Saga of Lord Emil

I don't suppose you remember Emil, the viking lord? A Karelian bear dog cross with wolf blood in his veins from his father's side and Finnish roots. His leg was broken severely once, but such an old battle scar hardly slows him down.

Eee something in this piece kind of reminds me of some other artist's work or style, but I can't remember which or whose. Or maybe it's only reminiscing some older artwork of mine, eh. 
Just when you thought I was done with ornamental halos...

Staedtler pigment liner, Gimp.

Artwork, character ©CanisAlbus

PS. Hhh I'm somehow being productive at the moment, but with completely wrong things! Bear with me, people whom I owe art to, I haven't forgotten you and you'll get what's rightfully yours sooner or later!

PPS. I'm struggling to find inspiration music for my Nordic themed pieces, so if you know any good Scandinavian bands/folk metal/viking metal/traditional Nordic music etc. please feel free to recommend me some! In this case, the more traditional it is, the better. Sadly I can't be bothered to listen to anything that is sung entirely by growling, grunting or screaming, so keep such songs and bands in minimum~