According to Norse myth, Skadi first visited Asgard, the home of the gods, to seek revenge. A giantess, she went armed for ...

Most of the surviving information we have about Norse mythology and legendary Viking history was written by Snorri Sturluson, ...

Sitting on the pelt of a polar bear hunted by her family, Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq says she’s proud to be part of a movement ...

Wardruna are something of a modern musical phenomenon. Part Scandinavian folk revival, part prog rock epic and part pagan ritual, their wide-screen performances are a beautiful and mesmerising ...

Did you know that the Norse god Ullr has a twin sister? We seem to have a semi-secular affection for Ullr in the Rocky ...

Black cats have arguably the best naming potential. With the lure of mystery, superstition, and magic around black cats, there’s an endless abyss of name inspiration to pull from. You’ve ...

Until just over a thousand years ago – during the Viking Age – people in Norway and the Nordic countries worshipped the pagan, Norse gods. Norwegians were among the very last in Europe to say goodbye ...

If you have ever wondered about the greater cosmology of Middle-earth, you aren't alone. Both The Lord of the Rings films and The Rings of Power television series have alluded to greater powers at ...

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 ...