display.
Krister Vasshus, an ancient language specialist, said that because runic inscriptions are rare, “every runic inscription (is) vital to how we understand the past.”
“When an inscription of this length appears, that in itself is amazing,” Vasshus said. “It gives us some quite interesting information about religion in the past, which also tells us something about society in the past.”
During the Viking Age, considered to be from 793 to 1066, Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest and trading throughout Europe. They also reached North America.
The Norsemen worshipped many gods and each of them had various characteristics, weaknesses and attributes. Based on sagas and some rune stones, details have emerged that the gods possessed many human traits and could behave like humans.
“That kind of mythology can take us further and have us reinvestigate all the other 200 bracteate inscriptions that we know,” Imer said.
Name of Odin attested 150 years earlier than previously thought!
A really cool discovery made by Danish runic and language history researchers from a huge gold treasure which turns out to be the oldest attested mention of the god Odin not only in Scandinavia but in the world.
Two Danish articles that I translated below, but tl;dr summary:
A historical discovery made my Danish archeologist, runic researchers and language history researchers reveals that there's attestations of the old norse god Odin by name about 150 years earlier than previously thought (not just in Scandinavia, in the world). The translation of a runic inscription on a bracteate contains the phrase "he is Odin's man", and the bracteate is dated to the 5th century. This means that at least in Denmark, there is an attested belief in Odin (and most likely the other old norse deities) much earlier than previously thought, but it is generally the oldest attestations to the named deity "Wōd[a]nas" (Odin) thus far discovered (previously oldest attestation was from southern Germany and the 6th century. In Denmark the oldest previous attestation was 8th century bone amulet). The discovery has also opened up new ways of translating runic inscriptions this old, which could help with further research of older texts that have previously been untranslatable.
EDIT: Also English article https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/oldest-reference-norse-god-odin-found-denmark-treasure-97704339
Translation and Danish articles below, which also has images.
my life hasnt known peace ever since someone said people with adhd talk like doctor doofenshmirtz. because its true. sometimes i go on like 5 non sequiturs and im like do i sound like doofenschmirtz rn
Wich is not a bad thing. Doofenshmirtz is great
thank you tumblr user adhdoofensgmirtz. youre right its something to aspire to
– NO CHILDREN, the mountain goats