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Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir multi-sports club in Iceland

This club in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík takes the name of Fjölnir, a legendary Norse king mentioned in Grottasöngr and Ynglinga saga (where he is said to…

Kayaks with Names from Norse Myth at Vordingborg Ro- og Kajakklub

Since the founding of the club, kayaks at Vordingborg Ro- og Kajakklub (Rowing and Kayak Club) have traditionally been named after figures from Norse…

Submarines Named Munin and Hugin

Two autonomous submarines produced by Kongsberg Maritime are named Hugin ('thought') and Munin ('mind') after Odin's ravens, which brought him…

Viking: Battle for Asgard for Sega

(From Wikipedia) "The game is based on Norse mythology, where the war between the gods has sparked further conflict in the mortal realm of Midgard,…

Too Human Video Game for the Xbox 360

(From Wikipedia) "a science-fictional futuristic retelling of Norse mythology that portrays the Æsir, the Norse gods, as cybernetically enhanced…

Picture stone from Tjängvide, Gotland, Sweden

Tjängvide image stone (G 110) from near Ljugarn, Gotland and housed in the Historiska museet in Stockholm, Sweden. It includes a runic memorial…

House in Kirkwall, Orkney named Asgard

It is quite common to find house names with references to Norse myth in areas with a strong connection to Norse heritage - this example is from…

God of War - E3 2016 Gameplay Trailer | PS4

God of War gameplay trailer, which premiered at E3 2016.

This new release is set in the world of Old Norse mythology

The Eyrarland Thor Statue in the National Museum of Iceland

The Eyrarland Statue is a small bronze seated figure, which is widely understood to represent Thor with his hammer. It was found at Eyrarland near…

Souvenir replicas of the Eyrarland Thor Statue

The Eyrarland Statue is a small bronze seated figure, which is widely understood to represent Thor with his hammer. The original was found at…

Völuspá by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson

This is the opening poem of the Poetic Edda, chanted in a style influenced by rímur tradition by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, allsherjargoði (very roughly…

Völuspá: Introduction and Readings (Old Norse & English)

Völuspá is one of the most important poems in the Poetic Edda, and the most well-known account of the beginning and end of the world (Ragnarok) in…