Iron-banded, Silver-tipped, Golden-bladed 1/3
anonymous
August 27 2009, 18:29:04 UTC
Anon recommends that readers brush up on their Kalevala, but: Ilmarinen is a smith-hero. Väinämöinen is a sorcerer/singer. At one point they court the same woman, who chooses Ilmarinen.
The print book is: Lönnrot, Elias, comp. Kalevala: Epic of the Finnish People. Illus. Björn Landström. Ed. George C Schoolfield. Trans. Eino Friberg. Helsinki: Otava Publiching Company Ltd, 1988. Print. One year the harvest is poor, and rather than let his children die Suomi follows them stone-skipping through islands in the water, chasing the sun as it wheels through the heavens. He comes upon little farming places, and his people become farmers in this far-off foreign place
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Iron-banded, Silver-tipped, Golden-bladed 2/3
anonymous
August 27 2009, 18:35:05 UTC
They lose islands, and men, and Danmark strikes Suomi with his axe. Suomi falls, dazed, and watches Danmark hold his weapon aside and look at Ruotsi
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Iron-banded, Silver-tipped, Golden-bladed 3/3
anonymous
August 27 2009, 18:39:14 UTC
They are given separate berths, good beds, and for this reason Ruotsi touches Suomi’s shoulder and murmurs, too close to silence for their hosts to hear, “Sh’ knows
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Oh man, you have no idea how much this fill has me grinning like a loon. That was absolutely stunning. The language flows so well; it feels a lot like the language in old mythology. Their relationship is so well portrayed with the development of it as they grew older, and sweet and the whole thing is very beautiful to read.
Re: Iron-banded, Silver-tipped, Golden-bladed 3/3
anonymous
August 28 2009, 02:41:03 UTC
Oh, wow, wow, wow. Writer!anon, you have such a way with words. Like the above anon said, your language just flows so beautifully, and the images you paint are downright breathtaking. And the mythological references just wrap it up so neatly; sadly, I've never read the Kalevala, but I think I can grasp the parallels you've drawn. The way you've woven all those elements together, it's just....it's damn stunning. ♥
Hands-down, one of my favorites on here. You're one hell of a storyteller! Speaking of which, this isn't the only fic you've written here, by any chance, is it? Your narrative voice seems kind of familiar....
Re: Iron-banded, Silver-tipped, Golden-bladed 3/3
anonymous
August 28 2009, 03:27:57 UTC
but I think I can grasp the parallels you've drawn I'm glad. I wasn't sure I was making it accessible enough, so this is good to know. =D
this isn't the only fic you've written here, I've written a number of Sweden/Finland fills, so if you follow the ship on the kink meme, you probably do recognize my style. ^_^;;;
Re: Iron-banded, Silver-tipped, Golden-bladed 3/3
anonymous
August 28 2009, 15:33:32 UTC
I think I am somewhat very much in love with your writing... mind pointing me to more? Your writing reminds me of some other Sweden/Finland fills, and I'm somewhat curious as to whether you authored them too
It's refreshing to see Suomi and Ruotsi used as names rather than Sweden and Finland, as well as other exonyms- they give the story a... personal touch?
I love how neither of them are in a distinct "wife" role, and how Sweden's speech are not abbreviated to the point of hard to read (amongst other things, but I'm clumsy with words so I'll stop.)
I've started reading the Kalevala from the site you provided, and I'm enjoying it immensely so far. I've been curious about it for a while, so thank you for providing me the opportunity!
Re: Iron-banded, Silver-tipped, Golden-bladed 3/3
anonymous
August 28 2009, 17:40:14 UTC
Your writing reminds me of some other Sweden/Finland fills, It should. I've written a number of fills, as I said to the commenter above. You're probably thinking of "I have found grace in thine eyes" ( http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/9482.html?thread=12646154#t12646154 ), which of my fills is the one most stylistically similar to this.
thank you for providing me the opportunity! Glad to help! I had a lot of fun reading it so I'm happy to share.
Re: Iron-banded, Silver-tipped, Golden-bladed 3/3
anonymous
August 29 2009, 08:38:12 UTC
in other words, if Finland had conquered Sweden their relationship would've been healthier?
okay but in all seriousness, I loved this. It was beautiful and I wish I could tell you more but unfortunately I've waited all day to comment and I'm about to head off to bed. You know, I'm quite certain that I've loved everything that you've written for this pairing. I wish you'd make a little index of stuff you've filled.
Re: Iron-banded, Silver-tipped, Golden-bladed 3/3
anonymous
August 30 2009, 01:49:10 UTC
if Finland had conquered Sweden their relationship would've been healthier?Not necessarily. If conqueror!Finland co-opted the Swedish ruling class by putting his own king on the throne, then you would have gotten a ruler (and his retainers) speaking a certain language that was not the majority language of the country (because Sweden has historically been not only more densely populated but also more populous than Finland). This was common in Europe for centuries, and in real history the educated class in Finland spoke Swedish
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Re: Iron-banded, Silver-tipped, Golden-bladed 3/3
anonymous
July 7 2010, 16:33:46 UTC
Please excuse this brief refuge in vulgarity.
Fuck you, Authornon. Fuck you most sincerely.
And now allow me to explain myself. It's not that I disliked your fill - quite the opposite. I don't think I've ever seen such a stylistically skillful piece. This captures an essence of mythos and tradition quite appropriate for the early history of northern Europe. And your alternate history is fascinating to read. And calling them "Suomi" and "Ruotsi" was just the icing on the cake... I must admit that I, as someone already put it, ship these two like Fedex. One of my favorite fills of them here, by far.
My problem is that you're too good! This entire meme is too good to be true! Where are the idiot newbies, the self-inserting fanfags, where is the garbage that constitutes 99% of all fanfiction? There is too high a concentration of quality on this meme for it to logicallly exist, yet it does. And it screws with my notions of probability! And you! *points at Authornon* You're the worst of them! Stop messing with my head
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A translation can be found here:
http://www.gov.karelia.ru/Different/Kalevala/selection_e.shtml
The print book is:
Lönnrot, Elias, comp. Kalevala: Epic of the Finnish People. Illus. Björn
Landström. Ed. George C Schoolfield. Trans. Eino Friberg. Helsinki:
Otava Publiching Company Ltd, 1988. Print.
One year the harvest is poor, and rather than let his children die Suomi follows them stone-skipping through islands in the water, chasing the sun as it wheels through the heavens. He comes upon little farming places, and his people become farmers in this far-off foreign place ( ... )
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Hands-down, one of my favorites on here. You're one hell of a storyteller! Speaking of which, this isn't the only fic you've written here, by any chance, is it? Your narrative voice seems kind of familiar....
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I'm glad. I wasn't sure I was making it accessible enough, so this is good to know. =D
this isn't the only fic you've written here,
I've written a number of Sweden/Finland fills, so if you follow the ship on the kink meme, you probably do recognize my style. ^_^;;;
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Your writing reminds me of some other Sweden/Finland fills, and I'm somewhat curious as to whether you authored them too
It's refreshing to see Suomi and Ruotsi used as names rather than Sweden and Finland, as well as other exonyms- they give the story a... personal touch?
I love how neither of them are in a distinct "wife" role, and how Sweden's speech are not abbreviated to the point of hard to read (amongst other things, but I'm clumsy with words so I'll stop.)
I've started reading the Kalevala from the site you provided, and I'm enjoying it immensely so far. I've been curious about it for a while, so thank you for providing me the opportunity!
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It should. I've written a number of fills, as I said to the commenter above. You're probably thinking of "I have found grace in thine eyes" ( http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/9482.html?thread=12646154#t12646154 ), which of my fills is the one most stylistically similar to this.
thank you for providing me the opportunity!
Glad to help! I had a lot of fun reading it so I'm happy to share.
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(Un)Spoken, http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/10530.html?thread=15920930#t15920930, was what came to my mind first, actually >_>;;
uh... do tell me if I got it right? >_>;
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okay but in all seriousness, I loved this. It was beautiful and I wish I could tell you more but unfortunately I've waited all day to comment and I'm about to head off to bed. You know, I'm quite certain that I've loved everything that you've written for this pairing. I wish you'd make a little index of stuff you've filled.
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Fuck you, Authornon. Fuck you most sincerely.
And now allow me to explain myself. It's not that I disliked your fill - quite the opposite. I don't think I've ever seen such a stylistically skillful piece. This captures an essence of mythos and tradition quite appropriate for the early history of northern Europe. And your alternate history is fascinating to read. And calling them "Suomi" and "Ruotsi" was just the icing on the cake... I must admit that I, as someone already put it, ship these two like Fedex. One of my favorite fills of them here, by far.
My problem is that you're too good! This entire meme is too good to be true! Where are the idiot newbies, the self-inserting fanfags, where is the garbage that constitutes 99% of all fanfiction? There is too high a concentration of quality on this meme for it to logicallly exist, yet it does. And it screws with my notions of probability! And you! *points at Authornon* You're the worst of them! Stop messing with my head ( ... )
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