Comments | kaote: Moar photos

kaote

Moar photos

Apr 28, 2009 19:20

Pics from the Ashville Viking Festival are up!

Also, this man gets bear kisses! Awww. His bear is cute.

Comments 6

simbel_myne April 28 2009, 23:46:27 UTC

Bear Soooooo cute!

b_vainamoinen April 29 2009, 00:39:03 UTC

Great photos!

I have a rule about grizzly bears -- never have a pet that can kill you if he decided to.

flaggerx April 29 2009, 00:57:11 UTC

The bear story is cute. And you're right the Viking fest looks more SCA than Norse. Did they fight any battles?

kaote April 29 2009, 01:48:49 UTC

I saw jousters and heard cannons, but apart from the pike class there wasn't any actual fighting going on. At least that I saw, anyway...

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kaote April 29 2009, 02:44:11 UTC

It was OK. It was really disjoined and seemed like several different filmmakers sort of cobbled it together from everyone else's projects. It started out OK, talking about Iceland and its beautiful and strange geography, and how there's a certain mountain they think was the location of Valhalla. There are some gorgeous shots of igneous rock formations, assorted sunsets, and other photogenic landscapes. Then they talk about Snorri for a bit. But then, at some point, the whole track goes into this retelling of the Nibelungs with some of the Ring musical themes playing in the background. I'm all lolwut? When did my movie about Iceland turn into German myths? Plus the narrator's grasp of English was only slightly above mine of Finnish, and I think they could have found someone who was a little easier to understand. Overall: worth the $5 to see one time. Not worth the $40 to purchase. :)

arctic_silence April 29 2009, 01:57:30 UTC

VIKINNNNNGS. The photo of the bear in the kitchen looks Photoshopped.