[OPEN] Vaeringjar Myth Contest

[Seaki]

[Pride Subforum]
[Storybook]

Welcome to the first Myth Contest for Vaeringjar! Every Culture has myths or stories that are passed down generation to generation, and since Vaeringjar is based off of Scandinavian Village Life, I wanted to make a little story book that people could use in their RPs. These stories are often told at festivals, and to the cubs of the pride as they grow. It helps shape their lives and the culture of the pride.

So what does this mean? It means we are going to SoA-ify Norse Myths! This is where you come in. You're going to tell that story.

Find a myth from Norse Mythology that you like, and re-tell it within the bounds of a SoA setting.You can also come up with your own myth to add to the storybook.

Things to Keep In Mind:

• Vaeringjar is a Lion only pride, they would see the gods and their mortals as lions, any dogs should be replaced with Maned Wolves or Jackals, Ravens should still be Ravens, etc. We want to keep consistent!
  
• God Names should remain the same as the norse myths, even if there's a SoA counterpart to that specific god. Many Norse Gods are gods of more than one thing (IE Freya is the Goddess of Fertility, War, Death, etc) and SoA gods only have one domain.
  

What's Going to Happen To These Stories?
These stories will all be added to a storybook thread in the Vaeringjar subforum for use within the pride! You'll be given credit for the story on both the post with your story, in the Table of Contents, and on a special "Contributors" section.

Open: Now
Close: tbd

* Everything won in this event must stay in the pride! These were colored specifically for this pride and should remain here.

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[size=11][b]Link To Original Myth:[/b] [url=][link][/url]
[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Your Re-telling:[/b]
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[Seaki]

.:. Prize Pool .:.

 

[In Good Faith]

The Story Goes...
Link To Original Myth: The Binding of Fenrir
Username: In Good Faith
Your Re-telling:

Quote:

Loki and Angrboda, "she who bodes anguish," the giantess wildabeast, created Jorgamund, the serpent, the first goddess of Death, Hel, and finally... Fenrir the hyena.

The Gods knew these children would bring death and destruction, but least of all expected their great leader Odin to befall their plight. Once Odin was devoured by Fenrir, the Gods acted. Both Jorgamund and Hel were relegated to their prisons of the ocean and the Underworld, repsectfully, but the God's fear of Fenrir was too great to allow him out of their sight. Instead, the pup hyena was raised in Asgard where the only god brave enough to feed, or even approach Fenrir was Tyr, the upholder of law and honor.

At an astonisging rate, the hyena grew and became an almost unmanageable force to reckon with. Knowing the danger the beast would pose, would he be allowed free, the Gods sought to retrain the great hyena with vines. To make Fenrir more willing, they tricked him into believing the vines were a test of his might and strength. Demonstrating his power, Fenrir allowed the vines and boasted when he easily broke their hold. The Gods applauded and cheered in order for Fenrir to cooperate, but secretly continued to seek what would permanently bind the beast.

Finally, a messenger was sent to the servals of Svartelfheim who knew of a way to create vines that would contain Fenrir. Using the sound of a genet's footsteps, the mane of a lioness, the root of a mountain, the breath of fish, and the spittle of a vulture, the servals created Gleipen ("Open"), binds that were made of nothing and therefore futile to fight.

When Fenrir was presented with the suspeciously thin and weak vines, he refused to allow the Gods to bind him. After a moment's thought, Fenrir gave a wicked, toothy grin. He would permit the vines only if one of the Gods would place their paw into Fenrir's jaws and give a pledge of good faith. Of course all the lions refused, at the risk of losing a paw and the breaking of an oath.

Knowing what was at stake, the brave Tyr stepped forward and accepted the hyena's demands. Tyr eased his paw between Fenrir's sharp teeth, feeling the drool and hot breath of the beast as he did. The Gods then quickly acted, wrapping Gleipen as securely around Fenrir as possible. Once bound, Fenrir flexed his muscles, quickly realizing it most certainly hazard been a trap. With a great, treacherous growl, Fenrir's jaw closed around Tyr's paw, severing it.

Once bound, Fenrir the hyena was banished to a desolate land where he was tied to a boulder and a sharpened rock placed between his jaws. It was there the origin of the river Ván was created by the river of drool and saliva that flowed from great Fenrir's gaping maw.

 

[- Mynsed -]

The Story Goes...
Link To Original Myth: [link]
Username: - mynsed -
Your Re-telling:
The journey was long and tiring. The three gods, Odin, Loki, and Hoenir, were on their way through the mountains, merry conversation had between them. The three lions had noticed that not many wildlife seemed to live within the mountains and though they were curious, they did not investigate further. On the third day, they came upon a herd of Sahelian, a type of west African goat, within the mountains. Excited by the prospect of game and dinner, the three lions stalked their pray and, together, took one down.

They were excited. They had killed their meal and were ready to dig in. Eagerly, they ducked their heads in to eat, only having a taste of their kill on their mouth. Before they could dig in, however, six snakes slithered out of the ground and grabbed ahold of the goat, dragging it quickly away. The lions were confused and appalled before leaping into action.

They tried and tried to catch the snakes that carried their meal but were unable to grab them. In the end, they seemed to just tire out and get slower and slower.

”I will let you have you food if you agree to my terms,” a low and rough voice murmured. The three lions, still panting, looked around for the source. Besides the six snakes staying away at a distance, there was a Martial Eagle sitting on a dead branch, watching them intently. ”I wish to eat a portion of what you caught. They are too rambunctious and hard to catch when alive and not many come through these mountains. I only ask instead of stealing because this is the right thing to do. And I am a man of honor,” the eagle pointed out.

The lions were tired of chasing around the snakes for the goat. They were hungry. And they still needed to continue on their journey. And so, reluctantly, they agreed.

The eagle came and began to eat. And then, the snakes joined in.

Loki was appalled. They hadn’t agreed that the snakes would eat too! Cranky and quick to irritation, he let out a roar and pounced at the eagle and snakes. The eagle was angered by this and ordered the snakes into action. Immediately, the snakes wrapped around the three lions. The eagle flew to the branch. ”I should take your eyes,” he said coldly.

Loki realized the mistake he had made. Quickly, he stammered out an apology, hoping to sway the eagle. The eagle considered them… before agreeing to release them if they agreed to a favor.

The eagle wanted Idun, the goddess of youth. Idun carried around golden mangos, mangos that were rumored to grant eternal life to those who bit into it. Loki, faced with losing his eyes and possibly his life, finally agreed to the condition.

And so they went back home and Loki found Idun. He told her of these bananas that were like diamonds beyond the territory of their home. That he had heard of them on his travels and heard their power gave the gift of eternal youth. Idun, who’s mangoes did not provide immortality, was interested in this and agreed to bring her mangoes with her to find these bananas.

She followed Loki the trickster to the woods and, when they got there, she turned to ask why they had stopped. Before Loki could respond, however, the six snakes sprung out of the bushes and held her down. The eagle, who’s name was Thjazi, grinned and waved the snakes away to take the lioness to his lair. ”Good job,” he murmured, before following.

The lands felt Idun’s absence. Old age was easier to come, death by age easier. In a panic, they seized Loki once they came to the conclusion that the last time they saw Idun was when she left with Loki.

He was tortured until he spoke and, when he finally did, he was told that he would be killed if he did not rescue Idun. Concerned about his life, he agreed and ran to the goddess Frey to help him out, since she was able to change into a very large eagle. She reluctantly agreed and followed him towards the mountains, where Thjazi’s lair laid. Freya did some investigating and came back, telling him that Thjazi had left on a journey, leaving only a few snakes with Idun. Loki was thrilled and quickly told Freya to fetch Idun, which Freya did easily, swooping up the small lioness goddess within her talons.