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A very pretty troll in viking clothes.

Random info about vikings: The key in her belt shows that she is the "lady of the house".
In viking society men and women were considered equally important (That can be seen from the graves. Men and women had identical graves with the same amount of riches in them), but in different areas. Only the men owned swords to symbolise that they were free and were in charge of matters outside the home, and only the women were given keys to the house to show that she was free and had full power over the home. So locking their husbands out of the house was not an uncommon punishment. :XD:

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~Cookie-Crumbled Nov 28, 2012
I am all for reinstating this tradition!
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~ChibiNKorea Sep 26, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Am I the only one who noticed that on her necklace is a charm of Mjolnir, Thor's hammer? (Not speaking as an Avengers fan, by the way. I just noticed and remembered that Thor and Loki are Norse Gods) (And as always, I love the lovely art~)
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=AngelheartTheWarrior Dec 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Huh. You're right. She does have a Thor hammer necklace.
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Mood: Joy ~trojanvirus-exe Jul 9, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
shes pretty :heart:
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~Sillytoad May 31, 2012  Student Writer
Very pretty. The information was also quite interesting to learn. :D
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~Vittland-Vackra May 30, 2012  Hobbyist Filmographer
i'm currently writing a story and it has a troll in it.this looks like the female version of him! XD happiness. his name is Malchien. idk where that came from, but it means 'milk' or something in some obscure language....
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~dinshino May 8, 2012
Yay! Someone finally draws them in the correct order!!!!

From the perspective of the user is a plus.
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~CapitanaRecondita Apr 13, 2012  Professional
wonderful!
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Mood: Joy *SwanofWar Oct 9, 2011  Professional Writer
A beautiful fantasy art with a bit of history mixed in--fabulous! :D
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~Coleslayer Oct 3, 2011
I love all your little trivia bits about trolls and vikings. My ancestors are almost all Scandinavians, but I don't know much about the history or folk lore. So thank you for these. :)
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