trav2609rwb17_ESO wrote: »Hi. This one does not support them but this is the details of when they get replaces "We’ll be retiring the Storm Atronach crates on Thursday, March 2nd at 10:00am EST, and they will be replaced with the next season: the Wild Hunt Crown Crates." Link : https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/320383/storm-atronach-crown-crates-retiring-soon
On regards the the Rng Boss - no one found way to kill it - some just seem to get better results than others.
Why Wild Hunt? Did they really have to rip off Witcher?
@SaRuZ When did it first appear in Witcher? In Elder Scrolls Lore, the Wild Hunt was first mentioned in 1998. http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Wild_HuntWhy Wild Hunt? Did they really have to rip off Witcher?
trav2609rwb17_ESO wrote: »Hi. This one does not support them but this is the details of when they get replaces "We’ll be retiring the Storm Atronach crates on Thursday, March 2nd at 10:00am EST, and they will be replaced with the next season: the Wild Hunt Crown Crates." Link : https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/320383/storm-atronach-crown-crates-retiring-soon
On regards the the Rng Boss - no one found way to kill it - some just seem to get better results than others.
I don't support them either just want that spriggan lioness or any spriggan mount
@SaRuZ When did it first appear in Witcher? In Elder Scrolls Lore, the Wild Hunt was first mentioned in 1998. http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Wild_HuntWhy Wild Hunt? Did they really have to rip off Witcher?

starkerealm wrote: »
Fairy tales, mostly, if we're being educational. The books draw heavily on Northern European fairy tales to build its setting, resulting in a few that are slightly different from the Germanic ones that saturate Western European pop culture. That said, The Wild Hunt is folklore. So clearly, they're ripping off the Wood Elves from Warhammer.
Prof_Bawbag wrote: »Out of interest and because this has now turned into a mythical history lesson for all, but where did the concept originate from that mages for example should all use staffs/staves and wear robes? Wearing robes makes no sense when you think about it in a practical sense. I think most females would alluded to the fact running in a long dress like piece of clothing isn't the easiest thing to do.
starkerealm wrote: »
Fairy tales, mostly, if we're being educational. The books draw heavily on Northern European fairy tales to build its setting, resulting in a few that are slightly different from the Germanic ones that saturate Western European pop culture. That said, The Wild Hunt is folklore. So clearly, they're ripping off the Wood Elves from Warhammer.
First you correct me and then you say the same as me; folklore.
Witcher is mostly based on slavic folklore. CD Project Red is based in Poland after all.
The Wild Hunt is part of slavic folklore. Folklores differ from fairy tales, not going to go into definitions here.
I don't follow your last comment, but you're doing exactly the same as the guy I commented on; presuming that certain fantastic elements originate from games or popular fantasy.
Tolkien popularized the view on elves as a fantastic race that live among other mortals in his litterature on Middle-Earth. He got heavy inspiration from the Norse mythology.
I wrote a bachelor in mythology and folklore, how it is presented in modern media and why it compels people so much with a special emphasis on the works of Tolkien; so I am not just drafting *** from Wikipedia here. I don't mean to be cocky about it, but this is a kind of academic specialty for me.
Prof_Bawbag wrote: »Out of interest and because this has now turned into a mythical history lesson for all, but where did the concept originate from that mages for example should all use staffs/staves and wear robes? Wearing robes makes no sense when you think about it in a practical sense. I think most females would alluded to the fact running in a long dress like piece of clothing isn't the easiest thing to do.
I didn't mean to change the purpose of the thread but now that you ask:
Many mystic figures with unnatural powers were often presented wearing robes in mythology to emphasize their mystic nature.
I think Tolkien was the first person to popularize the concept of wizards through Gandalf. Gandalf is old celtic and means something along the lines of old man with staff. The last part I am not 100% sure on; but the popular view on magicians wearing robes and using staves I have not encountered anywhere prior to Tolkien's works.
He is in many way the grandfather of the popular western concepts on fantasy worlds.
medusasfolly wrote: »trav2609rwb17_ESO wrote: »Hi. This one does not support them but this is the details of when they get replaces "We’ll be retiring the Storm Atronach crates on Thursday, March 2nd at 10:00am EST, and they will be replaced with the next season: the Wild Hunt Crown Crates." Link : https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/320383/storm-atronach-crown-crates-retiring-soon
On regards the the Rng Boss - no one found way to kill it - some just seem to get better results than others.
I don't support them either just want that spriggan lioness or any spriggan mount
No judgement either way, but..... if you're buying the crates, you're supporting the crates.
medusasfolly wrote: »trav2609rwb17_ESO wrote: »Hi. This one does not support them but this is the details of when they get replaces "We’ll be retiring the Storm Atronach crates on Thursday, March 2nd at 10:00am EST, and they will be replaced with the next season: the Wild Hunt Crown Crates." Link : https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/320383/storm-atronach-crown-crates-retiring-soon
On regards the the Rng Boss - no one found way to kill it - some just seem to get better results than others.
I don't support them either just want that spriggan lioness or any spriggan mount
No judgement either way, but..... if you're buying the crates, you're supporting the crates.
starkerealm wrote: »starkerealm wrote: »
Fairy tales, mostly, if we're being educational. The books draw heavily on Northern European fairy tales to build its setting, resulting in a few that are slightly different from the Germanic ones that saturate Western European pop culture. That said, The Wild Hunt is folklore. So clearly, they're ripping off the Wood Elves from Warhammer.
First you correct me and then you say the same as me; folklore.
Incorrect. I said The Witcher is mostly based on Northern European fairytales. The Wild Hunt in particular is an outlier, as it's drawn from myth.
Now, I'm being a little reductive here, because the books themselves are exceedingly political, dealing with the aftermath of a post-soviet state. But, the actual material Sapkowski draws from in creating his setting is, primarily fairytales.
There's also a bit of Western European myth that filters in as the books progress, including a heavy Arthurian theme.Witcher is mostly based on slavic folklore. CD Project Red is based in Poland after all.
Which is about as relevant as citing Battle for Middle Earth II when discussing Tolkien. There's the lit first, the games second. The latter didn't do much to flesh out the setting. Sapkowski is Polish, so that's relevant, but bringing up CD Projekt Red, and then misspelling their name contributes nothing.The Wild Hunt is part of slavic folklore. Folklores differ from fairy tales, not going to go into definitions here.
Which was the point I was gently making before.I don't follow your last comment, but you're doing exactly the same as the guy I commented on; presuming that certain fantastic elements originate from games or popular fantasy.
Hardly. While it's downright depressing the way Tolkien has become the de facto standard for modern fantasy settings, effectively replacing the work of people like Howard or Leiber, I'm under no illusion that these terms are modern. Except the conjugation, "dwarves." Because, technically, it should be dwarfs.Tolkien popularized the view on elves as a fantastic race that live among other mortals in his litterature on Middle-Earth. He got heavy inspiration from the Norse mythology.
I wrote a bachelor in mythology and folklore, how it is presented in modern media and why it compels people so much with a special emphasis on the works of Tolkien; so I am not just drafting *** from Wikipedia here. I don't mean to be cocky about it, but this is a kind of academic specialty for me.
Then I feel deeply saddened by the quality of your academic experience.
Start with Beowulf. Tolkien was certainly content to stop there. Glossing it over into, "drawing from Norse Mythology," is almost exactly what you accused me of doing. Presuming that certain fantastic elements originate with a specific origin. Tolkien was attempting to create a new "epic," to identify the entelechy of what it meant to be British. Obviously, that's not, "a norseman."
No, I'm not cribbing from Wikipedia either.Prof_Bawbag wrote: »Out of interest and because this has now turned into a mythical history lesson for all, but where did the concept originate from that mages for example should all use staffs/staves and wear robes? Wearing robes makes no sense when you think about it in a practical sense. I think most females would alluded to the fact running in a long dress like piece of clothing isn't the easiest thing to do.
I didn't mean to change the purpose of the thread but now that you ask:
Many mystic figures with unnatural powers were often presented wearing robes in mythology to emphasize their mystic nature.
I think Tolkien was the first person to popularize the concept of wizards through Gandalf. Gandalf is old celtic and means something along the lines of old man with staff. The last part I am not 100% sure on; but the popular view on magicians wearing robes and using staves I have not encountered anywhere prior to Tolkien's works.
He is in many way the grandfather of the popular western concepts on fantasy worlds.
Ironically, Gandalf's appearance was based on an incarnation of Odin, when he wandered the world in "disguise." This is one of the things, along with the names of the Dwarves in The Hobbit, that Tolkien lifted from Norse myth on a whim, but don't actually inform anything significant about the setting.
I'd toss Gandalf under the bus and say he's supposed to be a Merlin riff, but I honestly suspect there's a few other influences mixed in that I'm unaware of.
vamp_emily wrote: »I'm proud to say I have not purchased any crown crates.
However, if they put the pet monkey in one of those boxes I will be like this