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And there’s our "winner" of the Norse Trivia: Corpse of Hel Edition discussion. Thanks to all the Brat-halla readers who participated… there were lots of great entries. Some funny, some thoughtful, and some nicely researched. Since it was really close for choosing the winner, I decided to post some honorable mentions (in no particular order):
The "I’m Not Afraid of Paradoxes" Award goes to: Annie.
The "Most Use of Scholarly Names" Award goes to: Rafngard.
The "This is a Trick Question but I’m Gonna Try to Answer Anyway" Award goes to: CandleJack.
The "Hollywood Really True Story, Honest… This Time" Award goes to: Rayna.
The "RPG Rulemeister" Award goes to: Sul’Zala and PhantomLurker.
The "Frigg Fandom Shines Through in a Hel Thread" Award goes to: Grimmy.
The "Knights of the Dinner Table Reference" Award goes to: Wynni.
The "Gothy Ending" Award goes to: Thomaz.
The "Wordier Than Jeff but A Good Read Despite That" Award goes to: Stephen M (Ethesis) … and here and here.
The "Economy of Words" Award goes to: Laota French.
The "Fun Hod-Based Scenario" Award goes to: Theala Sildorian.
The "Had to Go There, DIdn’t You?" Award goes to: Qanouni and J C Rouille.
And special thanks again to everyone who participated. You made it a lot of fun!
Well judged! I also loved the cleverness of your Honorable Mention Awards…and yes I really Had To Go There, Didn’t I…
I enjoyed the cleverness as well. Funny, as an author I’m known for being terse
Thanks, J C and Stephen. This took a lot longer than I’d planned, but I think it was worth the extra wait. I think I’ll start another trivia/question next week (maybe do this every other week).
Ooo… and I just had a good idea for the next one.
Cool. Thank you Acadamy, it’s an honor just to be nominated
Whole thing was a lot of fun. Been awhile since someone mentioned a No Prize
You said CandleJack!
You can’t finish your
Hooray for Freakazoid references! I miss that show.
Me too!
I like japanese animation but I miss the times when american cartoons weren’t trying to looks like anime.
Oh gods I got nominated.
Sorry xD
My chin just hit my legs (cuz I sit) when I read it. Thank you.
As I’ve never read the GURPS book for Vikings I sadly have some trouble fully comprehending what PhantomLurker said, but I got the quintessence. And congrats to him
The KoTD reference was really funny, so congrats and *LOL* (a nice one!) to Wynni
LoL, I really didn’t expect to win with that. But a Chucktatorship in old Asgard…that would be interesting.
Thanks for the honorable mention.
“…until I see it with my own eyes.” that means he’ll never believe it.:)
Greetings to one and all:
My Web site is the name of my newly published book. Which can readily be found on Google.Com and else where as well. This is a story about two boys who lost their parents at an early age and had to therefore, go it on their own.
This all happened within the eighteenth Century Gold Rush. Both boys, though living hundreds of miles apart also having never met, both had decided to head off into the wild blue yonder and try their luck at finding gold. It’s a story that both adults and young folks will most probably enjoy.
Warm Regards
William Dunigan
Wheee! Knights is one of my favorite reads. Been a gamer for over half my life, and I really do believe I’ve gamed with a few of them, more than once. 0.o I was really surprised no one had made a reference to the Hackmaster by the time I found the contest. Thank you thank you for the honorable mention, and the sweet comments.
/huggles!
While I like Knights, I LOVE Dork Tower and actually toyed with basing my suggestion on that…but decided that while Death By Warhamster might qualify as Helish, Hel could probably take him down…whereas a Hackmaster…
I just reread all the answers, and yes, the awards are all well-deserved.
Especially mine.
(Me? Humble? Verily thou jest, mortal!) Actually, I didn’t expect to be nominated for the winner, and I kinda liked the mythological explanation I gave better than the gamer-geek one. But… that’s just to show Odineye that there will be Hel to pay… and I don’t think she’ll settle for furs.
I’m not afraid of paradoxes! But I am! *shifty eyes*
Angraboda, mother of Hel.
Isn’t she metioned in a Monty Python sketch?
(The opening of one of the albums, where the trick start leads you to belive you have, in error, been given “the Pleasures of the Dance”, a collection of Norwegian carpenters’ songs compiled by Oscar Tritt. At one point, there is a lot of singing in cod-Norwegian, accompanied by clapping stamping and accordion music, where the name of Angraboda features in the song lyrics. Then John Cleese breaks in to apologise and say it really is a new sound recording by Monty Python’s Flying Circus, cue “Liberty Bell”, and foot squelching down on the thirty-second bar…
Just saying.