@@Hrafna Great manga, and according to one site Nordic mythology was a source of inspiration, so maybe it was based on the "journey" rune upside down and mirrored? Seems to fit once you take the character Gut's arc into account
Hello, Hrafna. I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your videos. I'm a retired professor of astronomy and physics, and I enjoy watching and listening to vloggers from other nations; I like learning about other cultures without necessarily having to travel there. I also follow two Norwegian vloggers, although both have been absent for a year. One returned yesterday. I follow two Swedish vloggers, but one vanished. I also follow a married couple originally from Sweden who live in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. In addition, I follow an Irish vlogger from the Dublin area. Recently I have started watching videos from vloggers in Ukraine and Russia, so I may get a better understanding from their perspectives about the war-like activities and the impact on them. I used to follow a lady from Australia, but she moved to Iceland, and married her boyfriend, so that's unique, I think. Thanks again very much for sharing your life and your culture. - Dr David Menke, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
please come back to youtube.i miss youre videos.i was watching when i was leave in cyprus and now i am in reykjavik.hope i met you for a photo.thanx for everything you do!
If I get approval from one nice Icelandic lady. That it's okay for a non - Icelandic person to get a Viking tattoo then that alone makes my day. 😯 to get a Viking tattoo just shows the like/love you have for the people and their country. 😯😊
Well I might not be Icelandic but my name is a viking name I have a viking surname I grew up in a village with a viking name and I used to walk by a authentic rumestone on my way to work, and I approve of anyone getting a viking tattoo since it is your body and your way of expressing yourself.
I'd like you to tell some Norse Myth Stories that people outside of the Norse countries likely haven't heard. It's so nice to hear you talk in detail about these things and I really enjoy it!
Hello! I wanted to share that the tattoo @ 2:55 is actually a Celtic symbol, more specifically an Irish triple spiral, or 'triskele/triskelion'. It is clearly found carved into the prehistoric site of Newgrange (older than the pyramids) in Ireland. Check it out! There is certainly some cross over in the knotwork & symbols between the Norse & Celts, however. Cheers
Ok, small pet peeve. For people writing to Hrafna that they love Viking tattoos and got Vegvisir somewhere on their body: Vegvisir and Ægishjalmur ARE NOT Viking symbols. The oldest dating of Ægishjalmur is from the 16th century and Vegvisir is from the 18th. The Viking Age ended in the 11th Century. They're closer to our time than they are to the Viking Age. Also, a lot of pagans have them bc of their association with galdrabækur but those books also have a lot of Christian influences. Not that there's anything wrong w that, like ppl can still use them as tattoos but just research them a bit more before giving wrong explanations about their origins
Yes, true. For everybody who wants to know more about the real context, please watch the videos of Jackson Crawford (Ph.D). He is an expert in Norse language and mythology and he made also a video about Vegvísir: ruclips.net/video/IROvre0w6hc/видео.html
I want to get "þetta reddast" tattooed. Quite a fit for me (since I know this phrase I use it instead of hakuna matata 😜) Also probably a vegvisir. But if I get those, I want to get them tattooed in Iceland 🙂
Why do i always get sent to channel's that are currently inactive? Lol either way love the content, always been interested viking stuff, but i never knew much about them outside of pop culture. i learn alot here! (why is icelandic both cool AND incredibly difficult for no damn reason?!?😂)
There’s a video game called For Honor, basically it’s a sword fighting game with knights, vikings, samurai, and two other groups. I was wondering if you could react to the Viking voice lines?
Not really a fan of tattoos but I’m really interested in learning about Iceland! Your channel sounds awesome, thank you for telling us about Iceland I appreciate it and I’m going to check out your other videos! I’m also really impressed by your English! I do not think I would be able to learn Icelandic very well but never say never! Blessings to you 🙏
So much great tattoos! I love this Mjölnir " coming out the guy's body " ..just fantastic! I wish I knew you asked us for Nordic tattoo pictures...I'd send a picture of my complete back .All tattooed ,all Nordic .
Just a point on the "cultural appropriation" argument. While it's true that our main source for Nordic mythology is from the Eddas, worship of the Æsir pre-dates the colonisation of Iceland and was not limited to Scandinavia, being a shared tradition in Germanic cultures. Furthermore, the Vikings had a habit of colonising other lands and taking their culture with them. As Iceland was being colonised, half of England was under the Danelaw (the Danes replacing/absorbing Anglo-Saxon people who had previously worshiped the Norse gods). Norse settlers also took much of Northern Scotland, Cumbria, parts of Wales and Ireland, following the same traditions that their relatives were following back home. It's a lucky accident that the mythology was recorded at all and it's probably thanks to Iceland's comparative isolation that the Eddas made it into the written word. "Ownership" of culture is complicated and current day geographical borders aren't always a good way to define it.
Incrível Você mostra a cultura Islândia, esse país é lindo com pessoas super interessante e lindas. Quando vi no Brasil venha no rio de janeiro, e vai ser um prazer te mostrar o quanto o Brasil é incrível também.
Hi @Hrafna, the second one is not a variation of Valknut, it is the Triskle a celtic symbol. I need to say thank you for your videos showing your opinion about people from another folk do a tattoo or use symbol from north culture. ^_^
I have chosen the worst weekend to visit Iceland… They were filming a Hollywood movie near Harpa. The whole seaside was closed. At least I was able to visit the holy EvE monument.
Just got a pair of Valkyrie wings on my arm! Gonna get Algiz in the center eventually ❤️✨my great grandparents were from vastra götaland Sweden and my others were from Ireland and Scotland so I love the Nordic and Druid culture ❤️✨
One of my tattoos is a half sleeve thats on the inside of my right forearm, it has a forest with the Valknut at the bottom and Huginn flying above, I'm going to get my left arm done to match, but with the Aegishjalmur at the bottom and Muninn flying above
My grandmother was born in Tønsberg but then left Norway and never returned. My family completely abandoned their culture in the U.S. and I feel they lost so much. I am half Irish and half Norwegian but still 100% American. I have always wanted to get tattoos to celebrate both parts of the culture that my family lost and hope to introduce it to my daughter.
I don't wanna come off as insensitive, but it seems like you're under the impression that people in Norway worshipped Norse gods still when your grandmother was born, which they did not. Norway was very Christian at that point, so she probably had even less experience of this culture than you do. Nordic people haven't lived according to this culture for hundreds of years.
@@sigridpettersson4764 I'm hardly even referencing religion. She joined a cult that completely eradicated all traces of culture. No food. No language. No clothing or customs, no stories, no trips home to see family, absolutely nothing. They demanded complete and total assimilation.
The North Remembers. Remember that Norse Culture / Norse Mythology / Norse Paganism is across the entirety of Scandinavia, not just Iceland. I love that many people, from many countries and walks of life enjoy the stories of the old gods and enjoy the whole norse culture thing!
Love the last tattoos of the Valkyrie and the Ulfhednar. So not a Berserker. Berserkers wear a Bear skins and Ulfhednar wear a wolf skin. Ulfhednar also known to be strong warriors that could work well in teams/groups. While still having their wit’s about them. Like a Wolf Berserkers in the state of Berserk where just mad men without control and regard for anyone. As a single fighter. Like a Bear. Great tattoo’s!💯
might i suggest reacting to "My Mother Told Me (In Old Norse)" or "If I Had A Heart (Norse Version) - Fever Ray/Vikings" By Colm McGuinness Music, i think you'd enjoy it, he sounds like he gets the pronunciations pretty well
I live in the uk but I’m originally from Gaelic and Norwegian decent 100s of years ago, I’d love to learn about my ancestors cultures so if someone could point me in the right way I’d appreciate it.
I like the meaning behind the vegvisir BUT it's not an authentic viking era symbol, it's from the 19th century thought up by some random author. Old Norse specialist Jackson Crawford recently did a video on his channel about it for anyone interested :)
5:04 It's not a rune, it's a Brand of sacrifice from Berserk
Thank you!
@@Hrafna Great manga, and according to one site Nordic mythology was a source of inspiration, so maybe it was based on the "journey" rune upside down and mirrored? Seems to fit once you take the character Gut's arc into account
Hrafna I love em. Sweet tats ❤🌠💪👍🥇
lolWEEBz
Actually it’s not a rune itself but is made up of runes. It was common to mix runes into a new symbol for spells that would mean a certain thing.
We're really miss you, Hrafna. Please come back!
Anyone else miss hrafna's RUclips videos?
A lot of beautiful Nordic tattoos, love when people take time to research their piece and respect the culture where it comes from.
Yeah except the person with the Vegvísir tattoo...
Yay Hrafna's back!!! 🥰
Please do more content .. really like your videos and you are very good at producing.
Fan from Ireland
Hello, Hrafna. I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your videos. I'm a retired professor of astronomy and physics, and I enjoy watching and listening to vloggers from other nations; I like learning about other cultures without necessarily having to travel there. I also follow two Norwegian vloggers, although both have been absent for a year. One returned yesterday. I follow two Swedish vloggers, but one vanished. I also follow a married couple originally from Sweden who live in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. In addition, I follow an Irish vlogger from the Dublin area. Recently I have started watching videos from vloggers in Ukraine and Russia, so I may get a better understanding from their perspectives about the war-like activities and the impact on them. I used to follow a lady from Australia, but she moved to Iceland, and married her boyfriend, so that's unique, I think. Thanks again very much for sharing your life and your culture. - Dr David Menke, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
really? I found this very immature
I love when I see a new video from you! I wish you posted more often 😊
Are you ok? Hope you'll start uploading videos again!
3:00 That's a Triskele or Triskelion, very ancient symbol commonly associated with the Celts but found throughout Europe as far as Greece.
Yes its celtic especially gaelic. Definately not viking
please come back to youtube.i miss youre videos.i was watching when i was leave in cyprus and now i am in reykjavik.hope i met you for a photo.thanx for everything you do!
If I get approval from one nice Icelandic lady. That it's okay for a non - Icelandic person to get a Viking tattoo then that alone makes my day. 😯 to get a Viking tattoo just shows the like/love you have for the people and their country. 😯😊
Well I might not be Icelandic but my name is a viking name I have a viking surname I grew up in a village with a viking name and I used to walk by a authentic rumestone on my way to work, and I approve of anyone getting a viking tattoo since it is your body and your way of expressing yourself.
I'd like you to tell some Norse Myth Stories that people outside of the Norse countries likely haven't heard. It's so nice to hear you talk in detail about these things and I really enjoy it!
7:00 I'd hazard a guess that the sleeve tells the story of Ragnarok, since that's probably Jormugandr on the upper arm.
I love it when she says cool.
I want to live in Iceland.
What happened to hrafna ! Miss the videos ! Always good content 👌
Hrafna we miss you!
I hope you are okay! Your videos are a source of encouragement for me!
I enjoy your look into Nordic culture and I love you, Hrafna!
You speak English well, and your is accent original like any other. Thanks.
I love your videos Hrafna greeting from a Hispanic In United States America I love the language and Norse mythology and Nordic
React again to Eurovision!! The songs of 2022 are all out!
you are such a beauty, Hrafna
Hello! I wanted to share that the tattoo @ 2:55 is actually a Celtic symbol, more specifically an Irish triple spiral, or 'triskele/triskelion'. It is clearly found carved into the prehistoric site of Newgrange (older than the pyramids) in Ireland. Check it out! There is certainly some cross over in the knotwork & symbols between the Norse & Celts, however. Cheers
Celtic culure was Pagan and Polytheistic before it was forced to convert to Christianity
Hope you are well. Haven’t seen a new post since this one. Much love!
Ok, small pet peeve. For people writing to Hrafna that they love Viking tattoos and got Vegvisir somewhere on their body: Vegvisir and Ægishjalmur ARE NOT Viking symbols. The oldest dating of Ægishjalmur is from the 16th century and Vegvisir is from the 18th. The Viking Age ended in the 11th Century. They're closer to our time than they are to the Viking Age. Also, a lot of pagans have them bc of their association with galdrabækur but those books also have a lot of Christian influences. Not that there's anything wrong w that, like ppl can still use them as tattoos but just research them a bit more before giving wrong explanations about their origins
Thank you. It's so annoying that people assign all these meanings to someone's random doodles. Especially vegvisir.
THANK YOU. I swear everyone says "Vegvisir is viking" I get the chills! Professor Jackson Crawford is great reference for all things norse btw
Yes, true. For everybody who wants to know more about the real context, please watch the videos of Jackson Crawford (Ph.D). He is an expert in Norse language and mythology and he made also a video about Vegvísir: ruclips.net/video/IROvre0w6hc/видео.html
@@teresa1406 indeed! His content is super interesting and fun to watch, his voice is also kinda soothing 🤣❤
@@wanderingarielle4796 Yes, absolutely! 😃😄
I want to get "þetta reddast" tattooed. Quite a fit for me (since I know this phrase I use it instead of hakuna matata 😜) Also probably a vegvisir.
But if I get those, I want to get them tattooed in Iceland 🙂
Why do i always get sent to channel's that are currently inactive? Lol either way love the content, always been interested viking stuff, but i never knew much about them outside of pop culture. i learn alot here! (why is icelandic both cool AND incredibly difficult for no damn reason?!?😂)
Oh gosh I was so nervous when I tattooed my first vegvisir on my client because I had no idea if runes were correct 😂
@LC33AD noo I'd never do that 😂
Woot woot, new vid!
There’s a video game called For Honor, basically it’s a sword fighting game with knights, vikings, samurai, and two other groups. I was wondering if you could react to the Viking voice lines?
Thank you so much for dropping another video on RUclips!! I have missed your videos!!
Not really a fan of tattoos but I’m really interested in learning about Iceland! Your channel sounds awesome, thank you for telling us about Iceland I appreciate it and I’m going to check out your other videos! I’m also really impressed by your English! I do not think I would be able to learn Icelandic very well but never say never! Blessings to you 🙏
Please come back!
Wow! The tattoos at 10:00 look like colour photographs!
she is soooo pretty... sooooo beautiful... gosh
Where are you? Is everything ok?
Where are you?
I must travel to Iceland soon…. EVERYTHING is so beautiful! I’m afraid I’ll never leave.
Where did u go? We miss u.
You remind me a bit of Ester Expósito 😁
yes, they're so similar!
Ok, i get it. Everything is super cool and have good placement.
So much great tattoos! I love this Mjölnir " coming out the guy's body " ..just fantastic!
I wish I knew you asked us for Nordic tattoo pictures...I'd send a picture of my complete back .All tattooed ,all Nordic .
Swastica is also a symbol of Thor, or Au-thor-ity
Just a point on the "cultural appropriation" argument. While it's true that our main source for Nordic mythology is from the Eddas, worship of the Æsir pre-dates the colonisation of Iceland and was not limited to Scandinavia, being a shared tradition in Germanic cultures. Furthermore, the Vikings had a habit of colonising other lands and taking their culture with them. As Iceland was being colonised, half of England was under the Danelaw (the Danes replacing/absorbing Anglo-Saxon people who had previously worshiped the Norse gods). Norse settlers also took much of Northern Scotland, Cumbria, parts of Wales and Ireland, following the same traditions that their relatives were following back home. It's a lucky accident that the mythology was recorded at all and it's probably thanks to Iceland's comparative isolation that the Eddas made it into the written word. "Ownership" of culture is complicated and current day geographical borders aren't always a good way to define it.
The problem with vegvisir Tattoo, is that's it's not from the viking age. It dates back to only 1860.
About 100 years earlier and by a British guy I believe
@@TheRedleg69 yes. I meant to type 1860
That last tattoo is very nice.
Glad to see you again. Another great video.
Incrível Você mostra a cultura Islândia, esse país é lindo com pessoas super interessante e lindas. Quando vi no Brasil venha no rio de janeiro, e vai ser um prazer te mostrar o quanto o Brasil é incrível também.
Hey Hrafna! So excited for your new video
why you disappear? :(
Hi @Hrafna, the second one is not a variation of Valknut, it is the Triskle a celtic symbol. I need to say thank you for your videos showing your opinion about people from another folk do a tattoo or use symbol from north culture. ^_^
5:00 is from Berserk the Anime/Manga :D 7:55 looks very nice!
I’m so glad you did this. I’ve been looking to get my first tattoo
Very cool tattoos. I have two smaller tattoos. I’m not sure if I’d get any more.
You are beautiful and your words are interesting.I wish you would complete the series of learning Aslandia
I have chosen the worst weekend to visit Iceland… They were filming a Hollywood movie near Harpa. The whole seaside was closed. At least I was able to visit the holy EvE monument.
Just got a pair of Valkyrie wings on my arm! Gonna get Algiz in the center eventually ❤️✨my great grandparents were from vastra götaland Sweden and my others were from Ireland and Scotland so I love the Nordic and Druid culture ❤️✨
Where is our Hrafna ?, it seems like its been so long since the last video. Hope your keeping well.
One of my tattoos is a half sleeve thats on the inside of my right forearm, it has a forest with the Valknut at the bottom and Huginn flying above, I'm going to get my left arm done to match, but with the Aegishjalmur at the bottom and Muninn flying above
My grandmother was born in Tønsberg but then left Norway and never returned. My family completely abandoned their culture in the U.S. and I feel they lost so much. I am half Irish and half Norwegian but still 100% American. I have always wanted to get tattoos to celebrate both parts of the culture that my family lost and hope to introduce it to my daughter.
I don't wanna come off as insensitive, but it seems like you're under the impression that people in Norway worshipped Norse gods still when your grandmother was born, which they did not. Norway was very Christian at that point, so she probably had even less experience of this culture than you do. Nordic people haven't lived according to this culture for hundreds of years.
@@sigridpettersson4764 I'm hardly even referencing religion. She joined a cult that completely eradicated all traces of culture. No food. No language. No clothing or customs, no stories, no trips home to see family, absolutely nothing. They demanded complete and total assimilation.
@@soulmata Okay sorry, I did not understand that she joined a cult from your first comment.
Just checked out Analuisa and wow the jewelry is so cool!
Start uploading again 🤣✨
The second tattoo is actually CELTIC, it's a Triskle.
Welcome back hrafna
Those extended kinda aegishjalmur tattoss look like those traditional balkan tattoos. Pretty Kool lol
So thetta reddast is the viking way of saying "hakuna matata"? That's awesome.
It has been 8 months since you made a video Hrafna, are things alright?
Thank you for the video, you look beautiful as always ! 😎🤟🏼
5:04 its a Berserk rune:)
Hrafna! Please Hreturn!
Always love your videos 😻
The North Remembers. Remember that Norse Culture / Norse Mythology / Norse Paganism is across the entirety of Scandinavia, not just Iceland. I love that many people, from many countries and walks of life enjoy the stories of the old gods and enjoy the whole norse culture thing!
Love the last tattoos of the Valkyrie and the Ulfhednar. So not a Berserker.
Berserkers wear a Bear skins and Ulfhednar wear a wolf skin. Ulfhednar also known to be strong warriors that could work well in teams/groups. While still having their wit’s about them. Like a Wolf
Berserkers in the state of Berserk where just mad men without control and regard for anyone. As a single fighter. Like a Bear.
Great tattoo’s!💯
We wear wolf stuff. We do wolf things. We howl at the moon. 🤪
Video in Icelandic? I click, I listen, I enjoy.
might i suggest reacting to "My Mother Told Me (In Old Norse)" or "If I Had A Heart (Norse Version) - Fever Ray/Vikings" By Colm McGuinness Music, i think you'd enjoy it, he sounds like he gets the pronunciations pretty well
Cool video Hrafna!
Its already been 4months. I wonder when she will post new video
What hapoen to her channel?
So beautiful inside and out. My moms maiden name is Erickson
11 months no videos.... come back)
Love your content here and on ig. Always good. 🎉
you gotta upload more of things like this, and some lure
Hi!! Want to visit Iceland soon will you show us around Plz!?
Where r u girl?
LOL funny Hrafna I liked this video yes!!!!👍😅
Hope all is well, miss your videos. Been 4 months since this post 💓
I've never been so early in my life
That's what she said 👍
I live in the uk but I’m originally from Gaelic and Norwegian decent 100s of years ago, I’d love to learn about my ancestors cultures so if someone could point me in the right way I’d appreciate it.
So last video was 11 months ago everything okay ?
I would like to see a video on what Viking runes are a modern and what would be used back in the old times.
Vikings would have written it as ᛘᛅᚦᛅᚠᛅᚴᛅ since they didn't have a dictionary.
I like the meaning behind the vegvisir BUT it's not an authentic viking era symbol, it's from the 19th century thought up by some random author. Old Norse specialist Jackson Crawford recently did a video on his channel about it for anyone interested :)
I had the same thought, here is the link to the video: ruclips.net/video/IROvre0w6hc/видео.html
We miss you🥹❤️
Where did you go? We (me, myself, and I) miss your videos. Cheers, Dante
She has more subscribers than the population of Iceland
2:54 That's a Triskellion
I love you
I Love your Channel ❤
Ah the giant one on the forearm, that the film brightburn kind of rips off, is the sigil for the bersirkr
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Just stop 🛑 !!!!!!! Stopppp being soooooo cuuute!!
You are gorgeous.