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Norse
Posted By: Martel (inh1ts10-qfe0.ims.bt.net)
Date: 10/22/2000 at 1:34 p.m.
Recently, I was reading the AD@D Vikings campaign sourcebook, and I noticed a variety of creatures from Norse legend which have quite interesting parallels in the Myth world.
The Trow : ''The Trow is a sea-troll, most often found around the Orkney and Shetland islands. The Trow is neither a handsome nor freindly creature...The Trow cam breathe air or water and swims at the same speed it can move on land. The Trow hate humans, especially those who venture into their fishing territory.'' The general belligerence seems familiar, and most of the Trow cities are quite near the coast, but the affinity with water seems strangely great, especially considering the affinity with earth and metal that the Myth Trow have.
Sending (Revenant) : ''The Sending is a powerful type of undeadinvoked by certain evil wizards. These wizards dispatch their Sendings out into the world to carry out their wicked commands...However, where the Revenant seeks revenge on its killer, the Sending's target is whomever its evil master commands it to attack. Thus the Sending's paralytic power is effective against whomever tries to oppose it, not just a single person (as is the case with a Revenant).'' Hmm, sounds like some kind of super-ghast to me...
However... Gast (Spectre) :''The Gast (not to be confused with the Monstrous Compendium Ghast) is a fearful undead being that lurks in the wilderness. Unlike many other undead, the Gast is the spirit of an unknown person now forced to haunt the world. It is similar to the spectre, except that it can take on solid form and can become invisible at will.'' Mahir, anyone?
And interestingly, Tyrfing, as in ''Tyrfing came running into camp, bellowing that our scouts' signal fire has gone out. That means trouble.'' In Norse myth, Tyrfing was a magic sword, ''Made by the dwarves, it was stolen by King Svafrlami who lost it to Angrim. Angrim gave it to his son, Agantyr, who died on Samso. The dwarves supposedly cursed the sword so that it would bring death to its owner.'' Symbolism, perhaps: Tyrfing comes running into camp and the dead soon follow him, one interpretation of ''bring death to its owner''? Or the more boring alternative, a misspelling of the common Norse name Tryfing?
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- Norse
Martel (inh1ts10-qfe0.ims.bt.net) -- 10/22/2000 at 1:34 p.m.
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Demosthenes (pm3a-206.havre.mcn.net) -- 10/22/2000 at 10:02 p.m.
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Mumbles (cr445051-a.rchrd1.on.wave.home.com) -- 10/23/2000 at 7:14 p.m.
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