MEDIEVAL LITERATURE

The cosmology of Norse mythology has "nine homeworlds" or "nine realms", unified by the world tree Yggdrasil. The Norse creation myth...

Odin is a widely revered god. In Norse mythology, from which stems most of the information about the god, Odin is associated with wisdom,...

Thor was one of the most important and famous gods in Norse mythology. He was the son of Odin and Fyorgyn, the earth goddess. Thor was...

The Wise-Woman's Prophecy Voluspa, a seeress, or Völva, who is requested by Odin to share her memories and prophecies with humankind,...

Gabriel Turville-Petre wrote in 1964 that “more ink has been spilled on Loki than on any other figure in Norse myth. This, in itself, is...