The Christians who the Vikings raided for centuries refer to them in their records as barbaric heathens, but Norse mythology underpinned a highly sophisticated religion that reflected the values and ...

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 ...

Miseryfjellet, which translates to "misery mountain," has three peaks: Urd, Verdande and Skuld, named after a trio of deities from Norse mythology, known as the Norns. The tallest peak ...

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 ...

And I was actually asked in an interview by a journalist who had read Norse Mythology if we’d hit peak Ragnarök yet, and I had to say we haven’t even reached the foothills of early Ragnarök yet.