Nature, untouched and unspoilt by the hand of man. Mountain, forest, fenland, desert, rainforest and coral reef. Rivers, waterfalls and glaciers. Wild animals and plants in their natural environment.Storms, blizzards, fog, frost, hail, snow, any kind of strange weather. Spring, summer, autumn & winter.Conservation of both nature and tribal people. Organic food and wild game. Mmmm.. Elk, Yummy!I like walking and hiking, and while out I try to capture the beauty of nature using my digital SLR!Travelling and experiencing new places. Especially the natural world and tribal culture. I am interested in animism, shamanism and magical beliefs.Nordic culture, pagan religion, wyrd, the old gods, Woden, Thunor, Frig, trolls and magical beings.Folk customs and surviving pagan traditions, Yule, MidsommerStone circles, burial mounds, hillforts, mysterious Britain.History of the heroic, the tragic and the stupid! Crusades, British Empire etc. Historical novels.Archaeology, living history, Vikings and re-enactment.Gaming (both designing and playing), strategy and roleplay, though I never get the chance to do any of this nowadays....Absurd or irrelevant humour. Monty Python, Blackadder, Viz, Fast Show.
Anyone who appreciates my absurd sense of humour or enjoys travelling as much as I do!!Intelligent, open-minded people. Honest and truthful people. Easy going and humorous people. Kind and caring people. People who are strong willed and stand up for what they believe in!
Mystical or epic folk / rock music from Scandinavia and the British Isles including Medieval, Celtic, Paescod, Patrask, Medieval Baebes, Blackmore's Night, Clannad, Enya, Hedningarna, Värttina, Jethro Tull, Menhir, Tyr, Kampfar, Glittertind. Currently listening to Of The Wand And The Moon, Turbo Negro. Movie themes: Lord of the Rings, Conan, Braveheart.Indie Music, American rock music: The Cure, The Smiths, Men Without Hats, Coldplay, Shinedown, Bryan Adams.
The Lord of the Rings.
"Nobody tosses a dwarf!"Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
"On second thought's let's not go to Camelot, it is a silly place."Conan the Barbarian.
"Crom, I never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No-one, not even you will remember, why we lived and why we died. That's not important. Battle pleases you Crom, so grant me one last wish. Grant me revenge!! And if you do not listen, then to hell with you!"Jabberwocky.
"'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe."
The Wicker Man, El Cid, Braveheart, Pulp Fiction, Galaxy Quest, Snatch, The Vikings
Some old stuff that I like...
BEAVIS AND BUTTHEADFAST SHOW
BLACKADDER
TRAPDOORFiction - JRR Tolkien
“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring; renenwed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king!â€Bernard Cornwell - Sharpe, King Arthur, UhtredSimon Scarrow, Robert E Howard, David Gemmell, Terry Pratchett, The Way of Wyrd.Non-Fiction: Anything to do with ancient Germanic / Nordic culture, history and archeaology (Tacitus, Ibn Fadlan, Icelandic sagas, Lost Gods of England, Runelore, Beowulf etc.) Travellers tales (The Ice Museum, Arctic Dreams, The Lost Tribe etc.) Travel guides and field guides. The Tao Te Ching.And Viz comic!
Roister doistering heroes like Sharpe and Conan, and detestable cads like Flashman. And real historical heroes like Arminius (He who crushed the Roman legions in the Teutonburg Wald), Harald Hardrada, Richard the Lionheart, Henry V and Arthur Wellesley (The Duke of Wellington) Oh, and Tom Bombadil. "Hey come merry doll, derry doll, my darling!"..