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And now - our little Frida. Her and Gyda; her and the two lost brothers she'd never met, and technically should be aware of the existence of, but who still haunt the narrative.
          	
          	Her and Gyda I could talk about without a break. They are opposites of each other yet still they are so alike. They are not brothers like all mentioned above, they are sisters. Frida admires the calmness Gyda always has embodied and Gyda admires Frida's fierceness. They look up to each other, they’re jealous, they want to be each other, but on the other hand they are simply glad they have one another. Because there's no way Frida could find the exact needed words, without saying too much like Gyda can. And Gyda could never be angry in the precisely measured way, to make someone appropriately reflect like Frida can. They know they are not made to be that way - not how the other perfectly is. 
          	
          	But there's still one more. What about Thyri? The first born daughter of Haraldson, the one and only elder sister of Frida? The sister she didn't choose, but the one she has, still? The one almost not spoken of, but the one that has to live in the shadow of her dead brothers and lost sister, who her parents cannot stop giving? 
          	 
          	Well more on that in the next chapters. 
          	
          	(Ps. Yes I am thinking about all of this instead of doing school assignments :3)

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And now - our little Frida. Her and Gyda; her and the two lost brothers she'd never met, and technically should be aware of the existence of, but who still haunt the narrative.
          
          Her and Gyda I could talk about without a break. They are opposites of each other yet still they are so alike. They are not brothers like all mentioned above, they are sisters. Frida admires the calmness Gyda always has embodied and Gyda admires Frida's fierceness. They look up to each other, they’re jealous, they want to be each other, but on the other hand they are simply glad they have one another. Because there's no way Frida could find the exact needed words, without saying too much like Gyda can. And Gyda could never be angry in the precisely measured way, to make someone appropriately reflect like Frida can. They know they are not made to be that way - not how the other perfectly is. 
          
          But there's still one more. What about Thyri? The first born daughter of Haraldson, the one and only elder sister of Frida? The sister she didn't choose, but the one she has, still? The one almost not spoken of, but the one that has to live in the shadow of her dead brothers and lost sister, who her parents cannot stop giving? 
           
          Well more on that in the next chapters. 
          
          (Ps. Yes I am thinking about all of this instead of doing school assignments :3)

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Let's talk about siblinghood, cuz boy oh boy it's deliciously everywhere in Vikings. I mean: Ragnar and Rollo; Harald and Halfdan; Bjorn - Ivar, Ubbe - Hvitserk, Ivar - Sigurd and soooo on. Well basically every season after Ragnar's death is one whole exploration of the brotherhood of his sons. The love they share even when they seem to truly despise each other. 
          
          But before them there was Ragnar and Rollo. And oh the LOVE they shared and oh the BETRAYAL and the LOVE that was still there after it. There's truly no words to describe the feeling of watching the resentment, the deep to bone hate and jealousy and all of it glazed with attachment and - well there's no other way to say it - love. You hate it when Ragnar forgives Rollo for everything, but you understand why he keeps protecting him - the ultimate paradox of brotherhood.

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To dispel any doubts! Frida is around 13 years old! In Act I she is a child! Athelstan is like an older brother to her! And Ragnar is more of a father figure and mentor - definitely not boyfriend material!

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Have not yet started writing chapter 6 (which is annoying, believe me I KNOW), but things that are stirring in my brain are promising. I can't wait for school to give me a goddamn break so I can actually start writing.

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"She’d watched them, fascinated once again by the subtle and obvious differences she had not thought possible before setting out of England, until one of the men caught sight of her. His short welcome was not uninviting: his sight did linger on her hair a little too long but his free arm reached out to her openly, and a smile that barely showed any teeth was honest."
          
          - A very little something from chapter 5. It's been a loong time but I AM working on it. I swear.

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Teaser for chapter 5!
          
          "The people on the farm shifted based on the time of the day; you could never meet all of them by the shore, yet each knew a little something about Frida through unconscious hints she left in regular conversions. Was it the fact she didn’t bear any surname and thus came out of nowhere, or that she knew more than one language so she must have been everywhere - it didn’t matter. The talking had started and soon the tale of a girl with shining hair drifted between friends, neighbours and families."

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The relationship Athelstan has with Frida is kind of complicated. 
          
          He sees support in her and a reason for why he isn't completely alone in a world so different to what he's accustomed to, even when he KNOWS that's Frida's true world and she belongs to it, no matter the time she spent at the monastery. And I think it kills him a bit so he chooses to live in oblivion. 
          
          While Frida sees him a bit like a big brother figure. She appreciates all the ‘work’ he’s done to look after her and can see the good faith in his intentions, but he and christianity is still a reminder of the bad things and trauma she’s been through. She pities him because, in all her understanding and similarities she sees between them, she still perceives him as a man corrupted by his religion, which, let's be honest, is not hard to do when you live between such kind of men for a long time. But she cares for him nevertheless.

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Honestly, all I've been thinking about is what I have in store for the next seasons instead of writing the next chapter. I'll try to motivate myself for you guys but you'll have to wait for the next chapter bit longer.