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Ideas about Vikings and Norse mythology come mostly from much later medieval sources, leaving plenty of room for reinterpretation. Over centuries, writers, politicians, and artists reshaped these ...

When we think about Norse Mythology, it can be difficult to shake the image of an otherworldly Chris Hemsworth with bulging muscles, luscious golden locks and a distinctly sarcastic sense of humour.

Troll 2 is the latest film to feature one of the most captivating monsters drawn from Norse mythology or the legends of ...

The face of a vølve or seer, part of the new “The Viking Sorceress” exhibition at the Danish National Museum. (Roberto Fortuna/Denmark’s National Museum) COPENHAGEN, Denmark (CN) — In Norse Mythology, ...

“I am Ahmad ibn Fadlan, ib al Abbas, ibn Rasid, ibn Hammad. And things were not always thus.” This all brings me to The 13th Warrior, an Antonio Banderas film on Wikipedia’s list of Hollywood’s ...

Roland Scheel, a Scandinavian scholar leading the research, explained that primary sources were written by Christian scholars well over a century after the Viking period ended. Apart from brief runic ...

Is Twilight of the Gods‘ Sigrid a true representation of a Norse legend or a modern twist on mythology? Since the premiere of the show, audiences have been captivated by its blend of myth and fantasy.

Having died on the battlefield, Odin’s valkyries carry you to the made-up “10th” world of viking mythology, Valheim. A viking purgatory, Odin tasks you with slaying the ancient enemies of the gods ...

Dr. Mathias Nordvig, a professor of Norse mythology, sits down with WIRED to compare and contrast Marvel's interpretations of ...