so I didn’t realize this until now, but in RTTE season 1 episode 8 "crushing it” there’s a clip where Stoick is giving Gothi shit for her plowing. It shows they’re in a field and I didn’t realize which field it was until now. It’s Mildew’ old cabbage field and his house.

Still has the hole in the roof from when Snotlout fell through it 3 years ago 🤣

The placement of Gothi's hut is so so funny

I mean, she's the tribe's elder, I get it. But here's the thing, she's practically the only healer on Berk, the one people go to when they're sick or injured. And considering they are vikings, from a tribe that loves to fight ‘a normal amount’ and had been battling dragons for three centuries, it means they'd be usually receiving pretty severe and life threatening injuries on a norm. Things like stab wounds, burns, amputation etc. Pretty much the type of injuries that count as a medical emergency.

And her hut, is like a freaking tower, built on top of a very high rock pillar formation on the island. This old woman, the only healer in the village, has her 'clinic' in the most nonsensical spot for the bleeding out, on-verge-of-death patients. They really couldn't have given her a hut that's on the ground and more easily accessible. No, on Berk, you'd be dying and you'll have to climb up a tower to get to the only healer

Hiccup made an amazing chief, because he was an amazing leader, but let us not forget that he hated it..

Hiccup never wanted to be chief, that just makes his “crowning” as chief even sadder

Everyone is cheering, as they should be, because it’s an important moment in their lives as well, but also because Hiccup deserves that kind of respect and support

But…

This is how Hiccup looked at the same time

He was sad and he was tired…

This was as wide as he smiled, and can you really call it a smile?

This was less than 24 hours after his father had died… he didn’t have time to mourn, and I stand by that

Gothi seems to be the only one to believe that Hiccup is into something in the first film. She watches Hiccup in training, with this thoughtful expression as opposed to one of awe, she picks him to go up against the Nightmare (Hookfang), and as Toothless is being caged she covers two children’s eyes to stop them from watching as she herself does in horror. Gothi knew.

i headcanon that Gothi knows how to speak in sign language and that several other people (Hiccup, Fishlegs) know it too, except she prefers to communicate via dirt drawing because it gives her an excuse to smack people with her staff (Hiccup and Fishlegs are in on this and greatly approve)

Okay, sometimes I think Gothi is just a clever old woman, other times I think she's a Norn who just said "fuck it I'm hanging out in and messing with this weird village for a while" and enjoys the Shenanigans™

Ok so, this is just a theory but. During the dragon school scenes in the first movie where Hiccup is using the tactics he has learned with Toothless to control the other dragons Gothi is always looking at him strangely. She seems to know he wasn't doing anything to physically hurt them. Which seemed to be common knowledge as when Stoick got back from his voyage Gobber said "he has this way with the beast," he never says that Hiccup is hurting the dragons. Gothi knew something was up She picked Hiccup to fight the dragon later known as Hookfang knowing he had something up his sleeves. Do you think she noticed these tactics Hiccup was using because she had knowledge of other islands/cultures with domesticated or friendly dragons like the Defenders of the Wing, or the Wingmaidens? We know that she had traveled to places far from Berk in her youth as seen in the first few episodes of Race to the Edge. She traveled to Glacier Island to find water known for it's healing properties. Do you think she ever encountered any of these other cultures on her trips for knowledge and healing wisdom? Again, just a theory, but do you think Gothi knew?

You know, I never thought about that! I've considered the fact that Gothi knew what Hiccup was up to, but I've never really thought about if she met other tribes and cultures while out on her adventures. That just makes Gothi a very much more complex character and I love it. Because she could have seen these other cultures and how they dealt with/felt about dragons, but never took credence in their ways because she was so entrenched in the dragon war. She is the healer after all. She's seen what damage dragons can do. This is so interesting! Thank you for asking!

When this happened I instantly thought "Did she just rizz up a god?

This aesthetic >

"Why should I be the only one to suffer? I WAS BUILT FOR THIS."

Before We Train A Dragon

Chapter 1 - Happy Birthday

Summary: Part 1 of a Httyd Retelling

Before he trained a dragon, before he got shot down by a peculiar boy, Hiccup and Toothless were simply children trying their best to grow up in a hard world. They had no idea that their lives were tied together from the moment they were born.

Rating: General

Warnings: Birth

Words: 2 988

Fandom: How to Train Your Dragon

Characters: Hiccup, Toothless, Stoick, Valka, Gothi, Original characters (Alfhild, Toothless' family)

Pairing: Stalka

Author's Notes: Been working on this retelling for months now with occasional updates over on Tumblr. Placed a poll there, which helped me decide on starting this fic before actually tackling the first movie.

WILL contain headcanons. :)

Decided to post it today for Hiccup's birthday.

Constructive criticism is appreciated.

Enjoy!

Is Gothi Hiccup’s grandma? It makes sense if you think back to the books. In the books, Hiccup’s grandpa is old Wrinkly, the VILLAGE ELDER. Old Wrinkly is Hiccup’s mothers father. So maybe Gothi is Valka’s mother. It totally makes sense. Gothi is also the village elder, and people go to her for health remedies and wisdom. Since Valka died before the events of HTTYD 1, and Gothi was her mother, that’s probably why Stoick shows her disrespect sometimes, via RTTE season 1 episode 8 “crushing it” (I have a post about that). Stoick probably didn’t tell Hiccup because being the person that he is, he would’ve tried to look for his mother. Gothi probably knew that Hiccup was just like Valka and would calm the dragon down and bring peace, so that’s why she chose Hiccup to kill the dragon knowing Astrid would’ve killed the dragon. And when Toothless was being loaded onto the ship, Gothi hugged a young kid, probably reassuring the dragon wouldn’t die. Because she knew her grandson would bring the war to an end.

Snotlout: Gothi said I have 3 days to live

Hiccup: Why? Are you sick?!

Snotlout: No, she just doesn’t like me

FanFriday #1: Fanfiction and the art of Snotlout and Hookfang.

For our first FanFriday, I will be looking at one of our arguably best rider-dragon duos: Snotlout & Hookfang! This post was originally going to be a one off, made around the 7th of this month, but I decided to make it into our first instalment of FanFriday instead.

Today, this list (one of many surrounding the duo, I’m sure) will only include works with just the Hookfang & Snotlout tag, so we won’t be covering fics with them as the main focus but other relationships tagged here.

It Aches So Bad by WhoIsWren — This is the first in a Snotlout and Hookfang based series titled Hook, Don’t Sink. This particular piece concerns the RoB episode Viking for Hire. In Snotlout’s POV, it accounts how Snotlout feels about his and Hookfang’s developing distance due to Hookfang’s toothache. It, as well as the rest of the work series, also involves Spitelout’s pressure on his son to be the best, and the author puts stress on Hookfang’s species as that applies to Spitelout’s demands. We also have some wholesome, platonic soulmate-esque cuddles once all is resolved and that makes everything bittersweet, though mostly sweet.

Loyalty At Heart by WhoIsWren — This is currently the last work in the aforementioned series. Here, it is in Hookfang’s POV during his panic when Snotlout goes missing in Sandbusted. The premise is sweet, and the writing is sweeter, and you get to see how Hookfang truly feels about his rider when he isn’t around and in danger.

How To Care For Your Dragon by TulipFluff — This fic is short but sweet, just like the last, but we return to Snotlout’s POV to account how Snotlout grooms Hookfang and how Hookfang lets him (an act of appreciation). In the background, Snotlout’s Terror, Pain (now named Lockjaw), from Worst In Show also makes an appearance. It’s always nice to see the inner-workings of these two’s relationship, even if the work itself isn’t psychoanalytical. What a lovely read!

On Trust by piratesPencil — This fic has a very unique approach to Snotlout and Hookfang’s relationship: Hookfang being glad that Snotlout is one short potato. Accompanying this insight is reflection on how Vikings used to treat dragons in comparison to now. This work is perhaps the sweetest, maybe even my favouritest out of the bunch, because of how interesting the base concept is. If you’re only going to select one out of this list, I think it’d have to be this one.

Gift of the Monstrous Nightmare by sarahenany & Thursday26 — This fic is a bit long, but it is definitely worth the read! Here, it includes emphasis on Spitelout and Snotlout’s relationship (as well as some mention of Spitelout’s treatment towards the wife), but mostly involves Snotlout and Hookfang. Hookfang here also speaks Dragonese written in broken English and he and Snotlout do have some conversations back and forth which is a signature theme in sarahenany’s works. It can be a bit distracting, but I think the broken English was done in just the right amount for a fic this length. Overall, this fic includes some great Snotlout and Hookfang moments, and righteous Spitelout slander. (Plus some sweet Fishlegs moments and some Gothi musings.) What a delightful read!

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