This online mythology course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different ...
When we think about Norse Mythology, it can be difficult to shake the image of an otherworldly Chris Hemsworth with bulging muscles, luscious golden locks and a distinctly sarcastic sense of humour.
Thor’s Fight with the Giants, 1872, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden. When we think about Norse Mythology, it can be difficult to shake the image of an otherworldly Chris Hemsworth with bulging ...
Anybody who can train cats to pull a chariot has to be badass. One of things about the Norse gods is that everything ends very badly. It all ends in something called Ragnarök, which is the end of ...
Smite is a fantasy scenario game that asks the pertinent question of “what would happen if different pantheons of gods started wailing on each other?” Luckily for any fan of Vikings ...
Along with the details found within Norwegian stave churches, rune stones provide some of the best evidence we have of the slow transition from belief in the old Norse Gods to the ‘new ...