Oct 15
Martha M. Comments: “They call me ‘The Harp and The Blade'”!
“And they call me … uh, ‘The Other Blade'”!
Published 1985
Martha M. Comments: “They call me ‘The Harp and The Blade'”!
“And they call me … uh, ‘The Other Blade'”!
Published 1985
October 15th, 2018 at 10:19 am
“Fear not, bold companion – we WILL find the Pride March!”
October 15th, 2018 at 11:14 am
Dude, even in the painting I can tell its a wig. This is one mid-life crisis that not going to end well — unless time-travelling druid fantasy is a thing and they do find the gay pride parade in which case ridiculous hi-jinks will ensue and everyone will come out of it just a little wiser.
October 15th, 2018 at 12:29 pm
Now revealed, Stonehenge hosted WWF tag team wrestling.
October 15th, 2018 at 12:30 pm
Suede’s Richard Oakes and Brett Anderson unveil the band’s new image.
October 15th, 2018 at 12:31 pm
& is Ian McShane carrying the Holy Hand Grenade?
October 15th, 2018 at 1:06 pm
They should be standing on the ‘blade’ of the Cerne Abbas Giant.
October 15th, 2018 at 1:13 pm
Is the author going to get the papers, get the papers?
October 15th, 2018 at 1:15 pm
“Onward to the Druid village! We shall receive many a fine candy treat this Halloween!”
October 15th, 2018 at 1:26 pm
🎼🎶🎶🎶
Heaven, we’re in heaven
And despite those GSS remarks so snide
We’ll be reveling in Druid days gone by
But we’re mostly goin’ out dancing
Thigh to thigh
🎵🎵🎵
October 15th, 2018 at 1:43 pm
After this painting was taken, they tripped out on mushrooms and used their mighty thighs to go henge-tipping.
October 15th, 2018 at 1:49 pm
“Onward to the Renaissance Faire! Our small-stage act of sword tricks, trad music and improv comedy shall receive much applause this season. And we might even sell some of our CDs!”
October 15th, 2018 at 5:25 pm
Druidic weathercocks.
The dagger handle looks a wee bit narrow for use in combat.
October 15th, 2018 at 5:30 pm
@fred—and young boy seems to be lacking a scabbard for his sword. Where does he park that blade, anyway?
October 15th, 2018 at 5:45 pm
“Harp gave me a drawing that said 18 inches. Now, whether or not he knows the difference between feet and inches is not my problem. I do what I’m told.”
October 15th, 2018 at 5:55 pm
This is just before they leveled the hill next to Stonehenge in order to create a more dramatic setting.
October 15th, 2018 at 8:30 pm
@13 – B. – Red Capes scabbard looks roomy. He probably docks it in there.
October 16th, 2018 at 3:01 am
The husband says, “The Harp and the Blade, and the Lightning Rod”.
Really. Look at those clouds, and he’s standing on a hill in an otherwise flat plane, hoisting several feet of steel up in the air. His hand’s on H&Bs shoulder, so they’re both going to get zapped.
@Raoul (11): GSS!
Those are some very meaty thighs. This couple never misses leg day. Somewhat neglecting their pecs/torso, though.
The giant loincloths look like they’d be awkward and uncomfortable.
This is from 1985, when we should have known camp when we see it… checks artist’s name. Oh yeah. He knew.
October 16th, 2018 at 5:32 pm
They’re really underdressed for Iron Age Britain, because it sure doesn’t look like the height of summer in that picture.
October 17th, 2018 at 1:24 am
“Hi there, this is Stonehenge. Still don’t have anything to do with druids.”
October 17th, 2018 at 2:16 am
@Anna T: Going by my experience, they’re underdressed for Stonehenge even in the height of summer in today’s climate.
@Bruce: Not only is Stonehenge not druidic, neither is the term “England”. Nor the bare legs.
October 17th, 2018 at 7:29 pm
“Here is my blade that I hold high…..and here is my harp that I play…who holds his own harp”
October 18th, 2018 at 12:41 am
@GSS ex-noob: I assume the term “England” is being used for the convenience of readers that would be confused by the term “Alban.” Of course, still going to annoy Scottish, etc. readers who hate it when people get “Britain” and “England” confused.
True, the bare legs are clearly creeping Conanism,
October 18th, 2018 at 2:11 am
@Bruce: Alban. Pretanic. But FFS, Druidic and Stonehenge ought to be enough to get the locale across.
Not that the illustration is worrying about anything actually historical. I mean, I’ll give them the harp and the really long swords and maybe the boots, but the rest of it is NKP&EFP (No Known Period and Extruded Fantasy Product).
Emphasis on “fantasy”, I guess, with Stonehenge, no trousers, and Faux-nan the lightning rod.
@Tag: I could see this taking the “faux-nan” tag. Do we have a tag for “thews” or “mighty thews”? It would get a lot of use.
October 18th, 2018 at 4:33 am
Hey, I just realized it’s actually those wacky Athenian cutups Harmodius and Aristogeiton!
October 27th, 2018 at 5:27 am
Oh, nice. I was just looking for an image that embodied Fantasy Barbarianism in its
most clichédpurest form.Though, maybe they need a little more fur. What do you think?
October 28th, 2018 at 12:15 am
@RachelJ: I agree. Replace the giant loincloths with fur for purity. And also b/c they look so stupid.
August 8th, 2019 at 12:38 pm
“Two Quantum Leapers find themselves in pre-BCE England; unwilling to admit their true origin to each other they try to set right what once went wrong, unaware that they are, in face, what it is that went wrong.”
Reviewed (but not read) for episode 32 of Cover My Ass: https://www.covermyasscast.com/e/32-john-myers-myers-dire-lyre-mire/
October 4th, 2020 at 9:03 pm
The Harp and the Blowhard