tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post4266978829996334999..comments2023-12-22T20:36:45.744-05:00Comments on Isle of Wonder: The Helm of AweThe Red Witchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-43718139828637992592011-06-05T10:26:45.367-04:002011-06-05T10:26:45.367-04:00@What about the rune or tattoo aspect of it?
Acco...@What about the rune or tattoo aspect of it?<br /><br />According the the Tattoo Encyclopedia, viking sailors would get tattoos like this before a trip for protection.The Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-59850722335071959702011-06-02T10:03:26.349-04:002011-06-02T10:03:26.349-04:00What about the rune or tattoo aspect of it?
Funny...What about the rune or tattoo aspect of it?<br /><br />Funny how these things crop up in literature and myth even now. The Mantle of Arthur is one of the Thirteen Treasures, and Caswallawn murders Caradoc while wearing an invisibility cloak. There are the elven cloaks in LOTR, not to mention HP. Manannan mac Lir and his cloak of invisibility, and the Faeth Fiada of the Tuatha de Danann.The mist Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787365829018329681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-19270463123732346132011-05-29T15:21:30.372-04:002011-05-29T15:21:30.372-04:00I found this in Wiki:
"In classical mytholog...I found this in Wiki:<br /><br /><i>"In classical mythology, the Cap of Invisibility (Ἄϊδος κυνέην (H)aidos kuneēn in Greek, lit. dog-skin of Hades) is a helmet or cap that can turn the wearer invisible. It is also known as the Cap of Hades, Helm of Hades, or Helm of Darkness. Wearers of the cap in Greek myths include the goddess of wisdom Athena, the messenger god Hermes, and the hero Anachronisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398058819007642332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-60546831649440819422011-05-29T15:08:20.961-04:002011-05-29T15:08:20.961-04:00If Sigurd's covering is usually translated as ...If Sigurd's covering is usually translated as helmet then yes, it would make sense that Siegfried's is more likely to be a helmet too.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-2293381777156110722011-05-29T14:33:24.474-04:002011-05-29T14:33:24.474-04:00Muller in 'Rules of the Endgame" says the...Muller in 'Rules of the Endgame" says the same - that they weren't less concerned about logic than we are.<br />I thought the writer of The Nibelungenlied was heavily influenced by Greek and Roman myth so the helm of invisibility makes sense when you consider Perseus borrowed it from Hades.The Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-61983805194003429852011-05-28T14:23:56.024-04:002011-05-28T14:23:56.024-04:00A nice design by the way!
'tarnkappe' whi...A nice design by the way!<br /><br /><i>'tarnkappe' which is normally translated as a 'cloak of invisibility' in spite of the fact that 'kappe' can also be translated as 'helm'</i><br /><br />I suppose you are closer to the truth - it must have been a helm, a hat or a hood of a kind, far more logical and convenient. In Greek mythology such a hat exists too - Anachronisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398058819007642332noreply@blogger.com