The Shield Maiden

"You couldn't kill me if you tried for a hundred years."

I have quite possibly been watching a bit too much of the show Vikings in what free time I have these days. It worked out well because Aii had released this hair that reminded me of Lagertha, in which I took the idea and ran with it. Piecing the outfit together was definitely easy, since I already had most of the components. Thresh was released for the men's even, The Arena. It is a modifiable, rigged mesh hair that comes with both a male and a female version, as well as a version with silver or gold hooks. I thought finding an outfit would be harder than it was, but it turns out Meli Imako had one that was pretty spot on-- and it's full permissions. Personally I don't plan on using it for creations, but if you want an accurately shaped shield maiden set for your creations, definitely consider this one. SciLab happened to have this lovely high quality mesh broadsword, which was pretty close to what I was looking for. It includes two versions, one for their combat system and one unscripted, modifiable version for photographers. The shield however was non-existent from what I could find, so I made it for myself out of prims. It's not the fanciest, but it got the job done; if you want a copy, just poke me in world and I'll give it to you for free. So after donning my war paint and my favorite Mjolnir, I set out for a photoshoot of my take on Lagertha.

Now for the credits.
Hair: Aii - Thresh Hair - Silver Hooks/Female - HUD 1 (Avilable @ The Arena)
Skin: ::JOLI:: - Lucie Skin - Bare - Cream
Eyes: Ikon - Sovereign Eyes - Green
Lashes: Mon Cheri - Falsies
Liner: cStar Limited - Cat Liner - 003 - Real Cat Liner
Warpaint 1: Nuuna - Makeups v11 - 3
Warpaint 2: Dead Apples - Leopard Warpaint
Lip: Soedara - Cut Lip
Necklace: JadeDragon Designs - Thor Hammer Necklace
Vest: Peqe - Ellaria Vest - Grey
Outfit: Meli Imako - Lagherta Shield Maiden Full Outfit
Sword: SciLab - Cornerstone Broadsword
Shield: Custom.
Hands: Slink - AvEnhance Hands Female - Fist
Pose: Custom.

Valhalla Awaits

"Here they come, by Odin send, see the valkyries ride!"

Admittedly, this outfit was one that I saw and went "Ooooh Shiny..." at then immediately purchased it. That and I had the perfect hair to go with it! Moon's Rajana is a very, very long rigged mesh hair that comes in their normal color packs. Rajana has two versions, one with and one without the golden head chain. I opted for the one with because I felt it suited the golden look and blended well with the laurels. Now the laurels give me more of a Greek feeling for the outfit, but I decided to put my twist on it and make it lean just a little bit towards Valkyrie. I've been searching the marketplace for years, YEARS trying to find a Mjolnir (Thor's hammer symbol/necklace) that I like and was modify. This is much more frustrating than you think... but I finally found one! It just so happened to fit perfectly over the posture collar of the outfit. As far as shoes go, I really couldn't help myself from buying hte matching boots too-- because seriously, look at those sexy boots. For accessories I brought Zibska's Berdgdis back out since it has such a pretty gold and my favorite nail pack from Finesmith. I felt I was done, but when I really looked at what I had, I felt something was... missing. I couldn't for the life of me think of what it was that I exactly wanted to add, then it hit me-- some extravagant makeup that looks like feathers. White Widow had exactly that; Crystal comes with five colors included (Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, and Pink) and the option of with or without eyeshadow for each color. Then that was it, it was perfect! Finding a pose proved harder than I thought, so I opted to make myself a custom pose for holding this scepter and gazing down over the battlefield.

Now for the credits.
Hair: Moon. Hair. - Rajana - Blondes
Skin: ::JOLI:: - Lucie Skin - Bare - Cream
Eyes: Dead Apples - Solar Eyes II - Tan
Lashes: Mon Cheri - Falsies
Makeup: White Widow - Face Tattoo - Crystal - Black/Gold
Necklace: JadeDragon Designs - Thor Hammer Necklace
Bracelets: Zibska - Bergdis
Outfit: Jumo - Goddess of Gold Outfit
Boots: Jumo - Goddess of Gold Boots
Hands: Slink - AvEnhance Hands Female - Casual & Relaxed
Nails: Finesmith - Slink Nails - Solid Set
Pose: Custom.