The Misleading Navigatrix
A Norse-style trapezoidal decorated box, and a story
Presented at Quest For Valhalla, October 2015
woodworking by Lady Madylyne Grey
story, box decoration and navigational research by Lady Simona della Luna
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| The completed box. Photo by Lady Madylyn Grey. |
The story
There once was a great warrior, a leader of men and women, and he was called John the Beardless. For though he was a fearsome fighter and a cunning commander, he left his chin as hairless as a lad. Despite his lack of luxurious locks, his sign was known far and wide, and his foes knew to fear the sight of it. It was his custom to collect his fighters, and to travel with them to far-flung fights. He steered his ship with skill and speed, and never foundered upon rocks nor despaired in the face of a gale. However, even so talented a traveler may not know all things, and so this John relied upon the services of a slave navigatrix, who was simply know as the “beautiful woman who leads to victory.”
