"Odin then regulatied the periods of day and night and the seasons by placing in the heavens the sun…
"Thor, the thunderer, Odin's eldest son, is the strongest of gods and men, and possesses three very…
"Once on a time, when the gods were contructing their abodes and had already finished Midgard and Valhalla,…
"In Old Norse mythology, the maiden attendants of Odin, who, at his command, rode over battlefields…
An illustration of a Norse Galley. Norse is an adjective relating things to Norway, Denmark, Faroe Islands,…
Hvalsey (Greenlandic Qaqortukukooq) is a location near Qaqortoq, Greenland and the site of a number…
One of the most important remains from the Viking age was found at the grave site Gokstadhaugen in Sandefjord.…
Walhalla, or German Temple of Fame and Honor is a neo-classical hall of fame located on the Danube River…
Walhalla, or German Temple of Fame and Honor is a neo-classical hall of fame located on the Danube River…
Christopher Columbus (between August 25 and October 31, 1451 – May 20, 1506) was a Genoese navigator,…
In the Norse myth of the Mead of Poetry, a giant, Suttung, stole the mead, which is magical and makes…
Loki goes into Asgard with his daughter, Hela, and his pets, Jormundgand the serpent, and Fenris the…
The Norse god of thunder, Thor rides his brass chariot drawn by his goats, Tooth-cracker and Tooth-gnasher.…
Loki, the god of mischief, cut off all of Thor's wife, Sif's beautiful hair. In order to get something…
Skidbladnir, a ship build by Dvalin the dwarf. "The first present was a magic ship, It was so small…
Thor, Loki, and two children, Thialfi and Roska travel to Giant Land where they find what they think…
The king of the Frost Giants tests Thor's strength by challenging him to lift his cat. Thor tries with…
Thor defeats a frost giant, Hrungnir. But as he falls, his club hits Thor, causing him to fall too.…
The prince of the Frost Giants steals Thor's hammer. The Frost Prince agrees to return it if he can…
The gods agree to hire a builder to build a wall around the Golden City. The builder asks for the sun,…
Thor and Tyr travel to the Hymir the giant's house to get his large kettle named Mile-Deep. Hymir's…
Idun, the Norse goddess of youth carries a box of golden apples. Whoever eats the apples never grow…
Skadi is a giantess and daughter of Thiassi who was killed while chasing Loki because of a trick. Skadi…
Loki, the mischief maker, turns into a fly to steal Freya's golden necklace. As Freya, the goddess of…
Freya searches for her husband Odur in her chariot drawn by two white cats. As she rode, she cried golden…
Geirrod the giant spies a bird on the chimney of his castle. It is really Loki wearing Freya's eagle…
Geirrod the giant's daughter pours a pitcher of water into a stream. Thor and Loki are wading through…
According to Norse mythology, in Elfland, elves and fairies would dance in a circle in the moonlight.…
Odin lets Frey, the god of sunshine, sit in his throne. While he looks across the land, he sees Gerda,…
Vali, the sunshine god, is found as a baby in a ship that arrives sailing by itself. The people of that…
Hulda, the Norse goddess of spring sits on the throne in her cave. A shepherd finds this cave and as…
Loreley, a water fairy, rides her chariot drawn by two goldfish. She was a siren, singing and distracting…
Sigmund, the son of Volsung, lived in a castle with a giant oak tree growing out of it. A disguised…
Sigmund and his wife Sieglinde are traveling with their son, Siegfried. They are attacked by robbers.…
In Norse mythology, Siegfried is a brave young man who is raised by the dwarf, Regin. He decides that…
In Norse mythology, Siegfried is a brave young man who comes upon a hill filled with fire. He runs straight…
In Norse mythology, Aslog, daughter of Siegfried and Brunhild, becomes an orphan and is adopted by an…
In Norse mythology, there is a war between the Winilers and the Vandals. Odin takes the side of the…
In Norse mythology, Nornagesta was fated by the three Norns: Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. Urd and Verdandi…
In Norse mythology, Frey's son Frodi is given a magic grindstone from the fairies and elves. One who…
In Norse mythology, Mani drives the moon chariot at night. He finds a boy and a girl carrying a pail…