Between the 8th and 11th centuries A.D., Norse pirates known as Vikings ravaged many parts of Northern Europe in search of treasure, women, slaves, and lands to settle. Inevitably, they developed a...
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As much as people today love the Vikings, there's little surviving information written by them that accurately depicts their lives and culture. Instead, almost everything scholars know about Vikings...
With gods like Odin and Thor becoming more mainstream and shows like Vikings: Valhalla topping the charts, more people than ever are getting Norse-inspired tattoos. However, many neo-Nazi and white...
Today, people are more conscious of racism, cultural appropriation, and privilege than ever. However, even though it seems more people are now trying to be racially sensitive and politically correct,...
It's often hard to determine the "Who's Who?" among mythological characters because they are, by definition, mythological. That means there are no measurable or quantifiable facts to definitively...
"Thor is striking his anvil. He is angry with us. He wants to sink us." This line was uttered by the character Rollo in the popular History Channel show Vikings. The image of the mighty Thor...