Even though Elder Futhark was replaced with Latin when Christianity infiltrated the land of the Germanic peoples, the Norse runes of protection and many of the Norse rune symbols and sigils are still...

Typically associated with Northern Europe, mainly Germany and Scandinavia, the legend of the Wild Hunt is a widely known folk tale of a ghostly undead figure leading a band of huntsmen and...

The first Germanic religion appeared in the third century AD during the “Migration Period” after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Scandinavians (also known as North Germanic) used Germanic...

Norse mythology originated with Germanic tribes from Northern Europe; on the other hand, Celtic mythology started with the Celts of Central Europe. The supreme god in Norse mythology was Odin,...

Norse mythology is on a bit of a high at the moment. Movies like the Thor Trilogy, the new release called The Northman, and shows like Vikings and The Last Kingdom have catapulted the world of the...

Thor’s sons are Móði and Magni. They are minor gods whose names mean bravery and strength in Old Norse. Before Thor married the goddess Sif, he had two sons with the giantess Járnsaxa. These...