Yggdrasil is a huge and sacred ash tree according to Norse cosmology. It is the focal point of the Viking world, where the gods hold their daily "things" or parliamentary assemblies. The tree's...
Category: Signs & Symbols
Modern Germanic and Norse Vikings used runic symbols in the first and second centuries to speak to the gods and ask for aid, wealth, and love. Think of the magic runes less like modern...
The story of Ragnarök is a prophecy about the end of the world in Scandinavian legend. It foretells a huge final battle resulting in the death of gods, men, giants, and monsters. In some later...
In Old Norse mythology, the Æsir–Vanir war was fought between the two groups of gods and goddesses from Asgard and Vanaheim. After a hard-fought conflict, the two sides declared a truce and...
Svefnthorn, or the sleep thorn or sleep stave, is a Viking symbol composed in Elder Futhark that is shrouded in mystery. In ancient Norse sagas, the sleep thorn was primarily used to put Viking...
While the power of Thor is mighty, his powers only intensify with his trusty hammer Mjölnir. Thor's hammer can slay any opponent and never miss. When thrown, it will always come back to him. It can...