Came across a post from a new friend this past Friday asking that you have a bit of fun with 10 made up words, by defining them however you would. Well, when I saw the “words” I thought they would fit right into the the world of the Danderyds and the Idanas, a world initially imagined from furniture names at IKEA courtesy of a Facebook post from an old friend, Chuck “Wandering the mythical land of EyeKeeAh coming up with names for my Game of Thrones rip off.”
So an add then, to the lexicon of the Danderyds and the Idanas of Vadholma.
But first, the initial bit …
That is here and here.
Vadholma – Island home home of the Danderyds and the Idanas
Danderyd – One people that live on Vadholma
Forhoja – The waters off the cliffs of Vadholma where Danderyds try to sacrifice Idanas every six months for no reason … the Danderyds only have a few gods to please, though they have no strong beliefs, but they heard tale from other lands of how they could appease their nominal god(s) with sacrifices. They don’t stand for anything other than throwing things off the cliffs of Vadholma but one day just thought the Idanas would make perfect ones for these sacrifices and also make bigger splashes than the small skipping stones that for some reason don’t skip and furniture they were accustomed to throwing. The Danderyds are also quite dumb and sit and eat and sleep on bare floors as they have really shitty, slow carpenters
Furniture is their main trade with the Idanas, skilled crafts folk all
Irony
Oh, the Danderyds, besides being slow witted are also very slow footed and out of shape
Idanas – The other people that live on Vadholma and the poor bastards that the Danderyds keep trying to throw off the cliffs of Vadholma into the Forhoja every six months. Their culture’s years old oral history has one phrase oft repeated in many the tale “What the fuck Danderyd’s?! And those were some really nice coffee tables and nightstands this time ‘round you fucking idiots” or something of the sort
They have though, over the years made due with circumstance and hold a bi-annual festival with food and drink and music and much revelry, highlighted by games, games of foot, running and long jumping and high arching away and games of throwing things themselves, long pointy things or heavy dangling things and any other events that keep them easily ahead and away from the most ardent of the “throw stuff off the cliffs” segment of Vadholma’s Danderyds
“Gunde!! We’re out of breath!” the Danderyds exclaim bent over with hands on knees
These festivals and events are much anticipated and are the twice highlight of every year for both the Idanas and the Danderyds, though the Danderyds don’t really know why
Mockelby – Bard and songsmith who has made quite a living singing the tales of the Danderyds and the Idanas. He finds all of this quite funny … and profitable.
Gunde – The religion, the “God” who, though he is quite pleased to be considered this god still wonders how this came to be. “One day I was just Gunde, that guy you knew and tipped your cap to in town or went bowling with on Saturday nights in a cool bowling shirt with the team name on the back and your own on the chest, the guy who was up next to grab a round before the next bowl and then BOOM!!! I was a god!! But bowl well!”
Morgedal – Character to be fleshed out later, possibly a slighted lover with ill intentions of revenge or maybe a witch who knows which way the winds blow over the cliffs of Forhoja. She sounds ominous. I like her. She might even have a winged pet.
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And second …
Recently, a new friend of mine, Melissa, posted of a Jim Adams and 10 words he just made up out of whole I would worry of this guy if I were his mother cloth asking that you define them just for fun. But damn! If these 10 words didn’t seem to fit a possible part of a new lexicon that could be found in the world of the Danderyds and the Idanas?
Melissa wrote …
So, she posed the ten questions then, courtesy of this Jim Adams fella whose Mom surely has concerns, ten words he just made up. I can only assume that this “Jim” has some time on his hands.
Anyway, an add and Jim’s 10 made up words being part of the new lexicon of the Danderyds and the Idanas
1) Antiplixen: There is a virulent strain of sickness that hovers over the Danderyds and Idanas (well actually just hovering over the Danderyds who find this to be a death knell, to the Idana’s it is nothing more than some sniffles and a reason to skip school. (Note: to the Danderyds, science and medicine are akin to witchcraft, though they adore witches) also to the Danderyds this death knell is quite involved, there are ceremonies and rituals and mothers and daughters and fathers and sons gnashing about and wailing aloud until young Timmy of the Danderyds suddenly finds himself NOT to be dead. This is followed with much rejoicing. The Idanas just sit back in amazement while wiping their noses on sleeves and annoying their mothers. Antiplixen is the remedy by the way. Picked up at any Danderyd and Idana local pharmacy
2) Mortangru – a shared myth of the Danderyds and Idanas (there was a time where they were one but then “The Great you are too stupid for us” occurred). It is said that Mortangru grew from meager means with seven all encompassing arms while riding on the back of a turtle and swimming with sharks and also begging in markets. He was avoided by all the shoppers “don’t look him in the eye honey … no, seriously, don’t look him in the eye” “But Mom?! He’s weird!” and that is all there is. Seems all was lost after that back in the equal age, plus, I ain’t no historian
3) Clydearum – Hate that guy. His eyes are small and set too close together
4) Monogrifrt – Clydearum’s side kick. A bit dim. Hate him too, though less so as he can provide some unintentional comedy
5) Ulangabop – The Danderyds and Idanas both agree to stay away from Ulangabop. He is an unruly half-god, small and smelly and angry, who lives under the floorboards of the Idanas well built homes but also lives in the dust and dirt of the Danderyds houses which are nothing more than rudimentary huts as they keep tearing them apart to throw the pieces into the Forhoja as they can never have anything nice (refer to first post)
6) Krixashobie – words with an “X” in them confuse and worry me
7) Xgreapey – What I just said, though this one sounds hip and greapey flavored
8) Knobweg – A Priest of the order of Mortangru
9) Betalafil – a really strong anti-depressant as, well, if you have read this far in this nonsensical tale who wouldn’t need one?
10) Dvpslyaran – the place all Danderyd’s and Idana’s go when their days are done. It is a hall of heroes, heroes similar to a Viking’s Valhalla just minus the whole valor thing.
These, both, are not valorous peoples.
(Jim didn’t look back, by the way, as he skipped out right after dropping the list, “you’re on your own!”).
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