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Solas and Loki: A Comparison
Wednesday, 20 July 2016 15:35Originally posted on tumblr here. Posting here, too, in case of tumblr fuck ups.
From the first time I read about Fen’Harel, I associated him with Loki, but it was after I’d played Trespasser that Solas as a Loki figure truly captivated me. Pre-Trespasser there really wasn’t much which could be said to point to Loki specifically, as Fen’Harel shares much with many trickster gods. The reason Loki in particular was the one I thought of is because of my own background – In Denmark we still grow up with stories from Norse Mythology – though it didn’t hurt that he’s a wolf with a name reminiscent of Fenrir, Loki’s monstrous wolf son.
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From the first time I read about Fen’Harel, I associated him with Loki, but it was after I’d played Trespasser that Solas as a Loki figure truly captivated me. Pre-Trespasser there really wasn’t much which could be said to point to Loki specifically, as Fen’Harel shares much with many trickster gods. The reason Loki in particular was the one I thought of is because of my own background – In Denmark we still grow up with stories from Norse Mythology – though it didn’t hurt that he’s a wolf with a name reminiscent of Fenrir, Loki’s monstrous wolf son.
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