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Edited by NeonPropose:
9/16/2018 12:36:00 PM
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The Nordic culture represented in the destiny universe:
Today we look to the Norse culture presented in the destiny universe.
[spoiler]i make reference in this post to something that is quite questionable but I’ve linked it to what I’ve interpreted it as. [/spoiler]
Weapons:
- Painted sorg SR5 - song in Norse.
- Niflheim Frost - Niflheim is one of the nine worlds in Norse mythology. Primarily a realm of primordial ice and cold, with the frozen rivers of Élivágar and the well of Avergelmir, from which come all the rivers.
- Halfdan-D - A Viking leader and commander of the Great Heathen Army which invaded the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England, First Viking king of Northumbria and one of the sons of Ragnar Lodbrok.
- Herja-D - A Valkyrie attested in the longer of the 2 Nafnapular lists found in the Prose Edda.
- Gjallerhorn - Name of a horn, associated with the god Heindallr and the wise being Mimir. It’s said the horns sound will notify the beginning of the end of the world, which is fitting given the rocket launchers destructive effects.
- Garmr SR1 - a wolf or dog associated with Hel and Ragnarök and described as a blood-stained guardian of Hel’s gate.
- The Valkyrie - named after the warriors of Valhalla.
Armour:
Thanks to BookGoblin (you legend)
[quote] - Atgeir gear set - Viking Age polearm[/quote]
Subclass:
- sunbreakers - basic idea similar to that of Thor, the god of thunder. The method of acquiring the subclass is very reminiscent of the mythological creation of Mjolnir; both hammers are created using a forge whilst a dark force tries to interfere with creating the weapon (vex in destiny and Loki in mythology).
Characters:
- Völuspa - in universe, Rasputin referred to Völuspa as need for use of its resources alongside Charlemagne. (For now I see it as a sub-mind). Völuspa is a Norse poem by Poetic Edda. It tells the story of a volva addressing Odin about the coming end.
- Tormod - Tormod Kark was the slave and friend of Hákon Sigurdsson (Hákon Earl). (Both Tormod and Haakon were members of the iron wolves).
- Haakon - Haakon Sigurdsson was tense facto ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995.
[spoiler]thanks for reading. Anything I missed leave below and I’ll edit OP with a credit to the first person to bring it up. [/spoiler]
[spoiler]link to all my culture posts https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/247827988/0/0[/spoiler]
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Don’t forget the Jötunn
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A Rahool quote from D1: [i] "A Wind Age, a Wolf Age… a pre-sentiment of the Collapse?"[/i] This is part of the description of Ragnarök from the poem Völuspá.
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1 ReplyAtgeir - Uncommon armor; Viking Age polearm
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4 RepliesSKYRIM BELONGS TO THE NORDS!!!! Good post I like it, have a upvote [spoiler]actually, Skyrim doesn’t. Most nords suck in my opinion. Just go to Windhelm as see for yourself. #notallaltmerarethalmor[/spoiler]
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Good stuff right here.
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1 ReplyAnother video game, disrespecting nordic culture, for financial gain.
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3 RepliesEdited by Ankh_DEEZY: 8/15/2018 6:21:25 PMA lot of Nord culture is a re skin lol.
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20 RepliesSkyrim is for the Nords
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My peoples mythology right here.
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3 RepliesYou should make a post with links to all your posts
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12 RepliesYou seem to confuse lazy naming with references. They aren't referencing Norse mythology, they just took a Norse pronoun book and mixed shit around. Same they've done with other cultures too.
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28 RepliesTheres cultural references all over the place.. Osiris is an Egyptian god. Saladin (although the spelling is a bit off) was a muslim leader in the crusades. Half the vex race is named after greek mythology creatures (hydra, harpy, cyclops).. Love this kinda stuff.
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You forgot Hans Free. He could shoot without taking his pistol out of his holster.
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8 RepliesWhat about the Iron Lords culture just in general, with the axe, snowy mountain theme and the horned Titan IB ornament? Feels viking-ish. Just throwing it out there.
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1 ReplyNord or Scando.
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1 ReplyLove these posts, and this would probably be my favorite so far. Keep it up!
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3 RepliesNice. There is something related to Finland aswell i think, seen couple weapons wich names are finnish like tuonela wich means afterlife in the fires and etana wich means slug lol. Maybe im wrong but just saying.
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2 RepliesSomerled - the name itself, not so much the person
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Only thing is the Valkyries are not the warriors of Valhalla, they are the ones that bring the Einherjar to Valhalla. Other than that, nice job
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GJALLERHORN REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE [spoiler]I now legit want a long grind to get it back in d2 like solstice[/spoiler]
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1 ReplyLove these posts, keep ‘em coming! Check out Rasputin 5, it references a few others like Loki crown, surtr, and fenrir. I won’t pretend to know what they mean in destiny lore, but they are definitely Norse. (That is easily one of my all time favorite grimoires!)
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11 RepliesEdited by RabbitFly: 8/14/2018 4:56:35 PM[quote] Subclass: - sunbreakers - basic idea similar to that of Thor, the god of thunder. The method of acquiring the subclass is very reminiscent of the mythological creation of Mjolnir; both hammers are created using a forge whilst a dark force tries to interfere with creating the weapon (vex in destiny and Loki in mythology). [/quote] While I can see Sunbreaker as a being a nod to thor in general, your short synopsis here goes against what I have been taught about the story. Now I know there are multiple versions of most of these stories out there and it is hard to verify any one version as being more accurate than any other, but as far as I know the story does not have Loki interferring with the creation in the way you seem to lay it out here. Eitri and Brokkr create the hammer because Loki tricks them into creating it by making a bet with them (saying they can remove his head). After which he gifts it to thor. Which would mean your indication that Loki is trying to stop the creation of the hammer rather strange. As Loki is the catalyst for it's creation in the first place. Anyways, just stood out to me.
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3 RepliesIf I’m not mistaken, sunbreakers are supposed to be inspired by Vulcan rather than Thor
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25 RepliesHow about how the iron lords tree? That tree picture they have has nine branches on it because it is the Norse tree Yggdrasil which has nine worlds signified by nine branches.
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1 ReplyEdited by Lebkazoo: 8/14/2018 4:10:23 PMGjallarhorn isn’t just any horn. It’s the horn that will supposedly sound the beginning of the end of the world.
