Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Twilight of the Gods

I am a sucker for ancient cultures’ predictions about the end of the world.  So I was bummed that I only learned about Ragnarok on Friday!  You know, Ragnarok—the Viking end of the world.  A Viking history center in York (England, not PA) was spreading the story that Ragnarok was going to occur this past Saturday.  It turns out they just made that last part up and there is no date set for Ragnarok, but for awhile there it was cool to think about: the Midgard snake Jormungand rising from the sea…



What an interesting shoe.  The Tabbis by Ivanka Trump has a lot of different pieces to it, but it nicely represents Jormungand’s story: the coils of the snake at the toe; the mottled blues and purples of the seas it’s rising from (in snakeskin, no less!).  The three-inch heel is capped in shining silver, and an ankle strap completes the look.  Yours for $77 from 6pm.

… a wolf devouring the sun…



The Calida by Kiss N Tell is gray and furry like the wolf, and the 5.75-inch heel and 1.75-inch heel will help you reach the sun, certainly!  I think my favorite part is the buckle around the back—but you can’t collar a wolf, baby!  Find them at Rakuten for $30.

Surtr covering the earth in fire, causing the entire world to burn…



This pair of heels is red hot!  You send in a pair of shoes you want embellished, and you get them back aflame with red and black glitter and silver rhinestones.  Etsy seller Made by Bunny will charge you $120 for the labor and materials.


…and then pretty much all the gods die.  And all the people too.  But I’m kind of glad Ragnarok hasn’t come yet, since I was bummed I didn’t have time to get a valkyre helmet in time for the occasion.  But now I do!  Let’s see… Ragnarok will begin after a three-year winter, they say, and if this winter is any indication, 2017 it is!

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