Monday, November 26, 2007

Einherjar candidate: Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen
1098-1179, a German abbess, artist, author, counselor, linguist, naturalist, scientist, philosopher, physician, herbalist, poet, activist, visionary, and composer (quite a polymath for a woman in 12th century Europe).  Her music is still performed today (I have a couple of CDs of her work), and she was the first woman to record a treatise of feminine sexuality, providing scientific accounts of the female orgasm.
Wit: +4 (she even made up an imaginary alphabet and wrote several books in it).
Scholasticism: +7 (wrote books about natural philosophy and herbalism as well as theology)
Artistry: +7 (the music)
Mysticism: +8 (visions from God)
Moxie: (-3) (not canonized as a saint, despite four attempts to promote her).
Combat: (-5) (sickly)

Female, Sane (?) (did have visions from God, after all, but unlike Jeanne, at least she didn’t think that God was telling her to kill people), Honorable

Special ability: If Hildegard is owned by a Valkyrie, then no female Einherjar (other than Hildegard herself) can be removed from that Valkyrie’s list by reason of the Valkyrie losing a Skirmish or having fewer than zero Acorns.
Special ability: Hildegard is not affected by any negative effect that specifically targets female Einherjar.

Comments

Darknight: he/him

26-11-2007 07:56:55 UTC

man are we going deep into history for recruits. btw, are the ones who fall in fights gone for good or transfered to the enemy?

spikebrennan:

26-11-2007 14:56:37 UTC

Not too deep into history.  Hildegard is pretty well-known among people who are into this sort of thing.

apollo:

11-12-2007 09:28:17 UTC

Iam interested on Hildegard’s treatise on orgasms. This has been known in esoteric/hermitic circles as a"gateway to god” that only females(the devine feminine)can acheive.