Friday, October 25, 2019

Transportation Frustration

Odin approaches Freya and Hel, with ghost soldiers in the background.  Odin:  I've gathered the soldiers for Valhalla.  Are you two finished yet?  Hel:  There's been a slight setback.  Freya:  Because somebody let her dog come along.  Hel:  Oh, and not because somebody decided to have her chariot pulled.  By.  KITTENS?!?  Hel's dog is shown to have chased Freya's chariot cats up a tree.

Maybe they're both Viking death goddesses, but that doesn't mean they get along.  Especially when pets are involved. 

So from what I understand, the Norse had an interesting way of dividing up the dead:  half of those who die bravely go with Odin to Valhalla, the other half go with Freya to Folkvangr, and the ones who hide behind rocks making sock puppets while their friends get killed are trotted down to Helheim.  Or something like that, depending on who's telling the story. 


P.S.  Happy Halloween!

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