World Mythology -- Third Period -- Monday

[atreideslioness]

As students came in today, they'd find the desks removed in favor of the piles of cushions and blankets Ghanima favored for movie day.  While this weekend wasn't as traumatizing as some events in Fandom's history, Ghanima knew some of the students had unfortunate run-ins with the creatures.

 
"The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem in Middle High German," she began once everyone got comfortable. "The story tells of dragon-slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, how he was murdered, and of his wife Kriemhild's revenge.  The Nibelungenlied is based on pre-Christian Germanic heroic motifs known as the "Nibelungensaga", which include oral traditions and reports based on historic events and individuals of the 5th and 6th centuries. Old Norse parallels of the legend survive in the Völsunga saga, the Prose Edda, the Poetic Edda, the Legend of Norna-Gest, and the Þiðrekssaga."

"An early critic labeled it a German Iliad, arguing that, like the Greek epic, it goes back to the remotest times and unites the monumental fragments of half-forgotten myths and historical personages into a poem that is essentially national in character. However, others criticised the work for being inferior to the Greek classics and not worthy of the status of a national epic."

"Despite its many critics, imagery from the Nibelungelied was used in many poems, essays, posters and speeches at every stage in the development of German nationalism, from the Befreiungskriege (Wars of Liberation) to the period of Nazi rule, to less jingoistic interpretations and references today.  For example, the faithfulness among the Burgundian king and his vassals, ranked higher than family bonds or life, is called Nibelungentreue. This expression was used in Germany, prior to World War I to describe the alliance between the German Empire and Austria-Hungary, as well as by Nazi propaganda, e.g. when referring to the Battle of Stalingrad."

"It is also very popular outside Germany, as it is one of the inspirations for King of the Bracelets."

"Today, since I'm sure a number of you are worn out, we are going to watch a movie version of this story.  We'll be viewing Dark Lands: The Dragon Lord, a made-for-television version that takes significant liberties with the myth, but is still entertaining.  For those of you interested in reading the original Song of the Nibelungs, I suggest you make a visit to the library, as they may have a retelling in the language of your choice."

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[atreideslioness]

Like you survived the gremlins!

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During the Lecture

[atreideslioness]

Take notes, pass notes, chat with your neighbor...

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[spiritandsword]

Annja was taking notes and really wishing she wasn't so tired.

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[trigons_child]

Raven was quiet and sitting off to the side by herself, still feeling the effects of the weekend.

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[momslilassassin]

Ben, today wearing a black flight suit because his Jedi robes were beyond repair, split his attention between what Ghanima was saying and checking the rest of the class for wounds.

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[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda sat grumpily in the back, wrist and shoulders hurting. She was in a bad mood, but rather liked Ghanima today for letting them watch a movie.

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[solo_sword]

Jaina wasn't hurt or sore or anything after the weekend, but she'd never pass up a chance to skip the desks for the pillows. She was listening attentively, so far enjoying a day of not killing things.

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[glacial_queen]

Karla was still exhausted from all the Craft of the weekend. She was trying to listen, but mostly drowsing.

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[eyebrowgoesup]

Spock listened intently to the lecture and took assiduous notes, annotating them with his personal thoughts on the logic or lack thereof involved in these myths.

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[she-sheds.livejournal.com]

Joolushko was taking notes, as she so often did. And while the most traumatizing part of the weekend for her was that her shoe needed to be replaced due to gremlin bite marks, she was still quite happy to be sprawled on the pillows instead of seated at a desk.

Watch the Movie!

[atreideslioness]

She probably won't mind if you talk today, but try not to get too rowdy.

Re: Watch the Movie!

[momslilassassin]

Ben settled in to watch the movie.

Re: Watch the Movie!

[solo_sword]

Jaina tried to catch his eye, making the universal (well, depending on your species) face for "You okay?"

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[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

Watching the movie was fine by Jacob. What was less fine was how his eyes started closing about ten minutes in and unless someone elbowed him, he was going to end up snoring.

Re: Watch the Movie!

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri wasn't going to elbow Jacob, no.

She would Force-levitate a little ball of paper, though, and send it toward his nose. Because loud.

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[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda enjoyed the movie. A lot of that was the pretty, but the story was fun too.

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[she-sheds.livejournal.com]

Joolushko was always happy for an excuse to watch movies. The pillows were just an added bonus.

Talk to the TAs

[atreideslioness]

Once they tag in.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[solo_sword]

Jaina was here, though she doubted anyone would be needing her on what seemed to be a very low-key post invasion day.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[harper-journeys.livejournal.com]

Menolly was there to be talked to did anyone wish to talk to her.

Talk to Ghanima

[atreideslioness]

She's around, before and after class.

OOC

[atreideslioness]

Sorry for two movie classes in a row, but it's tradition after an invasion!

Also, I found out this morning that I may be AFK for most of the evening on Monday. Pings to Ghani may be SP after 5CST.

Re: OOC

[spiritandsword]

This cracks me up because I was getting icons from this movie over the weekend for a character of mine. :)