tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post5954762394958637494..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Faerie Alliances IIKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-75818698444965973302016-06-30T07:48:05.289+01:002016-06-30T07:48:05.289+01:00Hi, David!
This is tangential, but your mentionin...Hi, David!<br /><br />This is tangential, but your mentioning of armored warrior women brings up an old beef of mine: of how SKEPTICAL I am of most women being capable of truly being of being soldiers or navy sailors. I've seen comments and articles, some of them long and detailed, of how many women simply can't cope with the physical demands of military training. And if that's the case in mere training, how much more so in actual combat?<br /><br />I've also seen complaints about how the armed forces have been pressured to lower their standards to enable more women to pass training "successfully." That can't be good for morale, along with many other things it's bad for!<br /><br />S.M. Stirling could just barely make me suspend my disbelief at how he had so many women serving in the Draka armed forces. Because he had Draka women studying, training, drilling, and practicing the martial arts from age 7. But, it was still a bit of a strain, till the Draka were able to use genetics to enhance both male and female Draka.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-5030565280636452682016-06-29T21:43:04.255+01:002016-06-29T21:43:04.255+01:00Paul:
Speaking of images, the one for this post lo...Paul:<br />Speaking of images, the one for this post looks to me to be VERY much based on David A. Cherry's art for the cover of his sister's book *The Dreamstone*. The armored figure holding up a sword with both hands, the lightning going off in four directions from just above the hilt, even the position of the legs.... The background is different, and the design of the armor, and Arafel stands with MORE armor and weapons at her feet rather than on a rock, but the resemblance is quite, QUITE strong. Tsk.David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-17023238460665791802016-06-29T16:30:21.737+01:002016-06-29T16:30:21.737+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I didn't think the image you link...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I didn't think the image you linked to looked that conventional. But, then, I was thinking more of how both Catholics and Orthodox have generally portrayed Christ in their icons.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-29275481495316372862016-06-29T16:18:10.635+01:002016-06-29T16:18:10.635+01:00Sean,
I don't know whether it is meant to rese...Sean,<br />I don't know whether it is meant to resemble Christ but I think it does look a bit like traditional images.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-52097742384618815082016-06-29T16:12:09.208+01:002016-06-29T16:12:09.208+01:00Kaor, Paul!
It might be simpler to think of both ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />It might be simpler to think of both Asgard and Jotunheim existing in another plane of reality or an alternate universe. With Faerie somehow being connected to both that "plane" and our world.<br /><br />Commenting on your last paragraph, I looked at the image you linked to and wondered what you meant. Is it supposed to be an allegorical image of Our Lord?<br /><br />It's quite true Christ has been portrayed in very different ways. I think Ethiopian Christians have icons of Him as dark skinned, and so on to how other peoples made images of Him in ways familiar to them.<br /><br />SeaSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com