tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post626149018950840461..comments2024-03-14T10:32:29.233-05:00Comments on Blood of Prokopius: A Paladin in HellFrDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-10488385235027262212011-10-24T18:57:19.104-05:002011-10-24T18:57:19.104-05:00"A Varangian in the Abyss." I love it! N..."A Varangian in the Abyss." I love it! Nice bit of work.Devin Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944849659698291143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-74006922616199855302011-10-22T18:21:18.625-05:002011-10-22T18:21:18.625-05:00Exceptional work. Thank you for sharing it. Very...Exceptional work. Thank you for sharing it. Very evocative!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158916950442942918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-9909003276819423382011-10-22T09:41:27.509-05:002011-10-22T09:41:27.509-05:00@mike@Anthony@James
Thanks for the kind words.
@...@mike@Anthony@James<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words.<br /><br />@James<br /><i>I have a strange interest in the Varangian Guard.</i><br /><br />You and me both.<br /><br />@Eric<br /><br />I know humility is a virtue, but I have seen your stuff. Lying is not becoming....;)<br /><br />@Russ<br /><br />To be fair, soldiers of all stripes have historically been known for their love of drink (check out any film about WWI pilots, for example). But I agree, the Varangians are fascinating.FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-10097448908195605752011-10-22T00:18:21.415-05:002011-10-22T00:18:21.415-05:00From the Wikipedia entry on the Varangian Guard:
...From the Wikipedia entry on the Varangian Guard:<br /><br />"There are countless stories of the Varangian guard either drinking in excess or being drunk. ... It is not surprising, therefore, to find a 12th century description of them as "the Emperor's wine-bags.""<br /><br />Perhaps an alternate understanding of Hell in this drawing might be "splitting headache".<br /><br />Not to cast them in a negative light. It would be an amazing thing to have a first hand account of the life of one of those men.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818303172957630563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-46641687152979184662011-10-21T22:27:31.381-05:002011-10-21T22:27:31.381-05:00Why is it everyone in the OSR a better artist than...Why is it everyone in the OSR a better artist than me....ERIC!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18251132223571608976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-17828369884813108402011-10-21T18:02:53.137-05:002011-10-21T18:02:53.137-05:00That's lovely, but then I have a strange inter...That's lovely, but then I have a strange interest in the Varangian Guard.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-1258435375922671882011-10-21T17:08:18.458-05:002011-10-21T17:08:18.458-05:00Great piece, but where does it come from. I don...Great piece, but where does it come from. I don't recall it.<br /><br />And, yeah, non-sword weapons are all-too rare treats.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-41711499691834843392011-10-21T15:57:34.861-05:002011-10-21T15:57:34.861-05:00Very nice!Very nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com