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Hugin and Munin by ~aautio:iconaautio:

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Hugin and Munin - the Ravens of Odin

“Hvginn oc Mvninn
flivga hverian dag
iormvngrvnd yfir;
ovmc ec of Hvgin,
at hann aptr ne comiþ,
þo siámc meirr vm Mvnin.”

“The whole earth over, every day,
hover Hugin and Munin;
I dread lest Hugin droop in his flight,
yet I fear me still more for Munin.”

-- Grímnismál, the Lay of Grimnir, §20 (Hollander's translation)

The two ravens of the Norse deity Odin, Hugin and Munin (Thought and Memory), who fly out each day and report the news of the world back to him at night.

An older drawing, this one - it was a request drawn last December as an idea for a tattoo design.. I don’t think the person ever ended up getting it, though.. not this design anyway, so I suppose I can post it now. The border is just some random doodling that attempts to imitate knotwork patterns.

It’s a small and simple piece, but I like it for some reason. I’m not too sure it really fits in my gallery, so I’ll probably be moving it to scraps soon. The Eddas are very interesting, though.. so this might not be the last Norse-mythology-inspired drawing for me.

Pencil, Photoshop.

EDIT:

:iconvigilannie: got this design as a tattoo! :D Go see it! ---> [link]

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~Forrestris Jul 27, 2007, 9:51:43 AM
Simple yet beautiful, ravens are my favourite birds and seeing them portrayed in such a style warms my soul. Good work

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~Arhandjeo-Mihael Jul 27, 2007, 10:47:26 AM
Great work!:-D

Now if this was a print, it would be an ideal birthday present for my friend since he loves northern mythology!:-D

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Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day...set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life....XD
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~aautio Jul 27, 2007, 11:15:30 AM
Thank you! :) Ravens are impressive birds, I agree!

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“It's the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
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~aautio Jul 27, 2007, 11:39:15 AM
Thanks! :)

Hey, no problem! I should have the high resolution image somewhere.. so I'll just dig it up and have it submitted as print right away! :D

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“It's the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
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~Djoseph Jul 27, 2007, 1:21:19 PM
Always interesting to see illustrations of Norse mythology. Especially ones made with keen interest on the artist's part. :)

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ARS BREVIS VITA LONGA

Sam: So... where are we, and who is the... scaly-ass, self-propelled gutter cheese who's gonna take the long hard fall for this?

Max: Better figure it out, quick! I got killin' hands!
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~Elenmire Jul 27, 2007, 1:27:02 PM
is different from the art that you do habitually, but is great too

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~aautio Jul 27, 2007, 1:47:00 PM
Thanks! :) Yes, it's simplified and more "stamp-like" since it was originally intended as a tattoo design.

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“It's the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
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~aautio Jul 27, 2007, 1:51:34 PM
Thanks.. I have some ideas for a few more Edda-inspired drawings, so it's highly likely you'll see more in the future. :)

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“It's the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
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~Forrestris Jul 27, 2007, 2:07:37 PM
No one notices them because they are dark in colour like crows, they get pushed aside for not being colourful like the parrot, but the problem solving skills of a raven surpass that of a chimp.

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Its Ranmaru time!!!
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