Mielenkiintoinen näkökulma Forgotten Realms-maailman (ja siten Drizzt do'Urdenin) jumalattareen, Mielikkiin.
Vaikuttaa siltä, että kyseinen jumalatar on otettu muinaisesta suomalaisesta mytologiasta.
Ohessa katkelma (englanninkielinen): Mielikki (Goddess of the Winter Wood) - Mielikki is the Goddess of the Winter Wood. She is described as tall woman with platinum hair, who dresses in clothing made of leaves and bark and is always accompanied by hawks and wolves. Legend has it that unlike the other gods of the Kalevala, that she wanders the northern forests of Midgard. Mielikki is the protector of nature, who demands that all have respect for the wood and the animals that live there. She represents the balance of the good hunter who does not exploit the source of his livelihood. She is also the patron of rivers and streams. Mielikki is sometimes thought of as the wife of Uller, but true followers of the goddess know that she ties herself to no man or god, and wanders where her will takes her. In legends, however, Mielikki often works with the God of Archery and Winter, and with Ilmatar, who is sometimes referred to as her mother. In other legends, it was Mielikki who taught Diancecht his herb lore. Mielikki’s greatest foe is Tuonetar, whose realm of death in the underworld is a perversion of the beauty of nature and forests. It is Tuonetar’s desire to have the whole world over reflect her dark realm, and to this end she encourages the bloody sacrifice of animals.
Vaikuttaa siltä, että kyseinen jumalatar on otettu muinaisesta suomalaisesta mytologiasta.
Ohessa katkelma (englanninkielinen): Mielikki (Goddess of the Winter Wood) - Mielikki is the Goddess of the Winter Wood. She is described as tall woman with platinum hair, who dresses in clothing made of leaves and bark and is always accompanied by hawks and wolves. Legend has it that unlike the other gods of the Kalevala, that she wanders the northern forests of Midgard. Mielikki is the protector of nature, who demands that all have respect for the wood and the animals that live there. She represents the balance of the good hunter who does not exploit the source of his livelihood. She is also the patron of rivers and streams. Mielikki is sometimes thought of as the wife of Uller, but true followers of the goddess know that she ties herself to no man or god, and wanders where her will takes her. In legends, however, Mielikki often works with the God of Archery and Winter, and with Ilmatar, who is sometimes referred to as her mother. In other legends, it was Mielikki who taught Diancecht his herb lore. Mielikki’s greatest foe is Tuonetar, whose realm of death in the underworld is a perversion of the beauty of nature and forests. It is Tuonetar’s desire to have the whole world over reflect her dark realm, and to this end she encourages the bloody sacrifice of animals.
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Vanhimmat
Eihän tämä mikään uusi juttu periaatteessa ole...
Mutta onhan se juu. Miksiköhän? Olisikos Bob niin kova Tolkien fani, että päätti myös tutkia Kalevalaa, yms. muuta suomalaista mytologiaa?...
Eipä kai, en vaan löytänyt aikaisempia viittauksia aiheeseen (en tainnut etsiä tarpeeksi :) Vann on se jännää, että Tolkien (ja ilmeisesti Salvatore, tai joku joka on kehitellyt Forgotten Realmsia) on ollut noin kiinnostunut suomalaisesta mytologiasta, kun suomalaiset itse eivät ole siitä niin kovin kiinnostuneita...
Ruoho on aina vihreämpää aidan toisella puolella... ;)
esiintyy useitakin suomenkielisiä nimiä. Esimerkiksi Heart of Winter -pelissä on kokonainen kylä jossa on monta suomalaisella nimellä raskautettua ihmistä (Väinö, Mauno yms.).
Pullmanin Universumien tomu -sarjassa on sympaattinen Lapin noita Serafina Pekkala.
Mie luin jostain, että tämä herra Salvatore olisi jonkin laatunen Kalevala-fanikin. Ja onhan se ihan kivaakin kun Suomi pääsee kartalle. Omasta mielestäni Kalevala on kyllä aina ollut tylsä...
Luin muuten just lehdestä (Aamulehden Valo-liite) että japanilaiset on tehnyt jostain vanhemmasta suomalaisesta kirjasta animenkin. Päähenkilö oli joku paimentyttö Katri. Suomeen sitä ei kyllä olla hankittu. Aika jännää, vai mitä?;p