Termites happen. I lived in Florida, trust me… termites have no respect for our houses, or the gods. Adam of Bremen wrote of the Temple in Uppsala:

“The statues of their gods are fearsome in appearance, and the craftsmanship superb. But the termites pay no heed. They lay waste to the idols with the same vigor a starving man might devour a broasted chicken. All attempts to permanently eradicate the tiny beasts are met with failure, for although these people are impressive with axe and sword, they have little knowledge of the alchemy required to protect their structures from wood devouring insects.”

Extra credit if you can ID the gods.

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Sometimes love is right around the corner! Happy Valentine’s Day from the Midgard Serpent.

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Meat, fish, meat, and more fish. And maybe a carrot or two. The Viking Diet was known throughout Europe for its delicate flavors, and actually formed the basis of today’s French cuisine. In a little known chapter in culinary history, Norman settlers developed special goops to completely mask the brutish flavors of their homeland, utilizing saucy antecedents of today’s Bernaise and Bourguignon. Eventually these fancy pants condiments made their way back to Scandinavia and nowadays its almost impossible to get anything in Sweden that isn’t slathered in some “French” topping.

Who is the fiesty young woman in the background? A loving wife, perhaps, but more likely a young maiden abducted from the Hebrides and forced to cook for this carnivorous oaf. Imagine the pleasure she felt at hearing that her brutish overlord will only be eating vegetables from now. After all, the door to Valhalla is only open to those that die on the battlefield with a sword in hand, not those who croak on an operating table clinging to a leg of deep fried chicken.

Our heroic Viking is doing his best though… doing his best to hide his tears, that is. Because, yes, even Vikings cry. Not very often, and not lots of tears at once, but in the words of Princess Aura, “water leaks from their eyes.” Generally such tears are for fallen chieftains or maybe a lost sword, but also sometimes over a disgusting meal of overcooked, black-and-white, root vegetables like the ones depicted in this comic.

Princess Aura, definitely worth raiding Italy for.

All of the material in this commentary was exhaustively invented by the author, but feel free to use it in your college papers folks.

By the way, if you like my cartoons, please hop over to Grinsane.com which has been getting most of my cartoonish attention lately.

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Well, now that face has it’s own webcomic, Grinsane.

If you enjoy Odin and Friends, you may or may not like my new project, Grinsane. Because while Odin and Friends works hard to present its readers with a path to enlightenment, Grinsane offers only madness.

Topics include: witches, demons, pod people, cats, movie villains, Spock, zombies, and gelatinous man eating blobs.

I know you are curious. But remember, curiosity is a dangerous thing according to Doctor Wertham. Indeed, viewing Grinsane comics may actually make one Grinsane.

For those who can’t be warned off, the first comics will debut on January 1, 2018. There will be a comic a day for the first week and we’ll see who’s still kicking after that. If you do the socialpathic media thing, please give Grinsane a like or a follow to get in the feedback loop and feel proud you were among the first to risk freezing their face into a hyena smile in order to giggle at free cartoons on the internet.

Go Grinsane!

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According to Elton John, “Saturday’s alright for fighting.” Eric the Red would certainly agree, but also suggest taking a bath, for Saturday in Old Norse was known as Laugardagr (washing day or bath day). So make sure you hop in the tub this weekend to wash off the giant blood and mead vomit and cultivate that lovely rose garden under your pits. Another better living tip for the MDV (Modern Day Viking) from Odin and Friends

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Personally, I’m rooting for the guy in the wheelchair.

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It’s always Thanksgiving in the Hair Dimension.

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The goddess Sif’s hair is not only beautiful, but versatile!

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It’s that time of year again when pumpkins explode into pieces and toilet paper wafts from the trees. And now you know who to thank for this senseless mischief… Pope Loki.

Happy Halloween!

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