In the collective imagination, the Vikings were famously pagan. This information is only partially accurate, as most Vikings had converted to Christianity by the close of the Viking Age. However,...
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People's understanding of Norse myths has become murky due to the many inspired films and stories. With the introduction of a female Thor in the Marvel cinematic universe (MCU), people are...
The depiction of Scandinavians in popular media has been so consistently stereotypical that most people can conjure an image of the ideal Dane, Swede, or Norwegian. The average Scandinavian is...
In 1974, a little-known Swedish pop act won the Eurovision Song Contest with a rendition of their English language song, Waterloo. Propelled by the success of ABBA, many Swedish musicians went on...
Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and America are some of the richest and most economically advanced nations in the world today. However, when it comes to politics and culture, the United States and...
People who play the video game Minecraft might be familiar with the name Ulla Britta from the PewDiePie YouTube channel, as it was the name of a tamable calico cat. But historically, the term...