I visited the Finnish National Gallery (Ateneum), which was running an exhibition called "The Magic North." I was so inspired by some of the romanticized mythological art that I wanted to incorporate this into my Viking project. It didn't take me long to dig up and old GW Fen Beast model and throw some paint on it.
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| The one whose name shan't be spoken |
This monster could represent a troll or maybe a "näkki" - an evil water spirit. Whatever it is, you should steer well clear of it. I don't know if this thing will ever feature in a wargame, but who knows. Maybe I'll give the upcoming Dragon Rampant rules a try or fight a Viking adventure scenario using Lord of the Rings rules.
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| Vikings fend off the beast |
Below is the picture that inspired me to paint this miniature, Theodore Kittelsen's "Water sprite", plus other Nordic masterpieces.
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| Theodore Kittelsen "Water sprite" |
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| Theodore Kittelsen "Sea serpent" |
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| Gerhard Munthe "Åsmund goes up to the door of the mountain" |
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| Akseli Gallen-Kallela "Joukahainen goes to war" |
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| Akseli Gallen-Kallela "Defending the Sampo" |
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| Carl Larsson "Midwinter's sacrifice" |
Nice twist! Could well be included in ones viking army as a " brother we never talk about" .
ReplyDeleteJaakko, I have "Gods & Mortals" -game (Osprey) in my shelf. There you play with a faction (vikings, greeks, Celts, egyptians) including mortal men & heroes + gods and creatures of legends. "Näkki" would fit in there perfectly. I also have a Norse God Thor -model and Valkyria and so forth.
ReplyDeleteCool! It might be nice to try this out as a one-off narrative driven game.
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