Below you will find which creatures are symbols and representations for many people. From the courageous bear to the childlike-wolf, here are the main animals in Norse mythology. Bears are perhaps one ...

Gwynne blends captivating world-building with Norse legends, weaving elements of epic battles, magical powers, and ...

The creatures are no bloodthirsty heathens ... women drifting regally through the skies on white horses, but in Old Norse mythology of the 13th century, when folklore told of beautiful and ...

This online mythology course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different ...

While Norse myth reckons that Thor ... but used different myths. The gods, creatures and heroes in myths are supernatural beings in a battle of good versus evil, but were given human qualities ...

A particular, recurring feature of Old Norse myths and legends is an encounter between creatures of This World [gods and human beings] and those of the Other [giants, giantesses, dwarves, prophetesses ...

Thor’s Fight with the Giants, 1872, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden. When we think about Norse Mythology, it can be difficult to shake the image of an otherworldly Chris Hemsworth with bulging ...