Cave Paintings
Cave drawings high in the mountains of Adea Hu, tells a dramatic tale with carvings. The style is bold and simplistic, yet full of life, using stark lines and natural dyes like red ochre and charcoal on the stone walls, they look to be touched up from time to time, the original carvings are very old.
They are positioned in what looks like a rough chronological order, starting from the cave mouth.
In the first scene, you see a powerful female winged figure with a tall spear and a winged helmet, choosing fallen warriors on a battlefield. Around her are swirling lines of a deep azure blue3, that seems to originate from the sky above. Upon closer inspection there is one particular fallen warrior that seems singled out, surrounded by other fallen warriors.
Next, in a smaller painting, the female is shown being thrown from a high mountain top, seemingly pushed by a large muscular man with a long bearded and only one eye, surrounded by Thyfur,1. The figure points a very intimidating spear2 towards the winged female, whose head is lowered in shame. Around her, flames start to form around her as she plumets to the ground.
A large, central drawing depicts the winged female lying in a crater surrounded by burning trees and melting stones, her arms crossed over her chest, asleep within this ring of fire. Flames are drawn in sweeping, spiraling patterns around her resting figure, while her armor and helmet are still visible, but very faint compared to the rest of the imagery. Above her, dark silhouettes of two giant eagles, almost like watching or guarding over the sleeping female warrior.
A smaller drawing shows the hero approaching the ring of fire. He is depicted wielding a glowing sword, and walking toward the sleeping Valkyrie. Around him are symbols representing strength—a dragons head4 hanging from his belt, and a serpent5 coiled around his legs. As he reaches the Valkyrie, he touches her, and rays of light surrounds them both.
A dramatic set of very detailed images shows the hero, now in a what looks like a wedding ritual, exchanging a ring6 with another woman. In the background, a ghostly figure of the Valkyrie can be seen in flames, looking from a distance, as storm clouds rolls over the mountains in the background. In another image, two warriors (The hero and another) stand side by side, with a faint blue line drawn between them.
The final section would feature The Hero lying dead on a funeral pyre, a spear thrust into his chest. The other unnamed warrior standing nearby, his head bowed in sorrow. The Valkyrie, depicted in a grand gesture, stands tall beside The Hero’s body, with her arms raised towards the storm clouds in a posture of finality.
They are positioned in what looks like a rough chronological order, starting from the cave mouth.
In the first scene, you see a powerful female winged figure with a tall spear and a winged helmet, choosing fallen warriors on a battlefield. Around her are swirling lines of a deep azure blue3, that seems to originate from the sky above. Upon closer inspection there is one particular fallen warrior that seems singled out, surrounded by other fallen warriors.
Next, in a smaller painting, the female is shown being thrown from a high mountain top, seemingly pushed by a large muscular man with a long bearded and only one eye, surrounded by Thyfur,1. The figure points a very intimidating spear2 towards the winged female, whose head is lowered in shame. Around her, flames start to form around her as she plumets to the ground.
A large, central drawing depicts the winged female lying in a crater surrounded by burning trees and melting stones, her arms crossed over her chest, asleep within this ring of fire. Flames are drawn in sweeping, spiraling patterns around her resting figure, while her armor and helmet are still visible, but very faint compared to the rest of the imagery. Above her, dark silhouettes of two giant eagles, almost like watching or guarding over the sleeping female warrior.
A smaller drawing shows the hero approaching the ring of fire. He is depicted wielding a glowing sword, and walking toward the sleeping Valkyrie. Around him are symbols representing strength—a dragons head4 hanging from his belt, and a serpent5 coiled around his legs. As he reaches the Valkyrie, he touches her, and rays of light surrounds them both.
A dramatic set of very detailed images shows the hero, now in a what looks like a wedding ritual, exchanging a ring6 with another woman. In the background, a ghostly figure of the Valkyrie can be seen in flames, looking from a distance, as storm clouds rolls over the mountains in the background. In another image, two warriors (The hero and another) stand side by side, with a faint blue line drawn between them.
The final section would feature The Hero lying dead on a funeral pyre, a spear thrust into his chest. The other unnamed warrior standing nearby, his head bowed in sorrow. The Valkyrie, depicted in a grand gesture, stands tall beside The Hero’s body, with her arms raised towards the storm clouds in a posture of finality.
Purpose
Pay homage to the gods
Interpretations by Norna Windseeker
1 - This looks like it could be Odin. And the Thyfur would be his birds Huginn and Muninn.
2 - The Spear is known by all as Gungnir.
3 - This could potentially symbolize divine energy from Odin, gifted to his Valkyrie. The blue color could be one possible origin from where the Fustir-Gost gets their fear of blue light as it might be associated with death.
4 - Possibly be the Dragon Fafnir, that Sigurd killed and gained the ring Andvaranaut and also drank the blood of the Dragon and gained immortality.
5 - This could represent Loki, and that would mean that he might have been behind everything.
6 - This could possibly be the ring Andvaranaut
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