What does the death of the legendary King Arthur and the Norse Prelude to Ragnarök have in common? They very well might have been inspired by the… Read more “From King Arthur to Newly Discovered Runes: The Year With No Sun”
Category: Norse Mythology
Sleipnir, Odin’s Eight Legged Horse
Enjoy Loki as a hermaphroditic were-horse who engages in bestiality, resulting in the birth of a cryptozoid
Suggested Reading: Norse Mythology
Two of the richest textual sources for Norse myth come from the Poetic and Prose Eddas. The Poetic Edda represents a compendium of older, oral poems, anonymous… Read more “Suggested Reading: Norse Mythology”
Who Wants to Live Forever? The Apples of Idunn
One of the interesting features of the Norse Gods (as well as their distant relatives, the Vedic Gods of Southeast Asia) is that they are mortal. Yes,… Read more “Who Wants to Live Forever? The Apples of Idunn”
The Great Winter, and the Hungry Wolf
Ragnarök, or the Twilight of the Gods, is the great Norse Apocalypse. While two human youth will survive, hidden away in what may be the alcove of… Read more “The Great Winter, and the Hungry Wolf”
A Boy and His Dog: Tyr and Fenris
There’s a good chance you may not have heard of Tyr. At the same time, we all acknowledge His day, once a week. Yup, as surely as… Read more “A Boy and His Dog: Tyr and Fenris”
Thor & Loki get Punk’d by a Giant
The following tale comes from the Prose Edda, an early 13th century Icelandic mythological work written by a man whose name is equally epic: Snorri Sturluson. As… Read more “Thor & Loki get Punk’d by a Giant”
The Sky Wolves: Skoll and Hati (Norse Eclipses)
While there are no specifically direct references to solar or lunar eclipses in Norse mythology, if we pick through The Poetic Edda, an anonymous collection of old… Read more “The Sky Wolves: Skoll and Hati (Norse Eclipses)”
Poems Before Ragnarok: Odin and the Runes
Imagine you are the king of a race of Gods. But ruling the Gods bores you. It’s wisdom you seek, for even the Gods are not all-knowing.… Read more “Poems Before Ragnarok: Odin and the Runes”