I've successfully plotted 900 mappoints for my Map Of Midgard Project!
This is the eighth progress update since the initial blog post, the first update, the second update, the third update, the fourth update, the fifth update, the sixth update, and the seventh update.
Of the original backlist of 360 mappoints left to plot, 122 potential sites remain. Of the 100 points mapped since last update 44 were outside of that backlist thanks to more references & sources popping up.
I keep thinking that if I read enough Norse Lore to make data for the Map Of Midgard that I'll put things together in a way no one else has via this map, and something will emerge in one of these stickpins for me to find. Something wonderous. Something magical. Something numinous. While the Map Of Midgard itself I feel fulfills that requirement in creating a geographical wonder that has places rife with sorcery, lairs & appearances of supernormal creatures, and the very footprints of the Gods, this also opens the possibility of seeing correlations by reframing all those legends into a larger picture. At the very least, the Map Of Midgard will allows users to begin to engage with the world around us from a more Heathen Worldview, and that is no small achievement.
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| [this creature-riffic map by Neil Parkinson is available on his Etsy.] |
My intended goal is 1,000 mappoints before publication, so this update puts the project at the 9/10th's mark.
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"There must be ready and generous cooperation between experts in different fields of knowledge if we are to make profitable use of the wealth of new information piling up concerning the pagan religion from which the myths emerged."
~ H.R. Ellis Davidson
Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since then he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have employment/opportunities in investigative mythology, field research, or product development to offer, do contact him.
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