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4. Lokiby ~Hapo57

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Loki: Norse God of Mischief

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I always have trouble drawing Loki because there aren't really standard depictions of him. He is a shape shifter after all! Hahaha... I guess this is my amalgamation of my own headcanon of him...?

I was tempted to colour his hair red this time since he is associated with fire, but I'm pretty sure Thor is supposed to have red hair by default and that sort of draws lots of attention to him. Let's say Loki's hair is the colour of coal, then. XD

Loki is an interesting character for a couple of reasons. First of all, he is considered now to be a heavily Christianized version of old Norse myths- to the point where he's become an antagonist likened to the devil while before he had simply been a good-natured trickster figure. This may or may not influence the second reason: modern scholars find him impossible to figure out! I guess that's just him trolling us hundreds of years later. XD I sort of tried to pick contrasting colours to illustrate this, haha. That and fire + mistletoe = red + green.

He's holding the mistletoe that was used to kill poor Baldr- one of those stories that no one can decide whether the Christians inserted Loki into it to make him an antagonist or not, haha.

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~Snigepippi Apr 21, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I like it, reminds me of Peter Madsens version (The one most Danes grew up with

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And yeah, it's only Snurri Sturlason's Edda who depicts Loki as the 'Evil/Devil-like' one. In Saxo Gramaticus works Loki has no part in Balder's death.
Many thinks Sturlason had an agenda with his work, making the Norse tradition look more like Greek myths and christian traditions, and thus making it more 'moral' and less pagan.

~Hapo57 Apr 21, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Wow, thanks! I can't say I'm familiar with that interpretation, haha, but I'm glad I managed to come close to something so... valid? XD;

Really? That makes a lot of sense in a strange sort of way. XD

~Snigepippi Apr 21, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I don't know about ... valid. Not with Loki in the mix

Peter Madsen has drawn a very popular comic over the last 30 years named 'Valhalla'

~Kiotona Aug 24, 2011

I can't help but laugh every time I see something about the mistletoe or Baldr's death. I am a terrible person who finds Loki's pranks waaaaaay too funny....

~Hapo57 Aug 24, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Well, if you're going to be too lazy and forget to ask mistletoe not to hurt your son...

*Thorskegga Aug 17, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Loki is probably red haired - he is described as Red Loki in some of the old myths.

My vote, naughty yes, evil no.

~Hapo57 Aug 17, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Does red specifically refer to his hair though? It might be his clothes, or an abstract colour like his personality or emotions. *shrug* XD Just thinking, haha.

I agree with you there. :3

*Thorskegga Aug 17, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Probably hair colour but open to plenty of artistic license. Red skin perhaps

I paint him with ginger hair to make him distinct from Thor.

~Phantasm1 Aug 15, 2011 Hobbyist Writer

Shapeshifters, are confusing, it seems oddly appropriate that his legend is obscured even though its mostly a coincidence do to him being Christianized. Also he looks so cheerfull well holding the mistletoe to kill his enemy's son, I just thought I should comment on the picture rather than just the author's comment

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