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Adelsö by Justin Quinn: a poem in The New YorkerThis is a link to a the poem Adelsö, by Justin Quinn, which was printed in the 22 August 2016 edition of The New Yorker magazine. It uses Norse…
Amber Thor's hammerAmber Thor's hammer from Hedeby. It is currently exhibited in the Viking Museum Haithabu.
Asgard: The Nine Worlds diagram by MarvelThis is a diagram of Asgard and the Nine Worlds in the Marvel Universe, inspired by the Norse cosmos. It was produced by Eliot Brown for an Official…
Blog Post about Floki as Loki through the seasonsA discussion of how Floki in the Vikings tv series can be compared to Loki
Blog Post about Odin and the sword in the treeAn idea for linking Old Norse material with Arthurian material in Vikings
Blog Post about Similarities between Norse and Arthurian mythologyAn essay on similarities between Norse and Arthurian mythologies
Blog Post about Trees in Norse mythDiscussion of some trees in Norse mythology
Blog post: Religion and Politics in Ásatrú and HeathenryAn essay about the mixing of religion and politics in modern heathenry that considers how different groups within heathenry interpret the texts.
Boat named 'Troll' from Elburg in the NetherlandsBoat names in Scandinavia often make references to the Norse past, and particularly to the seafaring culture of the Vikings. It is less common to come…
Coat of Arms of Torsås kommun in SwedenThe coat of arms of Torsås kommun in Kalmar län, Sweden is a red Thor's hammer on a yellow background. The name of the Municipality means 'Thor's…
Comic: Vikings versus UnicornsA comic about a world where Vikings must fight off unicorns hungry for human flesh and bent on destroying humanity.
Diagram of the Norse Cosmos by Wolfgang WernerA colourful and detailed diagram of the Norse Cosmos, produced by Wolfgang Werner and featured on the esoteric website www.impurismus.de
Dramatic Reading of 'Skírnismál' (opening lines)A performance of the Eddic poem 'Skírnismál' by postgraduates of the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford, during the Old Norse Poetry in…
Dramatic Reading of 'Skírnismál' (the curse)A performance of the Eddic poem 'Skírnismál' by postgraduates of the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford, during the Old Norse Poetry in…
Edition and Translation: Anon., 'Loki’s Truth-Game'An edition and translation of the Eddic poemLokasenna ('Loki’s Truth-Game') by Richard North. The edition and translation is excerpted fromThe…
Edition and Translation: Eilífr Goðrúnarson, 'Eulogy on Þórr'An edition and translation of the skaldic poem Þórsdrápa ('Eulogy on Þórr') by the court poet Eilífr…
Edition and Translation: Einarr skálaglamm Helgason, 'Gold-Shortage' (Vellekla), ed. and trans. Richard NorthAn edition and translation of the skaldic poem Vellekla ('Gold-Shortage') by poetEinarr skálaglamm ‘cup-tinkle’ Helgason, c. 980,…
Edition and Translation: Úlfr Uggason, 'Eulogy on the House'(Húsdrápa) ed. and trans. Richard North
An edition and translation of the skaldic poemHúsdrápa ('Eulogy on the House') by the poetÚlfr Uggason (early 990s). The edition…
Edition and Translation: Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, 'Haustlǫng', ed. and trans. Richard NorthAn edition and translation of the skaldic 'shield' poemHaustlǫng (Harvest-Long) by poetÞjóðólfr of Hvinir, c. 900. The edition…
Edition and Translation: Þrymskviða ('The Thunderclap Ballad'), ed. and trans. Richard NorthAn edition and translation of the Eddic poemÞrymskviða ('The Thunderclap Ballad'), detailing the theft and recovery of Thor's hammer, ed.…