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Realmgard

Fantasy fiction proudly published by Emona Literary Services

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Music to Write Realmgard to: LongMa

Oct 16, 2024Oct 16, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

A song about a Horse that's also a Dragon…

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged Folk Metal, Folk Music, Music, Mythology, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique

Music to Write Realmgard to: Karate

Oct 14, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

On this Canadian Thanksgiving day, I am thankful that I — unlike the characters of Netflix hit series Cobra Kai — don't live in a world where most problems are solved by karate fights…

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard to, RecommendationsTagged 2010s, Heavy Metal, Japan, Metal, Music, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, review, rock

Recommendation: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Oct 13, 2024Oct 13, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

It's trying so hard to avoid saying anything meaningful or insightful about Religion but the movie is literally about a church…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 90s, Books, Cartoons, Classic Literature, Disney, Disney Plus, France, Historical Fiction, Movies, Nostalgia, Paris, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation

Music to Write Realmgard to: Loreley

Oct 12, 2024Oct 11, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

'We should all be so lucky as to find that true love that we can get a decent band name out of. I, for example, yearn to marry Ms. Conquest so our eventual band can be "The Norman Conquest"…'

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 2000s, Folk Music, Folklore, Germany, Music, Mythology, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation

Recommendation: Drifting Dragons

Oct 11, 2024Oct 10, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

At its simplest, it's a story about whaling, though it's called "Draking" in-universe given that way they're whaling is Dragons…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2020, Animation, Anime, Cartoons, Dragons, Fantasy, Japan, Netflix, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Slice of Life, Steampunk, Streaming

Music to Write Realmgard to: Ramble On

Oct 10, 2024Oct 9, 2024 J.B. Norman3 Comments

Zeppelin: some of the most iconic rockers of all; also, colossal nerds — Exhibit B.

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 60s, Fantasy, Folk Music, Folklore, Led Zeppelin, Lord of the Rings, Music, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique

Music to Write Realmgard to: Master of Puppets

Oct 7, 2024Oct 7, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

TL;DR: No, the song's not about Jim Henson…

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 80s, Heavy Metal, Metal, Metallica, Music, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique

Music to Write Realmgard to: Wolf Totem

Oct 5, 2024Oct 4, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

If you come as snakes, we'll become Garuda birds and fly over you. If you come as tigers, we'll face you as lions with blue mane. If you come with evil intentions, we'll give you a fight.

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 2010s, Folk Metal, Folk Music, Mongolia, Music, Music Video, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique

Music to Write Realmgard to: Matsuri

Oct 3, 2024Oct 2, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

From the album Kojiki — named for the ancient Japanese mythological chronicle — Matsuri means "festival" or "holiday."

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard toTagged 90s, Instrumental, Japan, Music, Mythology, New Age Music, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation

Music to Write Realmgard to: Highwayman

Sep 30, 2024Sep 29, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

R.I.P Kris Kristofferson.

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard to, RecommendationsTagged 80s, Country Music, Music, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, Recommendations

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