Norse Mythology for Smart People - The Ultimate Online Guide to …
Norse Mythology for Smart People provides an accessible, entertaining, and reliable introduction to the Vikings’ mythology and religion, with scholarly sources cited for everything. Come on in …
Tales - Norse Mythology for Smart People
The body of stories that we today call “Norse mythology” formed one of the centerpieces of the pagan Norse religion. These are the tales that Viking poets recited in dimly lit halls to the …
Odin - Norse Mythology for Smart People
Odin (pronounced “OH-din”; Old Norse Óðinn, Old English and Old Saxon Woden, Old High German Wuotan, Wotan, or Wodan, Proto-Germanic *Woðanaz, “Master of Ecstasy”) is one of …
Ragnarok - Norse Mythology for Smart People
When Norse mythology is considered as a chronological set of tales, the story of Ragnarok naturally comes at the very end. For the Vikings , the myth of Ragnarok was a prophecy of …
The Nine Worlds - Norse Mythology for Smart People
The Nine Worlds (Old Norse Níu Heimar) are the homelands of the various types of beings found in the pre-Christian worldview of the Norse and other Germanic peoples. They’re held in the …
Gods and Creatures - Norse Mythology for Smart People
The gods and other numinous creatures of the Norse world include: The Aesir gods and goddesses , the main tribe of deities. They live in the celestial fortress Asgard and maintain …
The Wild Hunt - Norse Mythology for Smart People
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, one of the earliest and foremost histories of the Anglo-Saxons, who were descended from the same Germanic tribes as the Norse and broadly shared the same …
Thor - Norse Mythology for Smart People
Thor (Old Norse Þórr, Old English Đunor, Old High German Donar, Proto-Germanic *Þunraz, “Thunder” [1]) is one of the most prominent figures in Norse mythology.
Thor's Hammer - Norse Mythology for Smart People
Of all of the symbols in Norse mythology, Thor’s Hammer (Old Norse Mjöllnir, pronounced roughly “MIOL-neer”) is one of the most historically important, and is probably the best known today. …
Freya - Norse Mythology for Smart People
Freya (Old Norse Freyja, “Lady”) is one of the preeminent goddesses in Norse mythology. She’s a member of the Vanir tribe of deities, but became an honorary member of the Aesir gods after …