{"id":1487,"date":"2019-05-17T08:07:39","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T08:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2019-08-08T15:53:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T15:53:59","slug":"aethelflaed-lagertha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/aethelflaed-lagertha\/","title":{"rendered":"Aethelflaed &#038; Lagertha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For my research about the historical reimagining of Alfred the Great, I am currently looking at fan fiction about <em>The Last Kingdom<\/em>, that includes one (or more) of the Alfredian (Anglo-Saxon \/ Old-English) psalm translations. The following story, by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BandiCrawford\">Bandi Crawford<\/a>, features some romance between Lagertha (from <em>Vikings<\/em>) and Aethelflaed (from <em>The Last Kingdom<\/em>). Republished with permission of the author.<\/p>\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n\n<hr>\n\n\n\n<p>Lagertha scanned the page with a crease in her brow. If anyone else had pulled such an expression they would have looked most uncouth, yet for Largertha it merely added to her regal nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand this.\u201d She said in husk tones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c6thelflaed gave a soft sigh and stroked a long strand of hair behind her ear. It was a stark contrast to Largertha&#8217;s blonde braids \u2013 but then again, the two were polar opposites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is the translation.\u201d She tapped on the page, reading aloud. \u201c\u2019And does not stand in the way of the sinful'&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDo you think me sinful?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c6thelflaed turned her dark gaze towards the Viking. Under God it was certainly sinful to behave as Lagertha did but she did not feel like a sinner. \u00c6thelflaed licked her lip slowly \u2013 something that Largertha caught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI do not think you are sinful. You commit sins according to God, but you are a good person who acts in Christian ways often.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI act under Odin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c6thelflaed nodded. \u201cBut some of the values cross. You are strong of heart and kind and&#8230; always doing the best for your family.\u201d The world beautiful had scrolled through her mind, caught on the tip of her tongue and only just held back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI see.\u201d Lagertha\u2019s gaze was long upon her \u2013 eyes seemingly seeing straight into the brunette. It cut through and felt as though tendrils outstretched and touched her very soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c6thelflaed&#8217;s cheeks shaded as pink as a summer rose. \u201c\u2019And does not sit in their pestilential seat'&#8221; She continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPestilential?\u201d Lagertha repeated with a tilt of her head. When \u00c6thelflaed pointed out the word, she lay her hand on top of hers. Both had smooth skin. \u00c6thelflaed had been about to explain but found herself lost in the softness. She could not imagine such gentleness came from a Viking but it did and for the first time she realised the beautiful blue of Largertha\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201c\u2019but his pleasure is in God&#8217;s law.\u2019\u201d \u00c6thelflaed continued, as though the words were engrained in her very soul.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The words fell to Lagertha but she did not hear them \u2013 lost only in the sweet tones of her voice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt seems an important message.\u201d Lagertha said after a while, drawing her hand away so slowly that it ghosted over \u00c6thelflaed&#8217;s wrist with the grace of a swan on the water.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is.\u201d \u00c6thelflaed said. \u201cVery important. A mix of power and purity.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat is something I can understand. A balance. 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