Despite Thor's longevity, strength, and unchanging appearance, Thor is not immortal. He will meet his end at Ragnarok, the end of the world predicted in Norse mythology. Before the end of the world,...

The Vikings say that all-father Odin was so obsessed with knowing everything in the cosmos that he was willing to gain wisdom, a journey that would cost him dearly. Odin lost his eye as payment for...

In Norse mythology, Sleipnir was the god Odin's magical horse. This horse had eight legs and runes carved onto his teeth. He was so powerful that he could outrun any horse in the nine realms, fly...

'Until Valhalla' is a phrase derived from Norse mythology, and it means reuniting in Valhalla after death. In the Viking age, dead warriors were expected to end up in various afterlife destinations,...

Norse cosmology divided the universe into nine realms, with the great world tree Yggdrasil at its center. Some domains sat in the branches, with the remainder lying underneath the roots in a row....

The Old Norse people left behind many curious Norse symbols, but one of the most intriguing is the valknut (Odin's knot). The name is derived from two different root words: 'valr,' means 'slain...