Category «Norse mythology»

Top Ten strangest norse myths – listverse

With Loki with you, Thor would sometimes continue random day journeys only to find trouble. On a single such trip, Thor also introduced along his servant Thjalfi. Following a solid day’s traveling, the 3 were stuck inside a forest without any shelter except a sizable cave having a weirdly branching layout. The cave was really …

Thor – norse mythology for smart people

References: [1] Orel, Vladimir. 2003. A Guide of Germanic Etymology. p. 429. [2] Turville-Petre, E.O.G. 1964. Myth and Religion from the North: The Faith of Ancient Scandinavia. p. 81. [3] Ibid. p. 82-83. [4] Ibid. p. 81. [5] Ellis-Davidson, Hilda Roderick. 1964. Gods and Myths of Northern Europe. p. 84. [6] Snorri Sturluson. The Prose …

Tales – norse mythology for smart people

“The Baby wolves Going after the sun’s rays and also the Moon” by J.C. Dollman (1909) The tales – or myths, tales, or legends – of Norse mythology, when taken together, tell a great, cyclical narrative that starts at the development of the cosmos, ends using the downfall from the cosmos at Ragnarok, after which …