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 ...
Art and language derived from Viking cultures is still evident literally in the day-to-day - 'Thursday' itself comes from 'Thor', the Norse god of thunder. The Viking system of law contains ...
As we filmed, we were keen to evoke the realm of Norse Gods - of Odin and Thor, and were able to weave in links between Norse mythology and the nature. The sacred tree Yggdrasil was said to be the ...
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 ...