When compiling a list of the Norse gods, a few names come to mind for most people, including comic book heroes like Loki and Thor. However, the Norse pantheon was almost as gigantic as...
Category: Norse Mythology
According to a 2017 article in The Atlantic, Asatru, the worship of the old Norse gods, is the largest and fastest-growing “non-Christian religion” in Iceland. [1] And the belief in and worship...
Many successful blockbuster franchises today draw inspiration from pre-Christian eras. For instance, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Marvel’s popular Thor films are heavily indebted to Norse...
To those who believe in Norse mythology, Odin will not die until Ragnarok, which is the end of the world (and the beginning of a new one). Since most believers think Ragnarok hasn’t happened yet,...
Norse mythology's name often leads people to believe it was a religion exclusively practiced by the Vikings living in the Nordic region. However, when other religious beliefs, such as Germanic,...
Old Norse is the language of most Norse mythology and the language Vikings used to communicate. Luckily for those interested in knowing more about it, Old Norse still exists and can be learned like...