Brave

((First I made a photo-collage using Natalie Portman's head, then I used it as reference only for the painting process))

This is my take on the "Brave lass, Matilda" from this Skyrim song

(Makulah sings it here! - www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBo9Ir… )

                        Ragnar the Red 

"Oh, there once was a hero named Ragnar the Red
Who came riding to Whiterun from ole Rorikstead

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And the braggart did swagger and brandish his blade
As he told of bold battles and gold he had made

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But then he went quiet, did Ragnar the Red
When he met the shield-maiden Matilda, who said;

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"Oh, you talk and you lie and you drink all our mead
Now I think it's high time that you lie down and bleed!"

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And so then came clashing and slashing of steel
As the brave lass Matilda charged in, full of zeal

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And the braggart named Ragnar was boastful no more-
When his ugly red head rolled around on the floor!"

(from The Elder Scrolls Wikia)