The course gives an overview over the preserved eddic poems. Theories and methods of studying the eddic poetry as an oral tradition, are treated in the course. The relationship between theories of ...

Norse myth teems with world-serpents, sky-riding horses, corpse-walkers, and whispering spirits, each woven through the poems of the Poetic Edda, the Prose Edda, and legendary sagas. These beings ...

In the Norse myths, the moment Odin sat high on the throne of Asgard, he became all-knowing and ever powerful, as written by Snorri Sturluson in the Prose Edda. He is the Allfather who lives in all ...

The ancient Norse pagan god Odin is recorded in such sources as the “Poetic Edda,” the “Ynglinga saga,” and the “Prose Edda.” In Norse mythology, Odin is associated with symbols such as a spear, ring, ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore dragons, literally and symbolically potent creatures that have appeared in many different guises in countries and cultures around the world. Sometimes compared to ...

Eliza Reid's journey began on a hobby farm in the Ottawa Valley, then after she fell in love, moved to Iceland where she started a family. But when her husband was voted president there, she suddenly ...

This Thor hammer is the most realistic hammer ever made out of steel on internet, i guess. Thanks for giving19 minutes out of your worthy time. Believe me you would not regret of watching such an ...

During the frigid winters of Scandinavia, it’s no wonder that ancient people looked to a goddess who embodied the harsh beauty of the frozen landscape. Skadi (Skaði), the formidable deity of winter, ...

Norse mythology is full of powerful gods like Odin and Loki. But one of the most powerful was a goddess named Freya, or Freyja. Said to be the goddess of love, sex, fertility, war, and death, Freya ...

The Norse myths are the myths of a chilly place, with long, long winter nights and endless summer days, myths of a people who did not entirely trust or even like their gods, although they respected ...