Quote:I've read Sleipnir on line and must say - that would make a certain amount of sense. Especially in that the central character of the book was well on his way towards replanning/upgrading the entire system in Asgard/Valhalla at the end of the book.
(Although I do have a fun fragment of an idea for a fic where the OMG takes place after the events of a book called Sleipnir by Linda Evans (good book, I recommend it) and Belldandy and her sisters have been reincarnated/reformated by being born as the daughters of the central character and a valkyrie - Urd's parentage may be a little more esoterc, I never really developed the idea).
Say that the events in Sleipnir occur, say - about 20-30 years ago, and that would set things up just about right in terms of the various character's ages and so on. IIRC, the protaganist of Sleipnir starts off the story in West Germany before the Cold War ended. That could be anywhere between about 1965 and 1990. Therefore, that idea works.
Perhaps somewhere along the line he apotheosizes and actually becomes the Almighty in fact as well as title?
In any case, that kind of set-up would certainly explain Bell, Urd and Skuld and their current incarnations/ages, along with many of the other characters. It would explain the whole modernization of Asgard, Valhalla, and Yggdrasil. It would even go a long way towards explaining some of the quirky non-canon elements of the Oh My Goddess world as opposed to the myths.
And it would explain the Almighty's quirky sense of humor and indulgent persona, that's for certain. ^_^
I like that idea a whole lot!!-Logan
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