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Frigga, Fricka, Frau Holda, Frau Holle, Perchta...
The Mother Goddess of the Germanic Peoples, known by so many names.
This was long overdue...

Fineliner after pencil sketch, background after photo, digital colouring.
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WoW einfach wow. Richtig richtig gut gelungen. Diese Bild hat etwas imperiales, etwas gebieterisches
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~Meredyth Jul 3, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Danke :D
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:iconasguardviking:
Very nice colors and shading! What is she doing in this piece?
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~Meredyth May 30, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Hmm... Welcoming her dead children?
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:iconasguardviking:
HUmm sure? Or her einherjar?
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~Meredyth Jun 19, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Einherjar usually are connected to Odin or Freyja.
But why not?
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:iconasguardviking:
Oh i was just trying to understand the concept of the piece.
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~Meredyth Jun 23, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
The idea was to portray her as a goddess of life and death, the full circle;
Frigga holds the spindle and the woolen thread, aspect of the Norns, she is the spinner of life, and she welcomes her children when life has expired; therefore the wintery scene. There should be no dualism in this; the whole thing of good god vs bad god, life vs death, reward vs punishment in afterlife being later concepts more common to monotheistic points of view.
There is a German fairytale, "Frau Holle" by the Brothers Grimm, which draws on ancient Pagan belief, which is interpreted that way by author Wolf-Dieter Storl, but I don't know if it exists in English.
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:iconasguardviking:
Oh very good, i see it now. Thats great!
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~Meredyth Jul 3, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
:)
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