FINALLY found some time to sketch, so here’s Loki, Angrboda, and Sigyn!
Angrboda’s design is based on a lady of 50-something I used to see at my gym. She had a mop of dyed black shaggy hair that looked like it belonged at a KISS concert in 1985. She was short and stocky and walked like she’d been furiously riding a horse across the plains for days and her legs were very sorry for it. I have no doubt that she could single-handedly lift up a car if she needed to, and she constantly let out a boisterous, raspy cackle that you could hear all the way across the building. She always came to different Zumba classes with her friend, Sharon, who was at least a foot taller than her, 500 decibels quieter, and so willowy that together, they looked like the number 10.
This woman had absolutely no inside voice to speak of, so whenever she and her friend would go to the weight room, you could hear her bark, “SPOT ME, SHARON” as she squatted something like 250 lbs. I absolutely love this lady and I haven’t seen her in a while because I cancelled my gym membership to stay safe from ‘rona, but I hope she’s still squatting 250 lbs and that she and Sharon are enjoying virtual Zumba together. The minute I saw her, I was like, “Oh, that’s absolutely Angrboda.”
Contrary to a lot of popular Norse myth retellings, I never liked the idea that Loki “cheated” on Sigyn with Angrboda; I always just assumed it was an open/polyamorous relationship. They’re that loud (occasionally crass) family with a horde of boisterous kids and a big RV and the best barbecues on the block.
Also, they sparked the end of the world, no biggie.