Odin threw it into the sea to be rid of it. Instead it grew until it circled the entire world. The full story of Jörmungandr, the Midgard Serpent fated to kill — and be killed by — Thor at Ragnarök.
He shows up in the Loki, Odin, Valhalla, and Ragnarök stories, but the wolf fated to kill Odin has never had his own article — until now. The full story of Fenrir: his birth, his binding, Týr's sacrifice, and his role in the end of the world.
Meet Freya, the Norse goddess of love, war, and magic — the Vanir deity who taught Odin his sorcery, rules her own hall of the honoured dead, and refused a giant's marriage proposal so fiercely it shook Asgard.
Valhalla is Odin's legendary hall of fallen warriors — but the real Norse myth is stranger and darker than the "Viking heaven" of pop culture. Here's what the Eddas actually say about who got in, what happened there, and why Odin built it in the first place.
Who were the Valkyries? In Norse mythology, these fearsome warrior maidens served Odin as the Choosers of the Slain — riding across battlefields to select the bravest fallen warriors and escort them to Valhalla. Discover the meaning behind the name, the most famous Valkyries, and how they continue to inspire culture today.
Norse paganism is an interesting religion, dating back hundreds of years. However, thanks to the popularity of Nordic mythology in...
From Trollstigen's road signs to the Danish toy that conquered the world, here's where Scandinavia's trolls actually come from — and why Norway, Sweden, and Denmark each imagine them so differently.
Loki is Odin's blood-brother, Asgard's most useful troublemaker, and the father of the monsters fated to destroy the gods. Here's the full story of Norse mythology's trickster, from the death of Baldr to his final stand at Ragnarök.
Meet Odin, the Allfather of Norse mythology: the god who sacrificed an eye for wisdom, hung from Yggdrasil for the runes, and kept two ravens as spies across the nine worlds — all while preparing for the death he knew was coming at Ragnarök.
Ragnarök is the Norse prophecy of the apocalypse — the end of the gods, the sinking of the earth, and the destruction of the cosmos. But it is also something else: a story of rebirth. Here is everything you need to know about the Norse end of the world.
Knowing which Norse tattoos to avoid is becoming increasingly important in today’s world. As Norse mythology becomes more mainstream with...
There are countless animals in Norse mythology, often associated with specific concepts, ideas, or symbols. Cats were considered sacred symbols...
