tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post3141348870012688584..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: RagnarokGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-35776346766195594352014-03-23T13:45:58.682-07:002014-03-23T13:45:58.682-07:00Epic. Kenning epic. Wow. Buddy you are just on fir...Epic. Kenning epic. Wow. Buddy you are just on fire with this one. Mystic_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099062213372011260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-45076501769788950872014-03-22T03:22:35.495-07:002014-03-22T03:22:35.495-07:00I tried reading the Book of Revelations once when ...I tried reading the Book of Revelations once when I was 12. I didn't completely grasp it, but I understood enough to have it fill me with terror. I had a similar reaction to this poem. It is on a level that I feel is beyond my grasp right now, but I desperately want to get to that level. Even more so, I hope I'm not on the side of the wicked when all of this goes down.The Bizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797871556831556557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-10116625032984421402014-03-20T22:55:25.616-07:002014-03-20T22:55:25.616-07:00Well..it's a pleasure to read the depth of the...Well..it's a pleasure to read the depth of the exploration of your mind..in a new form..i have not seen yet from you until today..<br /><br />There is more going on there..than the saloon..most obviously ..;) ..i love the way you use mythology..to house your truth here..<br /><br />And a happy ending..with a much smaller human population..<br />is i do think..<br /><br />achievable YES!..as human beings above all..<br /><br />WILL survive..<br />come hell or high water..and other everyday calamities..of human challenge...:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-28976997481176029092014-03-20T22:23:51.051-07:002014-03-20T22:23:51.051-07:00Such powerful images and wonderful use of kenning....Such powerful images and wonderful use of kenning. A saga indeed created... by your word-pairings that which evoke strong images. And the bringing of mythology after the initial starting of the world as we know today... it just kept getting better and better. Great writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-7292025552673512612014-03-20T21:14:40.053-07:002014-03-20T21:14:40.053-07:00An epic tale Glenn, read twice to grasp each kenni...An epic tale Glenn, read twice to grasp each kenning and you have delivered the modern day with shades of Viking. My interpretation only, very engrossing read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020430647050532416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-330872447374126242014-03-20T19:48:09.993-07:002014-03-20T19:48:09.993-07:00cool! I liked that you ended positive, or not!
cool! I liked that you ended positive, or not!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-35105244408295942162014-03-20T17:58:17.838-07:002014-03-20T17:58:17.838-07:00Fantastic write, Glenn! This is more than just a m...Fantastic write, Glenn! This is more than just a mouthful. It gets one to read multiple times and still lots to get to.Great scenes in this epic write as described by others as well!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-21529535833420883212014-03-20T17:08:19.610-07:002014-03-20T17:08:19.610-07:00Whoa, Glenn...i'm totally over-bowled by your ...Whoa, Glenn...i'm totally over-bowled by your mythic saga...a modern legend with ancient characters, reads like graphic novel lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-76267894078996594842014-03-20T16:07:03.702-07:002014-03-20T16:07:03.702-07:00So much said--when I was reading I became so engro...So much said--when I was reading I became so engrossed in what you were saying that I forgot this was an exercize in creating kennings. vb holmeshttp://vbreverb.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-52954567009701030182014-03-20T15:02:34.450-07:002014-03-20T15:02:34.450-07:00Wow, epic write indeed ~ I learn some creative wor...Wow, epic write indeed ~ I learn some creative word pairing like clarion-dawning ~ Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-67442217473272252332014-03-20T14:52:27.067-07:002014-03-20T14:52:27.067-07:00Absolutely epic, in the real sense of the word. Yo...Absolutely epic, in the real sense of the word. You really went to town with this - I doff my cap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-90459724592930650212014-03-20T14:16:28.608-07:002014-03-20T14:16:28.608-07:00hunger-knaw stuck out for me here... such a placat...hunger-knaw stuck out for me here... such a placative and felt word... and whew...what scenes you paint here..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-1852100689761613892014-03-20T14:15:15.743-07:002014-03-20T14:15:15.743-07:00Your poem made me think of Scandinavian epics, wit...Your poem made me think of Scandinavian epics, with a contemporary touch! You certainly seem to have been inspire by the prompt.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-28224166787620052962014-03-20T14:07:31.472-07:002014-03-20T14:07:31.472-07:00Glenn this poetry reads like a drapa that's th...Glenn this poetry reads like a drapa that's the love-child of Alan Ginsberg and the master of kennings Snorri Sturlasson. I feel that we are already within Ragnarök.. with Fenrir beint the beast we have created in war machinery.. Maybe Heimdal is blowing his horn in Ukraine as we speak...brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-797113901810441452014-03-20T14:00:52.351-07:002014-03-20T14:00:52.351-07:00Oh yes I would love to hear your recitation on thi...Oh yes I would love to hear your recitation on this. <br /><br />Though you say its a kenning poem and you have so many great examples of that - but your creation has a much bigger canvas. Abhrahttp://www.abhrapal.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-3027298882305865052014-03-20T12:50:27.519-07:002014-03-20T12:50:27.519-07:00Yes, wow, I feel like this really has the feel of ...Yes, wow, I feel like this really has the feel of the Old Norse works and the power of a saga...<br /><br />I especially love the surviors-two section.mrs mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079985184737831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-84135193532600539382014-03-20T12:31:23.975-07:002014-03-20T12:31:23.975-07:00like the pairing of the bile bankers and our philo...like the pairing of the bile bankers and our philosopher-kings....ugh on the world we are creating....as we turn on one another....and our lip-serve to consent...yeah....serious write man...def epic in scope...love all the touches on myth...that the Thor movies have brought back to the forefront....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-55393551389664036772014-03-20T12:23:08.651-07:002014-03-20T12:23:08.651-07:00Not only did you use kennings, Glenn, but you wrot...Not only did you use kennings, Glenn, but you wrote a saga. >KBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-63267528199799926732014-03-20T12:16:25.753-07:002014-03-20T12:16:25.753-07:00Well, Glenn, I must say I don't know where to ...Well, Glenn, I must say I don't know where to start in commenting this poem. I way it is a kenning of epic proportions, demonstrating your knowledge of literature and mythology &, besides that, leaving me awed and near speechless. Smiles.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com