begs for a filk: Iceland spa advertises "magical massage lounger of Odin"
- From: Kate Gladstone <handwritingrepair@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 23 May 2007 09:53:22 -0700
When I chanced on the web-site below, I took it for a joke.
http://www.fosshotel.is/en/hotel/reykholt/norse_myth.html
However, it turns out that this Norse-religion-themed spa/hotel (in
Reykholt, Iceland) really *does* advertise "the magical massage
lounger of the all-father god Odin" and many, many more fun things
("Many of the Norse gods will teach and help you de-stress, relax and
revitalize. ... The water god Aegir navigates you through his world of
multifunctional shower with steam bath, Jacuzzi, relaxation and
massage jets. Try the lavender aomatherapy [sic] guided by the goddess
Freyja ... " ... hmmm, if the Fôsshotel Reykholt fails to verify that
they have actual Norse gods and goddesses on the payroll, can I sue
someone?)
http://www.fosshotel.is/en/hotel/reykholt/norse_myth.html
Just out of curiosity ... will any Ásatruar here please tell me how
your faith regards this sort of thing? I *guess* (until otherwise
informed) that it would rank as pretty darned blasphemous... rather as
if someone started a Christian-themed hotel which offered an "in-room
Salvation Spa Experience" with hotel-staffers dubbed "Jesus" and
"Mary."
In any case, anything involving Norse gods and a massage lounger seems
to cry out for a filk ... whereon inspiration fails me. (I keep
wondering: Why don't they attach an Internet computer to that magical
massage lounger, and then they can come a bit closer to the lore by
naming it Hlidskjalf?)
Well, they don't seem all THAT wedded to just one mythos: since the
place also boasts a "Lord of the Rings" Lounge with "Himalayan crystal
salt lamps."
Kate Gladstone - http://learn.to/handwrite
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