HOME | DD
ellaine — The viking wives
Published: 2014-03-16 21:50:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 5250; Favourites: 337; Downloads: 40
Redirect to original
Description
Something I’m currently working on - illustration for a book that made my cry for the whole evening and still does. Two vikings’ wives, totally different yet bound by life, fate or coincidence.
Pencil on paper, colored version will follow
P.S. As always, I'm curious if anyone will recognize the book (Polish readers only, sorry:[)
Related content
Comments: 32
Lovely! And I have a Thor's hammer pendant just like the one on the right...
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Unfortunately not, which is a shame, because it's an amazing and beautifully written story
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
awe. That sucks. it sounded awesome
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I know, and the books are awesome and deserve to be translated, but somehow no one did it so far
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Me too, because I believe, the books deserve it.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
One is a Christian and the other one is a pagan, right? Nice costume design, well done! Would it be too much trouble if I asked you to kindly provide a link to whatever was the inspiration for the pagan lady's fur collar thingy? I've never seen fibulae used in this way, to attach (?) a collar (or perhaps just never noticed)... Thanks in advance!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
The Cross and Thor's Hammer actually represent the men, they love. Halderd never became Christian, she's more what we would today call an atheist, while Sigrun sticks to the old religion although it hurts her that she will never be reunited with her husband after death.
As for the fur, I would love to provide you with a link, but... this was my own invention, probably also very inaccurate, since you never seen it, sorry ;_:
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
No need to be sorry about that - it's possible, I guess, just somewhat unusual.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
They are so beautiful and as far as I can see they are historically accurate as well :3
You rock! (and i wish I knew what book this was, and that it was available in english or swedish 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thank you:] And it's a big compliment, because I did some research before drawing them, I took some artistic freedom, but tried to stay true to the historical design.
It's unfortunately available only in Polish
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
You are very welcome! It totally makes my day :3
Well, that's a bummer, but what can one do? Maybe learn polish
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Thank you! Sometimes I wonder if I will ever be able to do something without too much detail ;]
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Hm... Czyżby "Saga Sigrun" i w ogóle "Północna droga"? Leży u mnie na stosie książek do przeczytania i chyba zyskała właśnie pierwszeństwo
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Tak!
Ja własnie skończyłam wczoraj Halderd, przy Sadze zryczałam się jak nigdy w zyciu ;_; Ale fantastyczny cykl, naprawdę warto!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
No fakt, nie było bardzo trudne, niewiele tej rodzimej literatury o wikingach
Przekonałaś mnie, stanowczo to moja następna lektura.
Będzie może więcej ilustracji?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
To ciekawa jestem, jak sie bedzie czytało:]
Oczywiście, że będą, mam kilka pomysłów w głowie;D
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Thank you! I hope not to ruin them with color
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Just watch the values and it'll be fine 
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Nie kojarzę o jaką książkę chodzi, ale same ilustracje sprawiają, że chętnie bym ją przeczytała
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Książkę mogę tylko gorąco polecić, choć przede mną jeszcze dwa tomy. Ale jeszcze chwilę zaczekam, może ktoś rozpozna te panie
👍: 0 ⏩: 0