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Old 05-24-2018, 04:56 PM   #22
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Default Re: Viking magic

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Originally Posted by DocRailgun View Post

Knowing this, it makes one wonder about the modern concept of Odin as a mighty warrior god when he's the master of sinister, unmanly arts. Yes, he has a hall where half the fallen warriors go, but let's remember that Freya gets the other half for her own hall (and presumably army for Ragnarok).
Odin earned his mastery of Runes in a manly way though and I think that helps with him being the exception rather than the rule.
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