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ekormekolindo — The Fain of the Princes

Published: 2014-08-13 04:51:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 1240; Favourites: 63; Downloads: 0
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Description The Lady Frigga, queen of Asgard and affectionately known as the Allmother by all others, was praised throughout the Nine Realms for her nurturing nature. Her heart was for all creatures and beings despite their shortcomings and those that received her compassion flourished. As a mother of two sons, Prince Thor and Prince Loki, she desired to teach her young boys about the value of life thusly, one afternoon, she stole them away from their "magical quest" to the realm of foodheim, also known as the kitchen, and took them out beyond the walls of the city of Asgard to a forest nearby. There, she introduced the lads to a beautiful deer who had just given birth to a baby fawn. Immediately, the little princes took kindly to the baby deer much to Lady Frigga's enjoyment. She stood afar and tended to the mother deer whilst Thor and Loki gawked over the fawn. Thor took it into his arms but, unaware of his growing strength, he began to choke the life from the baby.
Loki became aware of the little one's struggle and begged Thor to release it. Thor believed Loki to be jealous that he got to hold the fawn first so he was reluctant to release him. When he finally did, he realized his mistake and both princes grew worried as the fawn lay limp upon the ground. Loki had begun his lessons in magic but was easily a novice at this time. Despite his lack of training, he took pity upon the fawn and attempted to heal him though his limited magic. Unbeknownst to either one, the spell Loki used was incorrect and rather than healing the fawn, it hastened death. The fawn passed out but the princes believe the baby is just resting after the trying ordeal. Cautiously, they place him under a tree to rest and head off to continue their quest in the forest.
Lady Frigga returns to the spot where her two sons had left the fawn and quickly uses her own magic to heal the poor thing, however, she refused to tell them the fawn had flirted with death so that they would not feel ashamed of their unintentionally destructive actions. It was only years later that Loki sat in study, reading through a book of spells when one seemed familiar. It was then he had the realization that he had used it on the fawn some years back and it was not what he had intended. It should have killed the little fellow. Loki's heart sank as did Thor's when Loki revealed the mistake. For a whole week, Asgard had to deal with two guilt-ridden teenager princes.


Yet another drawing! Tis been a while since I have uploaded one and that is because it has been a while since I had a chance to doodle something. I was frightfully busy with my cosplay up until now so I had a bit of time to draw. I went for a manuscript idea for this one since it went with the story above. I admit, I role-play with a friend of mine and it was between he and I that this tale came about. I desired to illustrate it.

~Details~
Loki's flower, the Stargazer Lily, symbolizes ambition.
Thor's flower is the Daffodil symbolizing chivalry.
At the top is the idea of life and death going from moon to sun back to the moon.
Finally, there are Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn, hidden in the drawing. They symbolize thought and memory.

Prismacolor colored pencils, sepia pens, tan paper.
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Comments: 25

Chiaroscuro-Ink [2015-01-08 04:54:17 +0000 UTC]

I know you posted this ages ago--I'm sorry I'm just now getting to commenting on it! Your colored pencil skills are so smooth and wonderful. I particularly love the blue and red sections at the top. The details are great. ^.^

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ekormekolindo In reply to Chiaroscuro-Ink [2015-01-08 18:12:03 +0000 UTC]

No worries! I know you had a lot on your plate for the last two years or so. And thank you! The colors were great fun to play with.

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Ravenwood777 [2014-11-23 03:58:18 +0000 UTC]

I love this so much! The whole piece gives off a kind of magical medieval vibe, and the borders are beautiful! Thor and Loki are adorable! Great work!  

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ekormekolindo In reply to Ravenwood777 [2014-11-26 20:11:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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DulaniY [2014-11-21 15:39:05 +0000 UTC]

this is nice! the soft colors and the line work in the border takes you back in time to a beautiful world of magic and mystery. If you think in the angle of Thor and Loki, this is a whole new way to look at them. They are adorable!

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ekormekolindo In reply to DulaniY [2014-11-22 01:53:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! The idea of the border was meant to give that feel so I am glad that has come through.

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DulaniY In reply to ekormekolindo [2014-11-22 02:52:56 +0000 UTC]

np. You did a great job

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Wolfgirl660 [2014-11-21 06:01:50 +0000 UTC]

When I first saw this I thought it was Arthur and Merlin from the show But this is great either way and I love how you added the extra details with the flowers for Thor and Loki ~

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ekormekolindo In reply to Wolfgirl660 [2014-11-22 01:45:30 +0000 UTC]

Haha! Honestly, as I was watching Merlin, I could not help but wonder how great of an AU that would make. After all, both dark-haired boys are the ones with magic and the two blonde-haired boys are born with entitlement.
But thank you! I could take either as a compliment.

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Wolfgirl660 In reply to ekormekolindo [2014-11-22 01:54:50 +0000 UTC]

I'm not much of a fan of AUs but some are really cool and that idea is pretty amazing.
And you're welcome~

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ekormekolindo In reply to Wolfgirl660 [2014-11-22 02:01:34 +0000 UTC]

In all honesty, I am not either... most of the time. I can make a few exceptions should it be a really neat and creative idea that works. I also want to thank you for stopping by and commenting. I do really appreciate it!

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Wolfgirl660 In reply to ekormekolindo [2014-11-22 02:07:31 +0000 UTC]

There are always exceptions for things And it's not a problem It's really well drawn and thought out I love it

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Clovis-thecutestcat [2014-11-21 04:02:55 +0000 UTC]

Wow lovely borders and choice of colors you did a great job with the faces (especially since they are normally very difficult to draw)

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ekormekolindo In reply to Clovis-thecutestcat [2014-11-22 01:37:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Alpha621 [2014-09-23 11:43:59 +0000 UTC]

Really awesome seeing your artwork again ! You did an awesome job with the coloring here ! Makes me wanna go back to traditional coloring .

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ekormekolindo In reply to Alpha621 [2014-09-25 20:36:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I do love traditional coloring but I envy those that are good with the digital stuff, such as yourself.

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Alpha621 In reply to ekormekolindo [2014-09-25 21:23:20 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, and o-oh… /)//////(\

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Annathelle26 [2014-08-15 15:35:22 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful picture! I love all the little details!

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ekormekolindo In reply to Annathelle26 [2014-08-17 00:46:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Cyrisesevens [2014-08-14 21:26:33 +0000 UTC]

Awesome art . Let me compliment you

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ekormekolindo In reply to Cyrisesevens [2014-08-17 00:46:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I appreciate it!

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Cyrisesevens In reply to ekormekolindo [2014-08-22 12:42:55 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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Draconicat [2014-08-13 16:40:40 +0000 UTC]

Very cool!

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ekormekolindo In reply to Draconicat [2014-08-14 00:06:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Draconicat In reply to ekormekolindo [2014-08-20 21:17:01 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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