We are in the 70es on Unicorn Island, an island off the coast of southern Zealand. A handful of teachers have gathered the broken threads of magic once again, trying to revive the magic in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Faroes and partially Greenland.
Our main protagonist is Susan (me) from Elsinore and her three co-apprentices and friends Heidi, Tage and Lis living at Unicorn Island.
I grasped the chance to write a little bit about some of the lesser known apprentices in this A-Z challenge.
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G ~ Grani Starrason from Island
Grani hails from Hella, near Eyjafjallajökull, where he lives with his mom, dad and many siblings in the surrounding rural area. This area - vest of Eyafjellajökull - is one of the places where magical families congregate. Near this family lives some other families of magical stock, and Selma's family. He and the other magical people of this community are aware of their magic, and are homeschooled in its use - mostly flying.
His father, Starri, works as a grease monkey in the laying down of thermal heating pipes and his mother works in the sports centre in nearby Hvolsvöllur.
Grani is 13 years old when first we meet him as a part of the blue, potions group.
Grani is the typical Icelander, tow-haired, tending to reddish, square, equanimous and generally nice to be around.
He flies for the Opposition in the broom race, and makes it to number 4 in the race proper.
Grani's wand is made from apple wood emitting ice-blue sparks.
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Tomorrow H for Helge.
I like the sound of an apple wood wand. And its ice blue sparks.
SvarSletApple wood is nice, it even smells nice.
SletNo idea how to pronounce Eyjafjallajökul but it looks like it might sound like a fun name.
SvarSletI have not heard of the term 'grease monkey' as a job title, usually it's mechanic but I guess that's not quite the right term to compare it to.
Have a lovely day.
Icelandic is not pronounced like it's spelled, but it is very logical. Same letters - and combinations of letters stands for same sound every time.
SletEyafjallajökull sounds something like eyafjatlajökutl - the ö being very like the sound of the "i" in blackbird. Equally Hella is of course pronounced something like: "Hetla"
I love Icelandic words and placenames - you might have guessed :D
Grease monkey - I hope it's right. He's some kind of mecanical jack of all trades here.
SletI agree with EC about apple wood and blue sparks, nor would I be able to pronounce the place names without a lot of practice.
SvarSletPractise is needed for all languages, and Icelandic is not among the harder ones ;)
SletI too like apple wood - and migth reuse it for more apprentices