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[fpb]

I just had a rather silly revelation.

A while ago, I asked my friend sanscouronne how she would see herself if she were to cast herself as a superhero or fantasy character. She chose "a Tolkien elf! Paradoxically old but young, whimsical, very perceptive, with sharp senses, able to flit about soundlessly, adept with a bow and arrow.." So - for the first time ever in forty-seven years - I found myself asking myself how I would cast myself. I came up with a beast-warrior - a fat, lumbering, fierce brown bear.

I wonder if any of you have any idea along these lines.

Comments

[elegant-bonfire.livejournal.com]

I thought of Beorn right away too! For me, one of my friends always told me I look like I should be wearing a hat with horns (aka Viking) so a Valkyrie? (although more mythical than fantasy).

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Plenty of Valkyries in superhero comics. There is even one in the Barbieri universe, although I doubt you would identify with her. Your warrior woman would be on the strapping side, I take it? And of course you would choose something horsy. The Valkyries ride, we all know that...

Valkyries & Shield maidens

[joetexx.livejournal.com]

Don't people alwsys mix 'em up? The latter fight, the former fetch heroes
to Vahalla and serve mead.

Re: Valkyries & Shield maidens

[fpb.livejournal.com]

We're talking about superhero comics here. In superhero comics, the best-known Thor is blonde and clean-shaven.

[elegant-bonfire.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that tall, broad-shoulder N. European look. And of course I would have to have a war-horse (that's where dressage comes from after all)!