Category: Norse Mythology

Viking Archeology: The Norse Myths That Forming the Way We Believe

5000.jpg? width= 620 & quality= 45 & dpr= 2 & s= no Chris Hemsworth plays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Photograph: Marvel Studios/Sportsphoto/Allstar In&the lands of the north, where the black rocks stand&guard against the cold sea, in the dark night that is long, the men of the Northlands sitby their fantastic log fires and they tell a tale …” So began each episode of the 1950s and 1960s children’s TV program The Saga of Noggin


the Nog– one of countless versions of old Norse myths that have actually filtered down to us, from the early 13th-century variations written down by the Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson all the method to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, via Jacob Grimm, Richard Wagner, JRR Tolkien, Narnia, video games and death metal.Greek myths may be having a moment in modern fiction, however The Norse Myths That Shape the Way We Think reminds us that Thor, Asgard, Valhalla and the Valkyries are as much a part of western literature and legend as are Athena and Achilles. As a professor of middle ages European literature at the University of Oxford and a translator of Snorri’s texts, author Carolyne Larrington is a professional guide to the origins of the stories and
an opinionated interpreter of their modern-day descendants. She discusses how an inaccurate translation of” drinking horns “, through Latin, resulted in the “madly unwise “idea that Vikings consumed mead from their opponents’ skulls, and fulminates about HBO’s choice to have the villainous Euron Greyjoy kill a dragon in Video game of Thrones: “An insanely subversive recasting of the greatest of heroic accomplishments.” Larrington takes the myths a style at a time. Main characters such as Odin and Thor have a chapter to themselves, discussing how depictions of them have actually developed from original sources into modern-day retellings such as Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. Loki and his monstrous children get another, which commemorates their recent starring roles in books by Joanne Harris, Francesca Simon and others, and describes rather convincingly how Loki’s present track record as a gender nonconforming queer icon is rooted in the early texts.Read the rest of this article …

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Gods and Creatures – Norse Mythology for Smart People

Thor fishing for the World Serpent (Franz Stassen, 1920) The gods and other spiritual beings of Norse mythology are among the most wondrous and unique of any mythology. The Norse gods had very human-like personalities and frequently intervened in human affairs, but were larger-than-life and awe-inspiring in ways that decisively set them apart from mere…

10 Important Norse Gods and Goddesses

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List of Norse gods and goddesses

From Vikidia, the encyclopedia for 8 to 13-year-old children that everybody can make betterThis is a list of Norse gods and goddesses that are in Norse mythology. Divided between the Æsir and the Vanir, and sometimes including the jötnar (giants), the dividing line between these groups is less than clear. However, it is usually accepted…

The Story of Ragnarok, The Ancient Norse Apocalypse

In Norse mythology, Ragnarok is a series of apocalyptic events that will define the end of the world, where giants of frost and fire will band together to fight against the gods in a final battle that will ultimately destroy the planet, submerging it under water. According to the legend, the world will resurface, the…

Who were the Viking shield-maidens, legendary female warriors?

Though they are mentioned in myth, legend, and saga, these shied-maidens were said to have been the inspiration for the Valkyries and fought everywhere from modern-day Canada to Sweden and Bulgaria.  Skjaldmær: Defying Viking societal gender roles and expectations Like most early medieval cultures and peoples worldwide, women in Viking societies had very specific and…

Viking Herstory: How Viking Shieldmaidens Like Hervor Forged Their Own Legends

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What Are Vikings’ Shield-Maidens? History & Mythology Explained

There are a lot of female characters in Vikings, and some of them, like Lagertha, are known as “shield-maidens” – but what does that mean? Created by Michael Hirst, Vikings debuted on History Channel in 2013, and even though it was originally planned to be a miniseries, it was so well-received it was renewed for…