alianora-of-toure-on-marsh
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A Bit of Arthurian Amusement
So, I seem to recall someone was saying they wanted to do some King Arthur fantasy, but were having problems finding all the sources they wanted. Here’s a new vid I ran across, that suggests we shouldn’t just look at Western Europe when we’re trying to piece together Arthur’s ‘verse.
Was an Arthurian Knight Inspired by a Hungarian King? Medieval DOCUMENTARY
From one of the video’s comments, about Lazlo: “He was not a hard man to find on a battle field. According to chronicles he was two heads taller than the average man and had a two-handed axe as his favored weapon of choice.”
...Yeah, that kind of guy would stand out.
So. If the theory in the vid is accurate, the Lancelot tales of the saga are royally commissioned RPF insert fics. Who says you’ll get nowhere writing fanfic, hmm?
I also find it so, so relatable that Chretien finally said, “Nope, I’m out; someone else can pick up this abandoned work,” after he was commissioned for the canon-breaking cheating relationship. There are some things no sane writer can do.
And in case you haven’t run across them, Red at Overly Sarcastic Productions also has some good stuff on King Arthur and his loyal knights!
Legends Summarized: King Arthur
Legends Summarized: Arthur's Knights
I’d never heard of Feirefiz in particular before, and his bit in the story is Really Cool.
And for general use,
How to Do Research As for books to recommend... I remember reading a collection of King Arthur stories as a kid, but I don’t remember the title! You might look into Roman and post-Roman British history if you want sources for what we think the historical origin of the legendary king must have been. Osprey Publishing books are generally very well researched, I think they've got at least two you can check out!
I finally finished coloring the frog I was drawing about a week ago.
SwordTember day 4, Dragon Slayer!
A little bit of nostalgia for this one. Growing up, my brothers and I would go on quests outside. On one quest we stumbled upon, “The Dragon Buster” a legendary blade in our little game. 🐉 🗡️
So IDK if people will understand this concept but I made "corner pins"
Basically they are tiny pins with TWO posts on them, and you use them to hold up mementos like instax/photos/tickets etc without having to puncture them, and without having to pinch them with the metal or the push pin edge etc. You can simply rest the corner of the item between the posts gently!
These are the cute ribbon/bow ones, I also made some others that i think would be really cool on your mementos ToT
Let me know what you think about this concept?? I don't know how to market it but i really thought it was a nice idea T_T. You can find them in my store here
I imagine there will be an influx of new arrivals to other social media platforms, including here due to Twitter's latest ridiculous plans. So I'm going to introduce myself. Welcome to Tumblr, it's a nice place to be! I am a Scottish artist who loves nature and our beautiful planet. I have an Etsy shop where I sell my original work for sensible prices. I am really trying to build up my little art business, Twitter was my main source of income and I don't know how long I will be able to continue there. I would very much appreciate some followers and reposts here to help me out and spread the word about my work. You will find a link in my profile that will lead you to my Etsy shop, where you can find all my original art including the work posted here, and also my other social media. Thank you for your time. https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWeeOwlStudio
now for todays jacket spotlight - the cicada design!
im personally SO happy with how the dogwood sleeves turned out - theyre one of my favorite embroidered designs out of the whole collection.
only one more design left to reveal!! get all the info about preorders here!
Izuku and Ochako for the palette swap?
OH BUT THIS WORKS SO WELL...
is there a smell comparable to space ? i assume we dont know because we would die if we tried to smell it but thats so cool
yeah if humans tried to smell space just like that, we’d die, no doubt about it
but the smell of space lingers on spacewalk suits, and docking hatches when astronauts open them!
apparently, space itself smells like burning hot metal, or a hot barbeque grill with a slight hint of spent gasoline. The moon, apparently, smells like a gun after its been shot!
The coolest thing about it all is that the smell is actually what are left of dying stars- it’s literally the smell of stardust, and the particles smell like that because they’re so rich in hydrocarbons- something so very essential to life, and speculated by a lot of astronomers and astrobiologists and such to be the very thing life on earth started from!
another neat fact is that no two solar systems smell the same- ours smells like that because our solar system in particular is extremely rich in carbon, and other solar systems and places in the universe will have extremely different smells depending on what elements are most abundant in their system!
I’ve been waiting since March to post this...
my grandparents have to lock their car doors when they go to sunday mass because people have been breaking in to unlocked cars and leaving entire piles of zucchini
Want to learn something new in 2022??
Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)
40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)
Excellent basic crochet video series
Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)
Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)
How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)
Another drawing character faces video
Literally my favorite art pose hack
Tutorial of how to make a whole ass Stardew Valley esque farming game in Gamemaker Studios 2??
Introduction to flying small aircrafts
French/Dutch/Fishtail braiding
Playing the guitar for beginners (well paced and excellent instructor)
Playing the violin for beginners (really good practical tips mixed in)
Color theory in digital art (not of the children’s hospital variety)
Retake classes you hated but now there’s zero stakes:
Calculus 1 (full semester class)
Learn basic statistics (free textbook)
Introduction to college physics (free textbook)
Introduction to accounting (free textbook)
Learn a language:
Ancient Greek
Latin
Spanish
German
Japanese (grammar guide) (for dummies)
French
Russian (pretty good cyrillic guide!)
Tumblr really hates small artists promoting their work through links, so if you’re one of the rare people who actually sees this, please do me a huge favor and reblog it! It’s free and supports me. <3
Places where you can buy my art that are doing deals this weekend:
INPRNT: inprnt.com/gallery/misspenart Society6: society6.com/zimmay Redbubble: redbubble.com/people/zimmay/shop
All of these places support me! Though the best place to buy is direct from my Shopify. missypena.myshopify.com Thanks!!
Playing with stylization. Also I just really love gnarly old tree trunks.
The needles are mostly done freehand with hardly any guides as my chalk pencil barely works. (has anyone ever come across a good chalk pencil?? maybe i need to look into getting dressmakers chalk. idk)
[photo ID: an embroidery of an old bonsai tree on black fabric in a round hoop. The trunk is swirling yellows, burgundies and oranges. The needles are dark green and arranged in a repeated fan pattern contained inside half-circles.]
seriously, tho, shelters and rescues are being slammed HARD by kitten season this year. i mean, we always are, but this year seems extra bad. shelters are in desperate need of:
Towels
Kitten Milk Replacer (kmr)
Baby kitten kibble (like with the teeny tiny kibbles like royal canin’s babycat formula)
Baby kitten soft food
Heating pads (kittens need SO MUCH HEAT)
Pine litter (baby kittens can’t use clumping litter because they try to eat it or it gets stuck to their bottoms and clumps up)
Unflavored pedialyte
little kitten pens (like the kind you keep kittens IN, not the kind you write with)
feeding syringes, bottles, and nipples
money
Fosters!!! this is probably the thing we need more than anything else, tbh.
i was reading about the myth of prometheus today when the phrase "new liver, same eagles" popped into my mind, so i'm keeping that in mind for the next time someone asks me how it's going
A single mom moves into a new apartment with her young son, only to find out it’s inhabited by a poltergeist. At first she’s spooked, but comes to realize that the poltergeist is helping to raise her son.
so i’ve seen this around a lot and i always felt like the version i listened to just. didn’t have everything? sO! i edited together my three favourite versions of the tik tok sea shanty! enjoy!!
(listen with headphones if possible!)
(yes i know the ending is bad oKaY-)
