In short, Icelandic is similar to Old Norse with the exceptions of various, relatively minor differences in spelling, pronunciation, and grammar. Despite their similarity, though, they are definitely not the same language anymore; no language is able to go through time without experiencing some level of change. That being said, though, out of all the modern Scandinavian languages, Icelandic has remained the closest in familiarity with Old Norse.
Yet, I should mention that even Old Norse had many variations. The standard of Old Norse that is used today is based off of just one branch of Old Norse, called Old West Norse, which itself branched off into both Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian.
Anyway, whenever I use the #Icelandic tag on my Old Norse posts, it is meant to indicate that the word in question still appears the same in modern Icelandic (in terms of spelling and meaning, not pronunciation) as it did in Old Norse.
My purpose is to promote a sort of linguistic relationship between the two languages. In other words, I try to encourage that learners of Old Norse consider learning Icelandic as well, since many of the concepts learned in Old Norse can help in learning Icelandic; many words and grammatical cases can be transferred over directly. I tend to view Icelandic as a sort of ‘living’ form of Old Norse (it has, after all, developed from Old Norse on the island relatively untouched by outside linguistic influences). It is also for this reason that many people will pronounce Old Norse with modern Icelandic pronunciation, though, it should be noted that this would not be the ‘authentic’ way of speaking Old Norse.
If you have the time, here is an amazing video on this topic from someone way more qualified than me to talk about this (Dr. Jackson Crawford):
Otherwise, thank you for asking. I hope I was able to clear up you concerns without causing any additional confusion. Hopefully including the tag is not misleading, and, if it is, perhaps I should be more clear on my posts, or omit it in future posts.
Með vinsemd og virðingu, (With friendliness and respect,) Fjörn
Finally some building done! Here’s Jane Foster’s team of stormchasers
from @marvel’s first Thor movie
about to capture breathtaking images of yet another space event depicted in our skies.
The model of Jane’s research car was particularly challenging with its tons of detail. Also, it’s a very box-like car, making it easier to build with bricks, but also looking much less realistic as a model. I consider this a first prototype, as the overall shape as well as a lot of detail, such as the doors, the front grill, and the luggage rack on top are quite far from what it’s supposed to look like. The scale is very off, too, as you just can’t fit the detail into a smaller model.
From the back:
Erik, put aside the laptop and help with the heavy boxes!
Obviously, the minifigures also still need a lot of work. At the moment I’m back to the background to come, but that will take a while. (Round buildings, really?) There might be WIP pictures.
No Lego minifigure was harmed during the building of this, as here’s our stuntman Kevin:
* Blue Multi-Chapter Darcy is characterised very well in this fic. Featuring Jotun!Loki, this fic is filled with a lot of Loki angst and feels
Fjolnir One-shot Part of the Blue universe. Loki confronts Odin, ensuring lots of Father-Son feels. Ends on a very sweet note. Vivid descriptions.
Mistletoe (a blue Christmas) One-shot Part of the Blue universe. Sweet and fluffy. Read this during Christmas (or whenever because its always Christmas in our hearts)
Folkin’ Around verse by DemonQueen666 The entire series is one huge fic, going through Loki and Darcy building a friendship, to mutual crushes and FINALLY a relationship.
** Kill all the pretty lies Multi-chapter You have no idea, this fic is so well written and has amazing fanart illustrations of the chapters. Featuring fem!Loki and Darcy’s life outside of Jane’s sciencing. Very good read, I couldn’t put it down. Loki and Darcy friendship.
*Building a Playlist For a Friendship One-shot This fic features the complications and difficulties maintaining a friendship with Loki pertains. Accurate characterisation of both Loki and Darcy. Very realistic situation too.
* a burning in your heart One-shot Featuring brotherly feels between Thor and Loki. As usual, very well written. Characterisation for our Asgardian princes are spot on.
Shadow Puppets Multi-Chapter Loki and Steve develop a reluctant friendship after working together to get a boy. Seriously, this author gets her characters’ personalities on point.
* Ne’er Say We Die Multi-Chapter Inter-realm awesomeness and pirate fun. Features lots of Asgardian goodness. Darcy and Loki finally get romantically involved. Again, captivating and well written.
** We Are Our Own Folklore Multi-Chapter This fic is more Loki-centric and involves him shape-shifting to fem!Loki again in order to survive and get back to Darcy. I also have 3 words for you to convince you to read this: Pole dancing Loki.
High Priestess In Red One-shot This is not really tasertricks but its part of the series and VERY well written. The language description is just…… poetry basically. This fic is Wanda (comic Wanda)-centric and features Loki as a magic instructor.
The Tale Of Winter’s Daughter Multi-Chapter Again, not really focused on tasertricks but instead, their daughter. But still, a good read.
The Measure Of A God Multi-Chapter Natasha is educated in the happenings of sexytimes and Darcy goes to her with some questions. I thought this is a really cute discussion between 2 of my fav marvel girls.
Midgardians Are Easy Multi-Chapter (incomplete) Darcy’s inner monologue is really funny, but not inaccurate at all.
Fast Food by BuzzCat So basically Darcy takes Loki out to enjoy midgardian cuisine.
** The Blood-Dimmed Tide Multi-Chapter OK so OHMYGOD JUST GO READ THIS NOW. The writing is just amazing, its like reading art and the plot is sooo good and it really draws you in and just go read pls. Post-Avengers but realistic so the economy is down and everything is in ruins, Loki is a prisoner, Darcy somehow gets assigned to watch him. Mama Frigga is manipulative. Also, the butchering of Norse mythology but heh, Marvel does that anyway. Just so you know, this is VERY dark. Trigger warning for torture and sexual harassment/rape.
The Star-Filled Sky Multi-Chapter (incomplete) The sequel to TBDT. Personally, I feel that this fic is kinda slow and pales in comparison to the first one. The writing is still amazing but I find the plot too still. Also, I think this fic is even darker than the first if that is possible. Trigger warning for depression and cutting.
** With Pie PLEASE READ THIS ONE ITS REALLY REALLY GOOD. The plot is very simple, really, but its simplicity is astoundingly captivating and wonderful and there is so much cuteness and fluff. The fic goes from Loki being a little shit to Loki being Darcy’s best friend to eventually them being lovers. Also, pie fixes mental illness.
Burned Risotto and Failure Cookies idk. I think that this fic would have been better if simply left at the end of With Pie. This fic is more domestic and focuses on Darcy and Loki’s relationship on Midgard. Also, Loki is still a little shit to Thor.
Darcy, Loki and the Yarn Store by Hermaline75 All human AU. Interesting plot, well written text. Loki has lots of issues and lots of sex. This series can be summed up in 4 words: Bisexual Loki likes sex.
* The Cat Formerly Known As Prince by ibided Basically, Loki shapeshifted into a cat and manipulated his way into being Darcy’s pet. Also, ALMOST EVERY SINGLE PART IS REALLY FLUFFY with the exception of some which have Loki being a lil shit.
* Lokitty Chronicles by canterburyfic okok, I confess I may be biased towards all things Lokitty. But seriously, this series is really good!
That Darn Cat Multi-Chapter Really cute, kinda cracky, all in all very captivating. There is not a groundbreaking, million dollar plot to this fic but Loki(tty)’s interactions with Darcy and Avengers is enough to suck you in.
* Darcy cycle by Aria Holy mama Frigga, all I have to say is that this fic is a literal masterpiece. The writing alone makes me want to orgasm, ITS SO BEAUTIFUL its like the mona lisa was put into words no joke. The plot of this series itself is quite simple and follows Norse mythology but its the writing style that makes this truly magical.
In Which Nobody Is Normal Because Normal Is Boring by IffyJr1512 Not really tasertricks, even though tasertricks IS involved. Told from Bruce’s point of view, this fic features cute Avengers shenanigans that Bruce pays witness to daily. I love this fic because of the writing style which is unique and these headcanons are truly adorable.
** The Subconscious Speaks Volumes by daxcat79 Ok so this fic is really good and well written. The plot is gets quite personal with our fav characters and contains lots of interesting twists. 1 word: inception.
* Black Ice by of_raven_wings Also the author of the series Turning and Turning, this author HAS SOME SERIOUSLY WICKED WRITING SKILLS. I can’t even with the intense descriptions that are so vivid and so poetic. Porn with plot, this fic is really amazing. Its very gentle and intimate.
Magic for Beginners by Vera (Vera_DragonMuse) All human AU. This fic has a very captivating plot and comprehensible text. Loki is a magician and Darcy somehow becomes his assistant. Go read it, seriously.
** In the Service of Liars and Killers by MildredJosephine YOU HAVE TO READ THIS FIC OK. Taking place during the Avengers, Loki basically mind-controls Darcy into minionhood and he slowly falls for her. The plot is so well thought out and amazing I love this fic so much.
* Three Days by mischiefgoddesscomplex Go and read this now. Its very smutty, very sweet and very well written. The plot is not OHMYGOD CALL A MOVIE PRODUCER, in fact, its quite simple. Its the descriptive writing that really makes this fic stellar.
** Utter Darkness by ElegantMess This is no joke, after I read this, I felt like I had been reborn. THIS FIC CAN HAVE MY CHILDREN. A wonderful combination of angst, smut and hurt/comfort, this fic is superb. The plot is engrossing and riddled with plot twists and the writing is beautifully colourful. Warning for pervy Loki, torture and feels.
Daily Disasters by concavepatterns Lots of snark, lots of sexual tension, lots of hilarious Darcy internal monologue. This fic is really good and features some hot sexytime.
** Shine Without Fear by Yavannie Go read this now. Its really amazing and the plot pulls many Quicksilvers (you did not see that coming?) . This fic is told from several different points of view as our Avengers get separated. This is so well written and ridiculously original, I really love this fic so much.
** Not Without A Fight by concavepatterns Is it possible to marry fanfiction? Cos that is what I want to do whenever I read this. Loki is a little shit, Darcy is a dedicated friend and Jane is well… dying. This takes place during TDW and is basically how I was praying the movie would go.
Little Visits by concavepatterns ok guys, really. see this person ^ here is repeated several times throughout this list because really, she’s a hella good writer. just read everything she write’s and you’re good. This fic is FRIGGIN BANANABALLS and I find really cute.
** A Morbid Taste For Ice by sitehound THIS IS ONE OF THE FICS THAT GOT ME SHIPPING TASERTRICKS!!! It is legit so amazing and the plot is so organised and Loki is a lil shit but he’s also kinda sad cos reasons I will not give away JUST READ IT! This fic is like a murder mystery crossed with fantasy featuring OTP meaning PERFECTION.
** Captivated by leftylain Fun fact: did you know that if you use the filter on the side of the AO3 webpage and use kudos as the form of organisation, THIS FIC BECOMES THE FIRST BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST KUDOS-ED TASERTRICKS FIC ON AO3?! I think that speaks for itself. Go read this. Also, pre-Thor Prince Loki :)))
* Manic Taser Dream Girl by anniemar Post TDW featuring agent Darcy and fluff and smut and crack and I cannot with this fic just read please.
The Devil Wears Armani by crazynoona All human AU where Loki is Darcy’s hot sexy drool-worthy boss. There is a lot of hot smut in this. Very well written smut may I add. There are traces of plot.
* Blame it on the Vodka by dhauren Extremely very amazingly well written. Has lots of feels and Loki snark. Great humor and a unique plot. Go read this please.
** The Flip Side by paynesgrey OK WOW so this fic has such an amazing plot that is totally one of a kind, praise this author’s brain!!! Daddy Odin sucks, Loki is a mean shit even without a body and Darcy is the poor victim caught in the middle of it all. This is superbly written. Both Darcy and Loki’s internal monologues are spot on in character. MUST READ. Warning for torture and outrage of modesty(???) well if you possess someone’s body, it technically is an outrage of modesty and more i’m sure
Magnificent Incomplete Multi-Chapters: note: I will not review/rate these because they’re not completed yet but yeah, join me in painful wait for updates
* The Talk by Joanacchi Crack + Smut This is more between Thor and Loki. This is absolutely hilarious honestly. Thor asks Loki how to pleasure Jane properly. Loki demonstrates with a Darcy clone.
Tight Spaces by concavepatterns Smut Loki and Darcy get stuck in an elevator together. Things escalate (and i’m not talking about the elevator, that thing aint movin)
** Dear Darcy by crazynoona Angst kinda, feels This fic will break your feels guarantee it.
Darkness by of_raven_wings Hurt/Comfort, Angst THE WORDS ARE TOO BEAUTILFUL I CAN’T. Loki saves Darcy Warning: Rape
Sex On The Beach by MistressofLoki Smut thrown in with some crack for good measure. Loki misunderstands Darcy. (not that either is complaining well maybe thor is)
** Inn Mistaka by LadyCharliEM THIS IS NOT ACTUALLY A SHORT ONE-SHOT ITS A REALLY GOOD LONG STORY THAT IS SIMPLY AMAZING AND YOU HAVE TO READ IT. THIS IS UNDER ONE-SHOTS BECAUSE THE AUTHOR POSTED THE ENTIRE FIC IN ONE CHAPTER THUS IT QUALIFIES AS A ONE-SHOT.
** 23 Skidoo by SilverRumRunner THIS IS AMAZING I LOVE THIS GO READ! THIS LITERALLY COULD HAVE BEEN A DELETED SCENE FROM THOR TDW. (meaning, my brain has accepted this as headcanon)
Under Ether by Lunik Wonderful, hilarious crack. So Darcy is babysitting a Loki doped on drugs. That’s it. That’s the plot. (and I love it)
To: Frosty by vindiya Fluff galore. An absotootly adorable fic that is a must read during Christmas time.
* Run Softly, For I Speak Not Loud or Long by Allecto & blackbird ok so someone actually recommended this to me and it is really amazing. Its a full blown story too and is very sweet. There is a sort of reference to the comics/mythology in the sense that Loki gets his mouth sown shut. Smut, hurt/comfort, fluff.
Definitely Not Human by LokiOfSassgaard Crackish Smut. Very, very awkward sex. Loki makes a fool of himself as Jotun sex has some… unexpected happenings.
Echo by ohmyloki Ends on a very sweet note. This features in-the-process-of-trying-to-be-redeemed!Loki.
Of Pranks and Switching Bodies by MyNameIsDarcyLewis Crack. So much crack. Basically our Hiddlestoner joke about Tom’s seemingly never ending legs and Tasertricks pull a Freaky Friday. Also, Loki is a sappy romantic.
** And Then Shawarma by SilverRumRunner Fluff + Crack. This fic is a very much realistic way Tasertricks could possibly meet. Marvel should literally do a one-shot after this one-shot no joke. (AHEM AHEM HINT HINT MARVEL PLEASE) Immediate post-Avengers, the team eats Shawarma and Darcy babysits the megalomaniacal Norse god.
* Down the Rabbit Hole by psychollama Smut Darcy gets mind controlled by Loki and the Tesseract apparently ships Tasertricks. Very hot.
* Thou Makest a Cunning Linguist by Tawryn Crackish smut I can totally imagine Darcy doing this during sexytimes. Every time I read this, I have to continually pause and walk the second hand embarrassment off. I cringe for Darcy every time
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I Find the Silence Bearable With You by spikewriter This is amazing, beautiful, if slightly angsty, fluff. Its so well written and just wow. This fic explores each character’s own depths to their own extent. Wonderful Thor and Loki relationship dynamics and mouth foaming tasertricks budding friendship.
~to be continued as new works arise~
Wow! To have some of my work mentioned among some seriously talented writers is such an honor! Thank you!!
And now I will work doubly hard to finish my WIPs because you all deserve completed stories!!
Sheriff Rogers smoothed out the copied picture of two outlaws, the only one taken of either of them in the last seven or eight years: Loki Silvertongue and Miss Darcy Lewis. There was a whole lot of speculation about those two, and not much else. Loki was wanted for two counts of murder back in Asgard, of both his adoptive father and his biological one. He’d left a heaping big bunch of marshalls wounded and lit on outta there. Loki had been through every frontier territory there was and plenty of charges had followed in his wake. Train robbery, bribery, smuggling. But no trail, and no witnesses willing to even swear to what day of the week it was. He was tall, whip smart, and much stronger than he looked. A real menace to civilised folks, and somewhere along the way he’d acquired an accomplice.
Some said that Loki had kidnapped Miss Lewis, threatened to kill her if she didn’t do his bidding. Others said she went willingly, often going so far as to say Loki seduced her from a goodly, god-fearing life to one of sin. Saloon gals from here to Iowa smiled and said the name Silvertongue weren’t on account of his pretty words. But it was hard to tell. A marriage certificate had turned up in Kansas but if there was one thing anybody knew about Darcy Lewis, it was that she was one of the best damn forgers in the country. She faked travel papers, bills of sale, licences for anything and everything, state pardons. Hell, even money. And the only clue came when she disappeared and, instead of your half of whatever deal you thought you’d made, she left you with a red hot helping of lead.
Loki was a manipulative bastard but when it came down to it, he shot you straight. Quick and deadly. It was Miss Lewis you had to watch out for; she’d shoot you in the gut and still leave room for you to regret it. He’d heard that one time she just plain ran her horse right over some poor deputy.
All that was years ago, neither of them had been seen in a long time, and only one ranger from Asgard was on their trail now. Thor Odinson had promised to track his brother to the ends of the earth, but whether that was to bring him in or put a bullet in him, Steve wasn’t sure. But either way, Asgard had sent word that Odinson would be coming Steve’s way and it would be better for all concerned if Steve saw fit to share his jurisdiction.
And now that he thought about it, he had heard of a couple who’d staked a claim outside of town…
this was a really great prompt that I couldn’t even contain to just art!! I based it off this photo of Belle Starr (1848 – 1889), who was called the “bandit queen” and consorted with outlaws (including Jesse James). She supposedly wore a hat with feathers and, like in the photo, rode side-saddle. At one point she was arrested for horse theft by Bass Reeves, the original Lone Ranger! She was shot and killed extrajudicially aged forty in Oklahoma and her death went unsolved.
I started this (very) random picture a while back because I couldn’t sleep. So today I just felt like finishing it. It’s a pretty quick one, I think I spent like 3-4 hours on it.
i used to get self-conscious over the smallest things but friends let me tell you that today i had to smuggle a furious 8ft python onto the bus during the school rush and not a single person noticed. not one. if people don’t care enough to notice a shopping bag writhing and seething with barely-contained reptilian hatred then i promise you that no-one will pay any attention to that blemish you’re fretting about or how you’ve done your hair
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