Enchanting, dangerous, and impossible to trust, the #nick of #Scandinavian #folklore haunts lakes and streams with supernatural music and shapeshifting tricks. A fascinating glimpse into Northern Europe’s watery myths. #Mythology #Nøkk #Näcken #Nix #Nixie #WaterLore #Legends #DarkFolklore #Fantasy

Crossroads. Forest edges. Strange noises in the dark. The Scandinavian púki embodied the unpredictable forces between the human world and the wild unknown. #ScandinavianFolklore #NorseMythology #Puki #Puca #Puck #Liminality #Mythology #Folklore #GermanicMythology #AncientBeliefs #ShapeShifter

From #Scandinavian fjords to modern fantasy worlds, #trolls evolved from liminal giants of #Norse #folklore into the monsters (and sometimes misfits) we know today. Explore how myths of stone-turning trolls and cunning #ettins shaped everything from oral sagas to #Tolkien and RPGs.

The #elves of #Norse #mythology were far stranger than modern fantasy suggests—beings of light, shadow, fertility, magic, and moral ambiguity. From the radiant #ljósálfar of #Álfheimr to the mysterious smith #Völundr, discover the hidden world of the #álfar.

Forget the modern fantasy trope—Norse dwarves weren’t just short miners. They were ancient, enigmatic beings tied to the very fabric of creation itself. #Norse #Mythology #Myth #Folklore #Lore #Dwarves #Tolkien

What happened to the #Silmarillion cities #Nogrod and #Belegost after the fall of #Beleriand? Click the link to mine the nerdy depths of #Tolkien lore!

Greyhawk isn’t just a setting—it’s the soul of early AD&D. From keep-building on kitchen-table maps to mining the depth of the Flanaess, it shaped how we learned to play, imagine, and create worlds together. #Greyhawk #ADnD #DungeonsAndDragons #TTRPG #RPG #TabletopGaming

What if Frodo had died in Rivendell? This alternate take explores Merry Brandybuck as the new Ringbearer—reshaping Sam’s fate and redefining the Fellowship itself. A story of how one loss could change all of Middle-earth. #lordoftherings #tolkien #fantasy #AltHistory #middleearth

Roads are monsters. Snares are killers. 🐇 Watership Down turns the ordinary into horror within an epic fantasy world. Discover why this rabbit tale bites. #WatershipDown #Fantasy #Horror #EasterReads

Think The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is just a story for Christians? #Narnia is a land of deep magic and even deeper myth. #CSLewis #Aslan

What should I have to eat today? Onion rings? Calamari? A whole Kringle? #lotr #tolkien #onering

I'm sure J.R.R. #Tolkien would have hated the music he predicted and helped inspire, but I sure don't. #Ainulindalë #ainur #Melkor #morgoth #ledzeppelin #blacksabbath

What if the #Proto-Indo-European #pantheon evolved into English? What if my pseudo-academic takes were white hot with internet-troll level hubris? Click the link to find out! #alternatehistory #etymology #linguistics #mythology

What message would the #Nazgûl have left for #Frodo, had the Gaffer been willing to take it? #LOTR

How did the D&D kids know each other? #DnD #80sNostalgia #ClassicCartoons

Books that everyone should read at least once.. 😂

It’s hard to tell truth from parody anymore. #theboys #vought #voughtonice

Just in time for the holiday ... brand new from #DavidLeeRoth: #Forgiveness!

You don’t say… #uline #hypocrisy

Convicted felon Donald #Trump: "How people can like [ #LuigiMangione ] is, uh, that's a sickness, actually." Is said "sickness" covered by #healthinsurance?

Look bringing back polio sounds bad. But it’s a small price to pay to get rid of pronouns in email signatures and black women in star wars.

Horror comedy or not, the original returnofthelivingdead.com scared me as a kid worse than any other film--ever, and the trailer to the upcoming sequel looks amazing. But can it match the original's banger of a soundtrack from the Cramps, Roky Erikson, 45 Grave, T.S.O.L., & SSQ? #morebrains #tarman

Here's the best #classicrock #tributebands I've seen: britfloydofficial.com aussiefloyd.com gtlorocks.com theatomicpunks.com raintribute.com killerqueenonline.com rumoursoffleetwoodmac.com radiogagatour.com eliminatorband.com gimmeskynyrd.com Who is the best classic rock tribute that you've seen?

I sure hope that #WarOfTheRohirrim is as good as it looks! #lotr #lordoftherings

As a #maiar and ringmaker, could #Saruman have re-embodied in the Fourth Age of #Middle-Earth? #lotr #lordoftherings #jrrtolkien #tolkien

This Paul Sullivan quote rings way too true, especially with #JimHarbaugh there for the taking last year: "Expect [the #ChicagoBears] to go for someone they don’t have to give any real power to and will be blander than their last five coaches combined. Someone disposable by 2027."

At the Arcada Theater for the #AllmanBettsFamilyRevival with @reenielarsen.bsky.social and couldn’t be happier to hear some #AllmanBrothers Band music!

The five creepiest #TwilightZone episodes, IMO: • Shadow Play • The Midnight Sun • It's a Good Life • The Obsolete Man • The Dummy What made your list?

Today, I'm #thankful for: • New England, New York, New Jersey, & Tidewater, • Illinois, Minnesota, Colorado, & New Mexico, • California, Oregon, Washington & Hawaii, • Federal, state, & local term limits, • And the 74,441,420 who agree with me. What are you grateful for? #thanksgiving

Ah, double standards. So much better than single standards--BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO OF THEM!

I don’t eat a ton of red meat, but when I do, I eat a ton of red meat.

Favorite pop/rock by decade: • 50s: #ChuckBerry • 60s: #Steppenwolf • 70s: #PinkFloyd • 80s: #GunsNRoses • 90s: #StoneTemplePilots • 00s: #SystemOfADown • 10s: #GretaVanFleet • 20s: #DirtyHoney List needs more inclusivity. Help?

I'm old enough to remember when the #ChicagoBears were good in back-to-back-to-back years. It's been a while.

Last 5 concerts you saw? Mine: • #steviewonder • #megadeth • @metallica.com • #jeffersonstarship • #tommyjames 🎶🎤🎸🎹🥁🎶

Favorite fiction authors by genre: Adventure: #jacklondon Crime: #mariopuzo Fantasy: #jrrtolkien Horror: #stephenking Literary: #johnsteinbeck Mystery: #arthurconandoyle Romance: #nicholassparks Sci-Fi: #raybradbury Thriller: #thomasharris Western: #cormacmccarthy Needs more inclusivity. Help?

The first 5 fantasy authors I've read 5+ books by: • C.S. Lewis • Piers Anthony • @terrybrooks.bsky.social • Dennis L. McKiernan • J.R.R. Tolkien* *I read the #hobbit before the rest, I count the #lordoftherings as three, and it took me a while to get through the #silmarillion.

RIP #darthmaul

But he was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!

I don't know what I like best--the actual solo, the custom made seven string fretted #violin, or the VH-inspired getup. They are all fire. #vanhalen #ninadigregorio

Not a perfect adaptation by any means, but it's still comfort food for my eyes.

Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon: Manny Mota!