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Frieze: Vidar defeats the Wolf Fenrir

Vidar defeats the wolf Fenrir' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his.…

Frieze: The Warning about Ragnarok

The Warning about Ragnarok' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The…

Postcard of Surtsey

A postcard showing Surtsey near Iceland. Surtsey is a volcanic island off the south coast of Iceland. The island was created by a submarine volcanic…

The Edda of Burdens by Elizabeth Bear

The Edda of Burdens is the title of a series of speculative fiction books by Elizabeth Bear. The story draws on Norse myth and places it in a…

Words on Words: The Meaning of Ragnarok

A blog post about what Ragnarok means by Professor Judith Jesch of the University of Nottingham.

Photos of Surtsey in the Westman Islands

Surtsey is an island that was formed during an eruption in 1963-67. It was named Surtsey (Surt's Island) after the fire giant (or jötunn) Surtr, who…