J.R.R. Tolkien was greatly inspired by Norse mythology, in which he found the perfect character to borrow Frodo Baggins' name ...

In honor of the live-action “How to Train Your Dragon” movie releasing in June and coinciding with the opening of Epic ...

Tove Jansson’s gentle Moomin creatures reflect something ancient and ever-changing: a mythic rhythm of wandering, belonging ...

The theme of the master`s thesis in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies is chosen in collaboration with, and must be approved by, the thesis supervisor. The thesis must be a scientific investigation of ...

Archaeologist Julia Wihlborg suggested that the sword and shield of the Hårby Valkyrie may represent a woman who had manly qualities or who became a man, raising the question of whether female ...

The reality of the Norse world: a map of Eurasia showing selected objects excavated from late Iron Age contexts in Sweden but depicted at their point of origin. Map by Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, ...