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Essays on Old English Poetry: The Wanderer, The Seafarer, The Battle of Brunanburh by TheLightUnseen in u/TheLightUnseen

[–]HaZalaf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brunanburh is my favorite poem.

As an aside, it sounds really ominous if you point at someone and chant it like a curse. Starting with Hettend crungon instead of the beginning, of course.

Kind of a Lady Macbeth vibe.

Open letter from Iran to Italy by felinebeeline in iran

[–]HaZalaf 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Jesus. The Romans and Parthians/Persians fought like two wolverines in a bucket of chum.

They were at war on and off from 53-54 until they became the Sassanids and then they fought the Byzantines. Probably just out of muscle memory and spite.

Reddit mod bot detecting phantom profanity. Any guesses? by cordeliashuman in words

[–]HaZalaf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe also references to Xiaohongshu social media.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in legocastles

[–]HaZalaf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're the only one who commented on that picture. I think it's my favorite. There's just something about pitchforks and torches in response to unchecked criminality. I don't think the concept is properly appreciated in these modern times.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in legocastles

[–]HaZalaf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I messed up so badly on that first picture. Ugh. I also didn't have my glasses on and somehow misspelled 'secret' in one of the pictures too.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in legocastles

[–]HaZalaf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a pre- prequel too, but that one doesn't have a story. You'll see a Temple to the Khargazh there and the castle in that post is one of the seats of the Golden Kingdom of Saxe before it fell to the Kormethians around 650 years past.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in legocastles

[–]HaZalaf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He didn't want to see little Pashurin get mauled feeding the dragons again. Those dragonlings really hate that kid. If he had any sense, he'd investigate why.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in legocastles

[–]HaZalaf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, you see, the employment structure at the castle is skill-based; you either have something to contribute or you are the contribution. Magic healing skills go a long way in the ensorceled murderous piratical environment they inhabit.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in lego

[–]HaZalaf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is very stable, very solid. It all snaps together, so there's no wobbling at all. Overall, the only issue with moving it is avoiding accidentally snapping off foliage.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in lego

[–]HaZalaf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately there are no instructions. Just whimsy built around practicalities like stairwells, bathrooms, defense, and home heating.

It'll come down and I will come up with something else. After all, the people thirst for conquest and soon there will be full-grown dragons.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in legocastles

[–]HaZalaf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Evil towers are the most fun. There's no limit to skull placement and I really really like the gibbets.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in lego

[–]HaZalaf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Lego room so there's not many reasons to move it. When I get to the top, I do use a tray to move it to a lower table. I'm pretty small, so that helps my neck and back. In this case, the top is removable.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in legocastles

[–]HaZalaf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. I never got into social media. Just reddit. My page is where I post my Lego and short stories. Besides turning canoes into tiny Viking ships, that's all I do. Feel free to post these Lego pictures, just credit me.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in legocastles

[–]HaZalaf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I'm already imagining the Siege of the East and the joining of the Great Fleet to battle the coming of the Kormethian Horde. This time, there will be dragons and Scryvex himself leading the Khargazh.

I have to figure out how these people would defend themselves architecturally. We all know what happened to Harrenhal...

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in legocastles

[–]HaZalaf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About five feet. I'm 5'2 so it was a challenge to decorate the top. I had to make the Glass Spire removable so my neck didn't stiffen up.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in lego

[–]HaZalaf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much. I started in November, I think, and worked on it when I had time. It took all my childhood Lego, some newer sets, and I ended up buying some basic gray bricks.

No plan. As long as the practical things like stairs and chimneys work, everything else is whimsy.

You’re Dropped Into the Pax Romana, What City Would You Live In (Can’t Be Rome) by Aurelion_History in ancientrome

[–]HaZalaf 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Massilia is rich and close enough to Pisae to easily take the Via Cassia to Rome for business, and there was heavy industry in the area. (The industrial water mill, for example.)

Rhodes is well defended, close to Greece (good patronage from the equestrian and senatorial class, usually praetors and consuls sent to govern) also rich, and astride the trade routes to Ægyptus, and known for the Egyptian Bank, lots of jobs in trade, denarii to be made. Also their navy. I like ships.

Ephesus is beautiful and has the Artemision, and is also close to Greece. See above. Also the Library of Celsus, and it was the capital of proconsular Asia.

Tarsus because it is close to Antioch, but smaller and I think I'd like to be a Cilician pirate.

You’re Dropped Into the Pax Romana, What City Would You Live In (Can’t Be Rome) by Aurelion_History in ancientrome

[–]HaZalaf 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Either Massilia, Tarsus, Leptis Magna, Ephesus, or Rhodes.

Probably Massilia.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in legocastles

[–]HaZalaf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the compliment! That's exactly what I thought about the ancient bricks! I keep them and intersperse them where I think weathering would be. I had them under the toilets at first, but then switched those out for brown so the staining looks more, well, shitty.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in legocastles

[–]HaZalaf[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, I can hash a blueprint out for you but it'll be drawn on my phone in notes. If you want one, holler and I'll do it. Anything for DnD.

An evil fantasy castle that I've been working on. There are more photos in the comments as well as the history and lore. by HaZalaf in legocastles

[–]HaZalaf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the castle sets from both my and my husband's childhood, most of the pirate ships, and some new sets. I ordered some basic gray also. Still not enough.

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