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Post by ☘ - Lυcĸy Lιттle Clover on Nov 1, 2016 21:20:37 GMT -5
Welcome All!
Thank you for clicking on my thread. If you couldn't tell, I am wanting to make a clan! Though I want to make this one a bit different. Instead of a specific area. Maybe a specific breed of cat that the clan is full of. Which I'm thinking it would be really cool if they're Norwegian forest cats. I think that would be neat, maybe living off in some place with colder weather, We could due were the originated from, Norway. Since they are built for that kind of weather. I don't have anything specific at the time being, for rules and all, but I'd like this to be a semi literate - literate.
If you are interested in helping please post below!
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Post by ☘ - Lυcĸy Lιттle Clover on Nov 14, 2016 18:48:19 GMT -5
[Oh I forgot about wanting to do this.. Would anyone like to help me?]
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Post by Rushingwolf on Nov 15, 2016 15:28:45 GMT -5
[ I might be able to help^^ ]
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Post by ☘ - Lυcĸy Lιттle Clover on Nov 15, 2016 16:29:04 GMT -5
That would be amazing if you could! Do you like the idea of Norwegian forest cats being the breed, or would there be another cat breed you'd prefer?
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Post by Rushingwolf on Nov 15, 2016 16:34:31 GMT -5
<3 I love Norwegian Forest cats! Or even Maine Coons would be cool, but really I'm fine with whatever you envisioned c:
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Post by ☘ - Lυcĸy Lιттle Clover on Nov 15, 2016 16:41:20 GMT -5
Main Coons are cool as well, I personally would prefer Norwegian Forest cats. I'm thinking they'd actually be a clan in Norway somewhere. Opinions?
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Post by Rushingwolf on Nov 15, 2016 16:43:55 GMT -5
Alright I'm cool with that uwu
Ooo yeah I like that! Like in the mountains/hilly regions?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 16:45:53 GMT -5
I would love to help
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Post by ☘ - Lυcĸy Lιттle Clover on Nov 15, 2016 16:48:46 GMT -5
Okay awesome I am glad.
I'd be up for either maybe around a mountain hilly terrain looking over a body of water, Most likely a fjord like this. Image
And their dens would be little burrows in rocks, maybe.
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Post by ☘ - Lυcĸy Lιттle Clover on Nov 15, 2016 16:49:11 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 16:51:19 GMT -5
Credit to Lostmoon |> OOC <| So what will this mostlybbe about? What do you need?
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Post by Rushingwolf on Nov 15, 2016 16:51:28 GMT -5
Ugh that's so beautiful I love
I just got a thought of how they could communicate with StarClan if you're going for that? It's pretty basic but maybe the leader/medicine cat/whoever goes up to the top of a jutted peak similar to the one in the picture? That way they could be "closer" to the stars.
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Post by ☘ - Lυcĸy Lιттle Clover on Nov 15, 2016 16:58:04 GMT -5
@daryl Dixon: Everything pretty much. We are talking over territory now. @rushingwolf: I'm not sure. Do you think they should believe in starclan, or should the cats feel close bond with the Norse Goddes Freya, which in the mythology they seem to.
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Post by Rushingwolf on Nov 15, 2016 17:01:14 GMT -5
That would be cool. Do you think they should believe in a god/goddess for different things or just one? (I don't know much about Norse mythology so I'm looking some stuff up right now :3)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2016 17:04:48 GMT -5
@daryl Dixon: Everything pretty much. We are talking over territory now. @rushingwolf: I'm not sure. Do you think they should believe in starclan, or should the cats feel close bond with the Norse Goddes Freya, which in the mythology they seem to. Credit to Lostmoon |> Daryl <| Oh okay! Depending where they are at, I could think about it how it looks.
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Post by ☘ - Lυcĸy Lιттle Clover on Nov 15, 2016 17:30:18 GMT -5
I'm thinking they believe in all of them, but their main would be the goddess Freya. Well we are thinking in a mountain/hilly side in Norway overlooking a fjord.
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Post by Rushingwolf on Nov 15, 2016 17:40:25 GMT -5
Alright cool^^ What if they had like certain traditions to go along with each god/goddess? Or if not all of them just a few out of the bunch.
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Post by ☘ - Lυcĸy Lιттle Clover on Nov 15, 2016 18:24:06 GMT -5
Sorry might be poofy, I've been cooking. First potatoes now cookies. That would be cool, Maybe look up and see if there was any celebrations for the certain gods/goddess and see if we can form them into more of a feline manner.
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Post by Rushingwolf on Nov 15, 2016 18:27:08 GMT -5
It's okay^^ sounds good uwu
Will do!
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Post by Rushingwolf on Nov 15, 2016 18:35:40 GMT -5
So this isn't a god or goddess, but in the Norse mythology there is an ash tree called the Yggdresil, which is like Tree of Life type thing, and maybe something like that could be where the cats go to communicate with Freya?
Tyr is the god of war and justice, and maybe they rely/ask for his help if they are going into battle. Loki of course is the jokester/bad guy, so maybe he rules over their dark forest or he's the god the evil cats look up to. Freya is love and fertility, and would represent the good things to cats. Frigg is marriage and also fertility, so maybe when a cat wants to ask another to be their mate they offer something to Frigg in order for the relationship to be prosperous and successful.
These are just a few thoughts, feel free to add to or alter them :3
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Post by ☘ - Lυcĸy Lιттle Clover on Nov 15, 2016 18:41:43 GMT -5
Okay this is what I found so far, on Norse Holidays/Festivals
- Jul Dec 20-31st: Celebration of the Norse New Year; a festival of 12 nights. This is the most important of all the Norse holidays. On the night of December 20, the god Ingvi Freyr rides over the earth on the back of his shining boar, bringing Light and Love back into the World. In later years, after the influence of Christianity, the god Baldur, then Jesus, was reborn at this festival. Jul signifies the beginning and end of all things; the darkest time (shortest hour of daylight) during the year and the brightest hope re-entering the world. During this festival, the Wild Hunt is at its greatest fervor, and the dead are said to range the Earth in its retinue. The god Wotan (Odin) is the leader of this Wild Ride; charging across the sky on his eight-legged horse, Sleipnir; a very awe-inspiring vision. In ancient times, Germanic and Norse children would leave their boots out by the hearth on Solstice Eve, filled with hay and sugar, for Sleipnir's journey. In return, Wotan would leave them a gift for their kindness. In modern times, Sleipnir was changed to a reindeer and the grey-bearded Wotan became the kindly Santa Claus (Father Christmas).
- Thursbolt (Thor's Festival) Full moon on January: Minor feast honoring Thor, the protector of Midgard. During this time, the height of the Storm season, Thor's power is invoked to drive back the frost Jotuns so that Spring may return to Midgard.
- Disting (February 2nd): Festival of the Idises, when the effects of Winter are beginning to lessen and the world prepares itself for Spring. Corresponds to the pagan holiday of Imbolc. Disting is characterized by preparing the land for planting. In ancient times, Disting was the time when the cattle were counted and one's wealth was tallied; thus making it a festival of finance as well. It was said that new calves born during Disting were a sign of great prosperity for the coming year.
- Valisblot
(14 February): Many modern Asatruar celebrate Valisblot, or Vali's Feast, even though there is no historical precedent for associating Odin's youngest son with this festival; other than the name Vali associated with "Valentine." The hero Svenfjotli, son of Sigimund, was reputed to have been born at this time, and often blots are drunk to him as well.
- Ostara
(20-21 March): Festival of Ostara (Eostre), the Spring Goddess. This is a festival of renewal, rejoicing and fertility, although for most of the Northern People, the forces of Winter are still at full sway. In ancient times, the gift of colored eggs to one's friends and loved ones was a way of wishing them well for the coming season; a magical ritual of prosperity and fecundity. The rabbit was the symbol of this festival as well because of it's re-emergence during this season, and for its reproductive ability. These two rituals have survived into the modern holiday of Easter (which derives its name from Eostre) as Easter eggs and the Easter bunny. Like most ancient heathen rituals, they are relegated into the world of children; held for naught among adults; but the race memory lingers on.
[/b][li] Walpurgis/ Thrimilci (22 April - 1 May): The festival of Walpurgis, a night both of revelry and darkness. The nine nights of April 22 (interestingly enough, the modern festival of Earth Day) to April 30 are venerated as rememberance of the AllFather's self-sacrifice upon the World Tree Yggdrasil. It was on the ninth night (April 30, Walpurgisnacht) that he beheld the Runes, grasped them, and ritually died for an instant. At that moment, all the Light in the 9 worlds is extinguished, and utter Chaos reigns. At the final stroke of midnight, the Light returns in dazzling brilliance, and the bale-fires are lit. On Walpurgisnacht, the dead have full sway upon the earth; it is the ending night of the Wild Hunt. May 1 is the festival of Thrimilci; the beginning of Summer. Thrimilci is a festival of joy and fertility, much like Ostara; however, most of the Northern World is finally escaping from the snow at this time. [/li] [li] Einherjar (30 May): Minor modern Asatru festival honoring the warriors who fell during battle and who asceded to Valhalla's halls. Corresponds with the modern American holiday of Memorial Day. [/li][li] Sigurdsblot (9 June): Minor festival honoring Sigurd (Sigifrith or Siegfreid), the great hero who slayed the dragon Fafnir and won back the treasure of the Rhine. [/li]
[li] Midsummer (20-21 June): Celebration of the Summer Solstice, when the power of the Sun is at its height. It was at this time that most foreign trade was conducted, as well as shipping, fishing expeditions, and raiding. Thus, Midsummer was the festival of power and activity. It was not without its dark side as well. Midsummer was recognized as the longest day of the year; thus, the year began to age after this time and the days grow progressively shorter. The god Baldur is said to have been sacrificed at this time, but is reborn at Jul; the hero Sigurd was also said to have been slain by treachery at Midsummer by his blood-brothers Hagan and Gunthur (Gundahar). [/li]
[li] Lithasblot (31 July - 1 August): The harvest festival; giving thanks to Urda (Ertha) for her bounty. Often alms are given to the unfortunate at this time, or loaves in the shape of the fylfot (the Sun-wheel, which fell into regrettable disrepute during the dark times of the second World War when the symbol was perverted as a symbol of chaos and darkeness). Interestingly, Lithasblot 1941 was allegedly the time when the magical lodges of England performed rituals to keep the Nazi forces from invading their country; which may have worked, since Hitler eventually abandoned plans to invade Great Britain. Lithasblot has long been associated with ceremonial magic and magical workings. [/li] [li] Harvest End (Mabon) [22-23 September]: Mabon is a minor blot acknowledging the end of the Harvest Season, also associate with vintage and mead-making. Most people held off the full celebration of this holiday, though, until the main festival of Winternights. [/li][li] Winternights (29 October - 2 November): The beginning of the winter season for the Northern folk. Rememberances of the dead and one's ancestors were made during this feast. Winternights was a ceremony of wild abandon; much like the Carnivale season in the Mediterranean countries, and it marked the end of the summer season of commerce and travel and the beginning of the winter season of hunting. Much divination was done during Winternights to foretell the fates of those entering the coming year. It was said that if one sat on a barrow-mound (grave) all night long on Winternights, one would have full divinatory, shamanic (galdr and seith), and bardic (skaldr) powers . . . that is, if one retained one's sanity! Winternights marked the beginning of the Wild Hunt, which would continue until Walpurgisnacht. This festival corresponds roughly to the Celtic Samhain, and the modern American festival of Halloween, although the darker aspects of the festival are not as pronounced among the Norse people. (The Norse festival of darkness was Walpurgis, a full 6 months away). [/li] [/ul][/font][/div][/font]
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Post by ☘ - Lυcĸy Lιттle Clover on Nov 15, 2016 18:46:26 GMT -5
So this isn't a god or goddess, but in the Norse mythology there is an ash tree called the Yggdresil, which is like Tree of Life type thing, and maybe something like that could be where the cats go to communicate with Freya? Tyr is the god of war and justice, and maybe they rely/ask for his help if they are going into battle. Loki of course is the jokester/bad guy, so maybe he rules over their dark forest or he's the god the evil cats look up to. Freya is love and fertility, and would represent the good things to cats. Frigg is marriage and also fertility, so maybe when a cat wants to ask another to be their mate they offer something to Frigg in order for the relationship to be prosperous and successful. These are just a few thoughts, feel free to add to or alter them :3 That is a really cool idea. Though we can't forget Odin, since he the the highest one of them all.
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Post by Rushingwolf on Nov 15, 2016 19:01:39 GMT -5
Yeah ^^ I was trying to figure out what to do with him. Maybe as a guide for the leaders in particular?
Though, the idea of having a new year would be cool. Maybe there is a feast to pay homage to the gods? Or for another one like the great hunt and maybe most of the warriors and the leader go out to hunt and build up their prey? I didn't read all of them but those two ideas are the most classic
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Post by Rushingwolf on Nov 15, 2016 19:11:17 GMT -5
Though like the Winter Fesitival, it could be nice if they had a night or two out of the year to pay respects to the dead
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