It’s no wonder you hate everything about your life. And that’s not all. Your father is a god who only storms into your life on the odd occasion before making a loud exit. Your mother is a ...

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 ...

According to legend, Odin, chief of the Norse gods, speared himself to a tree in ... when the medieval church banned runes in an attempt to drive out all vestiges of superstition, paganism ...

The Radio 4 adaptation of Neil Gaiman's mythical epic, starring Colin Morgan, Natalie Dormer, Derek Jacobi and Diana Rigg. I first came across the Norse myths in the glorious four-colour Marvel ...

They believed that they shared their world with a whole range of gods and mystical creatures ... wherever they ended up. Vikings were buried with all the things that were important to Vikings ...

To all intents and purposes ... literally in the day-to-day - 'Thursday' itself comes from 'Thor', the Norse god of thunder. The Viking system of law contains elements which mirror the ethical ...

When we think about Norse Mythology, it can be difficult to shake ... but the one who is widely known to have ruled them all ...