People with the phoenix eye are thought to possess a high level of intuition. They listen to their inner voice and the ...

Sally Magnusson’s bold new novel sets out to tell the story of the Norse gods via a Surrey librarian with a terminal cancer ...

Broadcaster and author Sally Magnusson returns to The Radio 2 Book Club once more, to discuss her new novel 'The Shapeshifter ...

O ath-taking signifies a solemn pledge or appeal to divinity. It has long been a familiar expression of truth, loyalty and ...

Marvel Comics, like all superhero media, is built on the foundations and stories of ancient mythologies with tales of heroes ...

The great Norse warriors not only believed in the afterlife, but saw it as their duty to help the deceased get there, with ...

Games Farm, ARTillery and Grindstone are thrilled to announce the December 4th launch of The Fall of Alfheim, a massive free content update for Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel on all platforms! In ...

Tricksters dance through the stories of cultures around the world, causing chaos, teaching lessons, and making us laugh at their clever antics. These mischievous characters blur the lines between hero ...

Names have always carried magic. In myth, a name could summon storms, bind gods, or echo through eternity long after the ...

Scholars of Scandinavian studies at the Cluster of Excellence are investigating cultural memories of pre-Christian Nordic paganism from the Middle ...

In the beginning there were only native forests and wasteland. The Aesirs, one main group of Norse gods, cleared places to stay, both for themselves and the humans. They named the human’s home Midgard ...

In a realm of nine worlds, one might assume that the gods would be satisfied with one. One world where they could live away from humans and watch over their antics as one might watch a TV show. In the ...