Thýrunn

Thýrunn "Runa" Lýrsdottir is an incarnation of the Fyr named Ansyr. She hails from Isvag and is the main protagonist of the book series Between Gods and Mortals.

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 * 1) History
 * 2) Prenatal history and birth
 * 3) Early Childhood
 * 4) Between Gods and Mortals: Chaos of Summer

Prenatal history and birth
Thýrunn was born during a massive thunderstorm in the early winter of the year 688 S.E. to a young woman named Drifa Styrsdottir from the fisherman's village of Fisby on the Isle of Ilviðja. The origins of her father is unknown as Thýrunn's conception was the result of a short romance between Drifa and a wandering skald who travelled under the name of Teris. Shortly after intercourse had happened between the two of them Teris mysteriously left and was never seen again by the inhabitants of Fisby. Drifa was left heartbroken and damned as she was now carrying a child that was concieved out of wedlock. Thýrunn was born nine months after and named after her father with whom Drífa was still heavily in love. Both woman and child were lucky to be under the protection of Drífa's brother Valtof Styrson as the man to whom Drífa's hand was originally promised, Jom Akeson, was out for revenge. Both mother and child made it through the tumultous period but Difa was forever marked as an adulterer and Thýrunn as her bastard child.

Early Childhood
As a baby Thýrunn was said to give small electric shocks to anyone who touched her. Drífa even found breastfeeding the child to be troublesome as Thýrunn would continue to unwillingly hurt her with these little shocks. However, at a certain point this trait vanished as Thýrunn became a todler. She was a worrisome child, often described as turbulent and stormy as she never seemed to be able to sit still, or even concentrate on the tasks she was given. She would often throw tantarums and feel misunderstood by her environment after being called out about her behaviour as a young child. Despite her energetic behaviour Thýrunn also seemed to be extremely wise for her age, often worrying her mother that something was wrong with her. So did Thýrunn by the age of four winters go through a period in which she would not eat meat "because every being that has the ability to breathe is sacred." But she would also carry judgement on those that according to her were "bad souls." Such as the chief Jom Akeson about whom Thýrunn had heard tales of the thread he was to her family.

Many described Thýrunn as if there was something boiling inside her that would explode when given the opportunity. But something also seemed to hunt her as Thýrunn also experienced horryfying nightmares almost every night and would sometimes in her mothers words: "recall memories that were not her own". Thýrunn would often pick fights with her niece or nephew, run away from her family's land and turn on adults that gave her tasks around the house "because she would not do a thrall's task". Because of this Thýrunn was not raised like the other girls her age. By the age of eight winters her mother had somewhat given up to raise her civically and turned towards the aid of Thýrunn's youngest uncle Abjorn Styrson with whom Thýrunn had always been fascinated as she continued to whine throughout her early childhood to go with her uncle on hunting trips around the island.

Abjorn made the young girl familiar with the island she was born on as they spent their days together hunting and fishing all over Ilviðja. Abjorn thought Thýrunn the basics of hunting, fishing, how to survive out in the wilds, and even some fighting skill. Thýrunn came to see Abjorn as the father figure in her life and would soon calm down in her behaviour to the relieve of her mother. She became more reserved and came to respect the people around her. She also stopped having nightmares and slowly turned into a girl that was unusual but respected among her family as overtime she proved to be quite the hunter. Over time Thýrunn had seemed to have lost "the memories that were not her own" and seemed to turn into her own person, a girl who was impulsive, energetic and strong, but at the same time calmer than before. When she reached the age of eleven winters Abjorn decided to leave the island of Ilviðja to join a mercanary band in order to find explore more of the world before he would settle down. After Abjorn's leave Thýrunn went through a period of loneliness and isolation as apart from her family she did not have a lot of friendly contacts to whom she could talk. She became even more reserved and seemed to lose her confidence as she had no mentionable friends, partly because of the peculiar personality she had as a young child, but also because of her status as the bastard of the Sjóbirting bloodline. Behind her back people had over the years started to talk that her spirit was tainted or possessed and that it was the fault of her mother's adultery, a curse from the Gods. Thus Thýrunn earned the nickname Bane-Bringer among the people of Fisby. She was made fun off and bullied by the other children and soon became an outcast among the people of the island despite growing up amongst one of the most famous families throughout the Jarldom of Norvik. When she reached the early stages of puberty Thýrunn would spend more time alone in the woods of the island than around the people of the village.

In the thirteenth winter of Thýrunn's life she made her first friend Bjarne Skallagrimson after standing up for him against the same children that bullied her, Ake Jomsom and his friends. Thýrunn had seen Bjarne around before but had never paid attention to the fat boy, whom she at first thaught off as lazy because of his overweight appearance. Throughout their friendship she eventually came to understand that though Bjarne was indeed a heavy eater, he was everything but lazy and was working hard on his dream to become a blacksmith's apprentice. Thýrunn and Bjarne would often go out together and in the months of their friendship Bjarne seemed to adjust to Thýrunn's need to explore and seek challenges. He even started to lose weight and it was something Thýrunn was proud at, for helping her friend get in shape and become a better person.