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  • The word 'VOLCANO' is derived from a small island in the Mediterranean Sea, called Vulcano. Local inhabitants used to believe that Vulcano was the chimney of the forge belonging to Vulcan, the Roman blacksmith of the gods. As Vulcan forged thunderbolts for Jupiter, the smoke and ashes escaped through the chimney.


    Hawaiian legend tells that volcanic eruptions are the work of Pele, the tempestuous goddess of volcanoes and occurred when she was particularly angry. The chain of volcanoes around the islands was caused by a long argument with her sister.


    In 1104 when Hekla, Iceland erupted, it was written -
    "Great is the power of the Prince of Darkness. Now he has flung open that horrible inferno Eclafeld out of Hyslandia, where the souls of the damned in flames of eternal fire, never thence to return, except when from time to time S***n drags them from the glowing embers to cool them in the piercing chill of the polar ice enclosing that dreary island, lest they become too inured to the fires of Hell."
    Hekla on Fire: Sigurdur Thorarinsson

    Christians of the time saw Hekla as the doorway into the underworld and that the lava bombs and rocks thrown out, were spirits escaping their fate. The whistling sounds made by the escaping gases were interpreted as the screams of the damned.

    Others saw the landscape of Iceland as an ancient battlefield where immortal gods waged war against each other.

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    On Strange Properties of Some Mountains

    An illustration from 1555 'History of the Nordic Peoples' by Olaus Magnus, a Swedish writer - he tried to show the inhabitants of southern Europe, what life in the North was like.


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  • One for all of you in the community, from me, to you!

  • @katttruewalker

    Just substitute the canoes for rowing boats & I'm there already :)

    https://media.giphy.com/media/aqjEfLa0XTJdK/giphy.gif

  • @personalc0ffee

    Well in real-life I certainly wouldn't be up for it. Think it might be Bear Grills & friends

    The mad eejits!!!

  • @personalc0ffee

    Lava kayaking is apparently a thing -

    But as exciting as their adventures seem, Oliva pointed out in the video that his team's extreme kayaking antics are often extremely dangerous and should not be attempted by non-professionals.

  • Ah but it's exciting!

    I think volcanologists do some pretty risky things in the course of their work as well, but there is something fascinating and terribly beautiful about volcanoes and lava.

  • @katttruewalker

    Agreed.

    Personally... I wouldn't jump out of an aeroplane or bungee jump, but these in their way are pretty well accepted.
    Extreme sports are dangerous by their nature.

    People do these, way-up the risks whether... wisely or otherwise.

    None of these obviously to be undertaken without clarity of mind.

    Afterall we have to be 'Safe Pirates'

  • @personalc0ffee said in Volcanic Lore, Superstitions and Folktales - Hype! And add your gifs, pictures, lore, tales, jokes and puns here!:

    @katttruewalker So basically what they are doing is ill advised and very dangerous and probably dumb. Hey, however you want to go out.

    I prefer to die in my bed, thank you.

    They probably prefer to die in their bed too, but they prefer to live their life to the fullest like they’re doing here. I’d love to kayak in a volcano. Too bad I don’t have a local volcano to take my kayak to :(

  • Fun Fact!

    Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius

    Before the disaster, Mt. Vesuvius hadn’t erupted in over 1,800 years. As a result, the inhabitants of Pompeii had no idea that Vesuvius was even a volcano.

    Test subject for my Fun Fact... still hasn't moved :(

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  • @katttruewalker great post a very interesting read

  • I remember when I was a kid, probably around 5 years old, my family and I went on a vacation to the Big Island (I was living in Oahu at the time). We happened to be there during an eruption and had the opportunity to check out various places that were impacted. We got to see the lava pouring into the ocean (from a distance, anyway, as it's pretty dangerous where lava meets water, which makes that whole kayaking thing pretty insane to me), and see some places that lava had covered but it had dried up. I'll never forget the image of half a truck sticking out the top of some hardened lava. It was a pretty crazy sight. That particular eruption apparently covered up one of the black sand beaches that we had previously visited. I think there's still one more on the island, but I'm not entirely sure.

    I also got to watch the sun rise from the top of Mt. Haleakala, which is a dormant volcano that formed most of Maui. The crater at the top still (or did at the time) had a ton of steam pouring out from various vents. It's an enormous crater and the mountain itself is something like 10k feet high. It was the most beautiful sunrise I have ever seen, and something I plan to do again someday.

    Anyway, that's my volcano experience. They're pretty magnificent and fierce things. The area I live in now is covered in old volcanos, we even have a big obsidian park not too far from my town. Pretty stoked to experience them in game.

  • @katttruewalker said

    In 1104 when Hekla, Iceland erupted, it was written -
    *"Great is the power of the Prince of Darkness...."

    Dang, Ozzy Osbourne is really THAT old?


    An illustration from 1555 'History of the Nordic Peoples' by Olaus Magnus, a Swedish writer - he tried to show the inhabitants of southern Europe, what life in the North was like.

    I take it he hasn't visited the wildlife "down under". That looks like a walk in the park. lol :o)

  • @lizalaroo

    Thank you!

    Awesome!
    That's the Magic I wanted, & never knew existed

  • @piratecraggy me either!

  • Tomorrow let’s play all together ‚The floor is Lava‘ :D

  • @drunkpunk138 That's a fabulous story, so great to read these first hand experiences from around the world, the sunrise definitely sounds like a very special experience :)

    @Admiral-RRRSole No... but I believe he was responsible for a lot of those exotic sea monsters we see on medieval maps of the ocean.. so i do wonder where the ideas came from.... :D

  • @katttruewalker Great story about those volcanos! But seriously, we should be glad that the Sea of Thieves are not located at Iceland.

  • cool meme guys what about lore?

  • I expected to see the South Park “duck and cover” PSA video in this thread... 😒

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