The Feast of Winter Veil will soon be upon us in Azeroth, are you ready for the achievements? On Xmas day, it’s a chance to get some cool companion pets (which, if you stockpile them!, can generate some gold throughout the year). Blizzard has changed them now too so that they don’t require snowballs, not … Continue Reading
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Pilgrim’s Bounty
It’s Pilgrim’s Bounty in Azeroth at the moment – see http://www.wowhead.com/achievements=1.155.14981 A chance to get some achievement points, a cool companion pet, and a title! Also, the biggest boon from this World Event is that you can quite easily (and cheaply!!) level your cooking skill up to 300 with a bit of travelling (or portal-ing … Continue Reading
WoW 7th Anniversary
We’re in the middle of the 7th Anniversary, so if you’ve not logged in yet for the Feat of Strength acheivement, then you should! You’ll get a “tabard” spell in the post that you can re-apply for the duration for 7% reputation and experience. It lasts for an hour and judging on various reports from … Continue Reading
Freeware roundup
I want to use this space to recommend freeware tools that I use and sometimes have used for a long time.
Vor
Vor was a handmaiden to Frigg and a Scandinavian Goddess of contracts and marriage agreements. It is said that nothing can be kept hidden from Vor.
Venus
Venus is the Roman Goddess of love and beauty. Her Greek counterpart is Aphrodite.
Vidar
Vidar, (aka V
Uller
An ancient Scandinavian God whose name meant ‘the brilliant one’. He is a step-son of Thor and his mother is Sif. (Uller’s father was the star hero Orvandil.) Uller is invoked for oaths, duels and hunting. He was considered to be the winter ruler of Asgard; and at one time was as important to the … Continue Reading
Var
Var was a handmaiden to Frigg and a Scandinavian Goddess of contracts and marriage agreements. She hates oath-breakers and will avenge the wronged party in one. Interestingly, Var cognates with the German word wahr, (meaning ‘true’) and survives in English in the words ‘beware’ and ‘aware’. Invoke Var to witness oaths and to avenge broken … Continue Reading
Tîwaz
Tîwaz, (aka Tyr (Scandinavia), Tiw (Saxon), Seaxneat, Saxnot (Saxons in Essex), Tig, Zio (Dutch), Ziu (German)) was the Teutonic war and ‘Sky God’. Great sacrifices were made to this God whom loved both law and justice. As Tyr, he was the original Scandinavian God of war as well as the patron God of justice. Tyr … Continue Reading
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