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''Alfdis & Gunnora'' is a grayscale webcomic hosted on Website/ComicFury. It revolves around the burgeoning romance between two bearded women dwarves. Lady Alfdis is a noble – but Gunnora is a mere soldier. Although stupidly in love, they have never actually met.

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''Alfdis & Gunnora'' is a grayscale webcomic hosted on Website/ComicFury.Platform/ComicFury. It revolves around the burgeoning romance between two bearded women dwarves. Lady Alfdis is a noble – but Gunnora is a mere soldier. Although stupidly in love, they have never actually met.
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* BladeOnAStick: Gunnora and Fulla both wield pikes.
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This webcomic has just completed its fourth chapter, and the stakes are getting higher. You can read it [[http://alfdisandgunnora.thecomicseries.com/ here]].

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This The webcomic has just completed its fourth chapter, and ran for twelve chapters but went on indefinite hiatus in December 2018 due to the stakes are author getting higher. "sick of the story." You can read it [[http://alfdisandgunnora.thecomicseries.com/ here]].

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* AffectionateNickname: Gunnora's siblings call her "Two Bits."
** Her friend Fulla calls her "Bobcat."

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* AffectionateNickname: Gunnora's siblings call her "Two Bits."
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" Her friend Fulla calls her "Bobcat."



* BridalCarry: [[spoiler: Gunnora carries Alfdis this way when she gets out of breath climbing the stairs.]]
** [[spoiler:Gunnora]] likes it so much she gets [[DistractedByTheSexy distracted by the sexy!]]

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* BridalCarry: [[spoiler: Gunnora carries Alfdis this way when she gets out of breath climbing the stairs.]]
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]] [[spoiler:Gunnora]] likes it so much she gets [[DistractedByTheSexy distracted by the sexy!]]



* TheLadysFavour: Alfdis drops a ribbon from her window – Gunnora wraps it around the handle of her pike.

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Alfdis drops a ribbon from her window – Gunnora wraps it around the handle of her pike.



* NeverLearnedToRead: Gunnora can’t read, but is trying to teach herself. This becomes a bit of a problem when Alfdis sends her a message.

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Gunnora can’t read, but is trying to teach herself. This becomes a bit of a problem when Alfdis sends her a message.



* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Somewhat lizardlike with large ears, which are often pierced. They also either wear some sort of war paint or have tattoos.

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Somewhat lizardlike with large ears, which are often pierced. They also either wear some sort of war paint or have tattoos.



* SpeechBubbles: Different "fonts" of the author's handwriting represent different languages, and sometimes a speech bubble's shape can indicate mood/tone.

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AlfdisAndGunnora is a grayscale webcomic hosted on ComicFury. It revolves around the burgeoning romance between two bearded women dwarves. Lady Alfdis is a noble – but Gunnora is a mere soldier. Although stupidly in love, they have never actually met.

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AlfdisAndGunnora ''Alfdis & Gunnora'' is a grayscale webcomic hosted on ComicFury.Website/ComicFury. It revolves around the burgeoning romance between two bearded women dwarves. Lady Alfdis is a noble – but Gunnora is a mere soldier. Although stupidly in love, they have never actually met.

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* FantasticGenderAndSexuality: It mostly tells the love story of bearded lesbian dwarves, but also shows the different attitudes to gender in the fantasy setting (note the military) and the fluidity of it (everyone has beards).



* SpeculativeFictionLGBT: Bearded lesbian dwarves' love story.
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* SpeculativeFictionLGBT: Bearded lesbian dwarves' love story.
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** Additionally, {{SpeechBubblesInteruption}}s occasionally occur.

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* Epunymous Title: Chapter Two’s title “Clan-Destiny” is a pun on clandestine.

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* Epunymous Title: EpunymousTitle: Chapter Two’s title “Clan-Destiny” is a pun on clandestine.



* Jerkass: The human knight Gunnora battles.

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* Jerkass: {{Jerkass}}: The human knight Gunnora battles.



** [[Spoiler: Becomes quite the sting when Alfdis's father decides he can't hire Gunnora because she's illiterate.]]

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** [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Becomes quite the sting when Alfdis's father decides he can't hire Gunnora because she's illiterate.]]



* Speech Bubbles: Different "fonts" of the author's handwriting represent different languages, and sometimes a speech bubble's shape can indicate mood/tone.

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* AlmostKiss: Alfdis and Gunnora spend a [[http://alfdisandgunnora.thecomicseries.com/comics/24 ''whole page'']] almost-kissing.

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* AlmostKiss: Alfdis and Gunnora spend a [[http://alfdisandgunnora.thecomicseries.com/comics/24 “whole page”]] almost-kissing.

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* AlmostKiss: Alfdis and Gunnora spend a [[http://alfdisandgunnora.thecomicseries.com/comics/24 “whole page”]] ''whole page'']] almost-kissing.

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This webcomic only has one chapter up currently, but the comic updates on Mondays and Fridays and can be found [[http://alfdisandgunnora.thecomicseries.com/ here]].


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\nThis webcomic only has one chapter up currently, but just completed its fourth chapter, and the comic updates on Mondays and Fridays and stakes are getting higher. You can be found read it [[http://alfdisandgunnora.thecomicseries.com/ here]].

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*AffectionateNickname: Gunnora's siblings call her "Two Bits."
**Her friend Fulla calls her "Bobcat."
*AlmostKiss:
Alfdis and Gunnora contains examples of:spend a [[http://alfdisandgunnora.thecomicseries.com/comics/24 “whole page”]] almost-kissing.
* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]/[[BigBrotherMentor Big Sister Mentor]]: Alfdis's sister Gamela seems to waver between the two of these.



*ApronMatron: Gunnora’s grandma, given the way she apparently slaps her grandkids around when they swear.
*ArrangedMarriage: Although technically Alfdis has the final say, it's clear that her parents expect her to get married to a powerful noble, rather than [[MarryForLove marry someone she loves]].
*BigNo: [[spoiler:Alfdis, when Gunnora tells her that her brother Sigfried is likely dead.]]



* BraidsOfAction: Two braids are worn by Gunnora, the soldier.

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* BraidsOfAction: Two braids are worn by Gunnora, the soldier.soldier, wears her hair in two braids.
*BridalCarry: [[spoiler: Gunnora carries Alfdis this way when she gets out of breath climbing the stairs.]]
**[[spoiler:Gunnora]] likes it so much she gets [[DistractedByTheSexy distracted by the sexy!]]
*ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler:Gunnora's ability to pierce flesh with her pike comes back in Chapter Four when she skewers the goblins attacking Alfdis.]]
* ConfusedQuestionMark: Alfdis's brother, Sigfried, "speaks" only in this and exclamation marks.


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* CurbStompBattle: When Gunnora fights her opponents in the tournament. Specifically referenced in the AltText on [[http://alfdisandgunnora.thecomicseries.com/comics/63/ this page]].
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Of a very dark nature. [[spoiler:The scene in which Alfdis is attacked by goblins is enough like a rape scene that the author put a warning up before releasing the comic.]]
*[[spoiler:DoomedHometown: Alfdis and Gunnora's home city, Elekhuz, is blown up.]]
* DopeSlap: Delivered by Gunnora's grandmother to Gunnora - more for swearing than for being a dope.
*Epunymous Title: Chapter Two’s title “Clan-Destiny” is a pun on clandestine.


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*FantasticRacism: There appears to be a bit of it going on between humans and dwarves.


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*GrannyClassic: Gunnora’s grandmother (except for the beard, of course)
* HandSignals: Alfdis's brother, Sigfried, is deaf, and communicates with Alfdis primarily through hand signals.


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*HeroicBSOD: Alfdis has one [[spoiler: after she is attacked by goblins.]]


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*Jerkass: The human knight Gunnora battles.
* TheJinx: Gunnora appears to think she is this.


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**[[spoiler: Taken further in Chapter Three, where the two exchange hair beads. Important enough that the comics depicting it [[http://alfdisandgunnora.thecomicseries.com/comics/46 had]] [[http://alfdisandgunnora.thecomicseries.com/comics/47 color]].]]


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* MultigenerationalHousehold: Gunnora's family, which includes herself and her (adult) siblings, her father, and her grandmother.


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** [[Spoiler: Becomes quite the sting when Alfdis's father decides he can't hire Gunnora because she's illiterate.]]
* NoWomansLand: Implied to be the case with humans.


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*OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Somewhat lizardlike with large ears, which are often pierced. They also either wear some sort of war paint or have tattoos.
**[[spoiler:Notable in that they are a bigger threat to our protagonists than the orcs.]]
*OurOrcsAreDifferent: Extremely tall with flat-looking faces and large horns.
*PaintingTheMedium: [[spoiler:When Alfdis is attacked by goblins, she drops a lamp, which breaks. The next page is in high contrast, and the panels look like shards of glass.]]
* [[spoiler:ParentalMarriageVeto: Although he doesn't know it, when Alfdis's father tells her she can't marry a commoner, he effectively shoots her down.]]


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* Speech Bubbles: Different "fonts" of the author's handwriting represent different languages, and sometimes a speech bubble's shape can indicate mood/tone.
** Additionally, {{SpeechBubblesInteruption}}s occasionally occur.
* SiblingRivalry: There appears to be a little of it going on with Gunnora and her siblings.
*StarCrossedLovers: Of the Love Above One’s Station variety, [[spoiler:official as of Chapter Two.]]
*TheTourney: Gunnora is going to compete in one to please Alfdis.


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*[[spoiler:WatchingTroyBurn: After their home city is blown up, Alfdis and Gunnora stand and stare in shock.]]
* WrittenSoundEffect: Used most prominently in Chapter Three during the battles.
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* HeldLook: When Alfdis drops the ribbon.

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* HeldLook: HeldGaze: When Alfdis drops the ribbon.
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* TheLady’sFavour: Alfdis drops a ribbon from her window – Gunnora wraps it around the handle of her pike.

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* TheLady’sFavour: TheLadysFavour: Alfdis drops a ribbon from her window – Gunnora wraps it around the handle of her pike.
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BladeOnAStick: Gunnora and Fulla both wield pikes.
BraidsOfAction: Two braids are worn by Gunnora, the soldier.
CourtlyLove: It does have themes of “love from afar” but the plot quickly takes Alfdis and Gunnora away from the standard version.
ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Although we don’t actually see it, according to one of the characters in the story, Gunnora recently changed the way she styled her hair to match some of Alfdis’s braids. This is a significant change in dwarf culture, and represents falling in love.
GenderIsNoObject: Although difficult to tell with dwarves, it appears that the dwarf army has no gender restrictions.
GirlsWithMoustaches: All dwarves apparently have facial hair – Alfdis in particular has a long braided moustache.
HeldLook: When Alfdis drops the ribbon.
IntergenerationalFriendship: Alfdis and Lord Frey, who seems to be as much a friend as a mentor.
LadyAndKnight: With Alfdis as the Lady and Gunnora as the (female) Knight.
TheLady’sFavour: Alfdis drops a ribbon from her window – Gunnora wraps it around the handle of her pike.
LongingLook: Both Alfdis and Gunnora give these to each other, while assuming the other is oblivious.
MentorArchetype: Lord Frey.
NeverLearnedToRead: Gunnora can’t read, but is trying to teach herself. This becomes a bit of a problem when Alfdis sends her a message.
OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Of the “bearded women” variety.
QueerRomance: The main plot of the story is a romance between two women.
VitriolicBestBuds: Gunnora and Fulla, who tease and swear at each other.

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BladeOnAStick: *BladeOnAStick: Gunnora and Fulla both wield pikes.
BraidsOfAction: *BraidsOfAction: Two braids are worn by Gunnora, the soldier.
CourtlyLove: *CourtlyLove: It does have themes of “love from afar” but the plot quickly takes Alfdis and Gunnora away from the standard version.
ExpositoryHairstyleChange: *ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Although we don’t actually see it, according to one of the characters in the story, Gunnora recently changed the way she styled her hair to match some of Alfdis’s braids. This is a significant change in dwarf culture, and represents falling in love.
GenderIsNoObject: *GenderIsNoObject: Although difficult to tell with dwarves, it appears that the dwarf army has no gender restrictions.
GirlsWithMoustaches: *GirlsWithMoustaches: All dwarves apparently have facial hair – Alfdis in particular has a long braided moustache.
HeldLook: *HeldLook: When Alfdis drops the ribbon.
IntergenerationalFriendship: *IntergenerationalFriendship: Alfdis and Lord Frey, who seems to be as much a friend as a mentor.
LadyAndKnight: *LadyAndKnight: With Alfdis as the Lady and Gunnora as the (female) Knight.
TheLady’sFavour: *TheLady’sFavour: Alfdis drops a ribbon from her window – Gunnora wraps it around the handle of her pike.
LongingLook: *LongingLook: Both Alfdis and Gunnora give these to each other, while assuming the other is oblivious.
MentorArchetype: *MentorArchetype: Lord Frey.
NeverLearnedToRead: *NeverLearnedToRead: Gunnora can’t read, but is trying to teach herself. This becomes a bit of a problem when Alfdis sends her a message.
OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: *OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Of the “bearded women” variety.
QueerRomance: *QueerRomance: The main plot of the story is a romance between two women.
VitriolicBestBuds: *VitriolicBestBuds: Gunnora and Fulla, who tease and swear at each other.
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AltText: Every page has Alt Text, which is usually either additional dialogue, or the author’s comments on the page or to the characters.

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AlfdisAndGunnora is a grayscale webcomic hosted on ComicFury. It revolves around the burgeoning romance between two bearded women dwarves. Lady Alfdis is a noble – but Gunnora is a mere soldier. Although stupidly in love, they have never actually met.
This webcomic only has one chapter up currently, but the comic updates on Mondays and Fridays and can be found [[http://alfdisandgunnora.thecomicseries.com/ here]].
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AltText: Every page has Alt Text, which is usually either additional dialogue, or the author’s comments on the page or to the characters.
BladeOnAStick: Gunnora and Fulla both wield pikes.
BraidsOfAction: Two braids are worn by Gunnora, the soldier.
CourtlyLove: It does have themes of “love from afar” but the plot quickly takes Alfdis and Gunnora away from the standard version.
ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Although we don’t actually see it, according to one of the characters in the story, Gunnora recently changed the way she styled her hair to match some of Alfdis’s braids. This is a significant change in dwarf culture, and represents falling in love.
GenderIsNoObject: Although difficult to tell with dwarves, it appears that the dwarf army has no gender restrictions.
GirlsWithMoustaches: All dwarves apparently have facial hair – Alfdis in particular has a long braided moustache.
HeldLook: When Alfdis drops the ribbon.
IntergenerationalFriendship: Alfdis and Lord Frey, who seems to be as much a friend as a mentor.
LadyAndKnight: With Alfdis as the Lady and Gunnora as the (female) Knight.
TheLady’sFavour: Alfdis drops a ribbon from her window – Gunnora wraps it around the handle of her pike.
LongingLook: Both Alfdis and Gunnora give these to each other, while assuming the other is oblivious.
MentorArchetype: Lord Frey.
NeverLearnedToRead: Gunnora can’t read, but is trying to teach herself. This becomes a bit of a problem when Alfdis sends her a message.
OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Of the “bearded women” variety.
QueerRomance: The main plot of the story is a romance between two women.
VitriolicBestBuds: Gunnora and Fulla, who tease and swear at each other.
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