The old gods teach us that we uncover the secrets of life not through power, but through understanding and respect.
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On The Left, You Can See My Sketch. With This Image, I Just Had The Idea That Instead Of Using Charcoal
On the left, you can see my sketch. With this image, I just had the idea that instead of using charcoal to draw the shadows, I would take a different approach and paint Nanna as I see her.
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Thor is Back
Since my series idea introduces another world – the world of the old gods – I have tried stepping into the role of Thor.
Since I share my films on Instagram and X, where many professional actors are active, I decided to scale back my own acting a bit. I didn't want to overshadow any actor because respectful acting is important to me. At the same time, I wanted to showcase some scenes from my script. Therefore, I filmed these scenes.
A Journey Through the Dark Night (Special Edition)
**In this special version of my song, I appear in the video myself. The scenes were filmed during a full moon at the Ring Sanctuary of Poemmelte (Germany). Our ancestors gathered at this place over 4000 years ago.
This was once the site of the largest settlement in Central Europe. The Ring Sanctuary was built around the same time as Stonehenge. It is a place that perfectly fits my song.**
𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔄𝔯𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔞𝔩 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔙𝔦𝔨𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔰
First Raid: British Isles... I played my song directly at the filming location, so the acoustic is directly from where the scenes take place, where I layered my song underneath. 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝: In the year 793, the famous raid on the monastery in Lindisfarne occurred. The idea that an envoy from Northumbria traveled to Mercia to inform King Offa about the raid is not historically documented but originates from my imagination. I introduced this fictional plot to develop a storyline...
Music:
Song 1: Simoke - Vikings Cinematics
Song 2: "A Young Viking Heart" by Ian McCloud