All Ancient Pages articles related to Norse mythology in the sections of archaeology, history, civilizations, places, myths and legends, Biblical mysteries, ancient history facts, featured stories, ancient symbols and Vikings.
Norse Mythology Archive
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many Norse legends passed down from generations are devoted to Sigurd (also known as Siegfried), the famous and legendary slaying warrior of supernatural
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Seidr is the practice of magic and shamanism. Shamans played a very important role in Norse society. These enigmatic beings were
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Loki is an elusive figure in countless Northern myths, but he is also the most fascinating of all the members of the Norse
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, there are many stories about female warriors called shield-maidens. Historians have debated for years whether these powerful women did really exist
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Everyone who came in contact with the magical ring Andvaranaut died and Fafnir should have known better than kill his father and steal the
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Celtic Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Irish mythology, we come across a number of stories about shape-shifting beings. These shape-shifters are often gods, goddesses, magicians, witches, fairies, and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Draupnir was a magical ring that belonged to God Odin. In Norse mythology, there are many references to special rings that possess unique qualities
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - A Völva in Norse mythology was someone everyone feared, even the gods. She was a powerful female shaman and seer, but was she only a
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient sacred texts, precious artifacts, archaeological discoveries, myths, and legends open a window to the past. Sometimes ancient stories may seem to be
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mjölnir (also known as Miölnir, Mjølne, Mjǫllnr) was a terrible ax hammer that belonged to Norse god Thor. The word Mjölnir means ‘crusher’ (or
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Andvaranaut, also called Andvari's loom, is a powerful, magical ring capable of producing gold. It was forged by the shape-shifting dwarf Andvari,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Valkyries are essential in poems and stories about legendary hero-warriors in Norse mythology. Riding on horses to battlefields and escorting the souls of dead
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Riding into battle, Odin was always accompanied by Sleipnir(or Sleipner), an amazing, eight-legged horse of supernatural strength. Odin has also other constant companions, namely,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Odin is a god of war, death, poetry, and wisdom in Norse mythology. He often spoke in beautiful poems. But before he became
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Norse myths and legends give us elaborate descriptions of the Nine Worlds, located in the roots and branches of Yggdrasil, a gigantic Universal World Tree. Yggdrasil
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Unlike many other ancient civilizations, Vikings never worshipped cats, but these wonderful animals had a special place in Viking society. Vikings used to
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Denmark have made a very rare discovery. In Ågård, an important settlement during the Viking Age, researchers found a buckle depicting Norse God Loki. The
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The death of Balder (Baldr or Balðr) - a favorite of both gods of Aesir - is probably the most famous of all the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Thor was a very popular deity, particularly in Iceland and the western part of Norway; several complex rituals related to him existed, and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Ragnarok (Ragnarök) is the world's end as the Vikings knew it. The concept of fate dominates Norse mythology, and to the Norse people,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Elves can be traced back to Norse, Celtic, and Germanic mythology, but they are also frequently mentioned in folklore and literary writing. According
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many different versions of the creation myth. In Norse mythology, Odin and his two brothers, Vile and Vé, were walking along
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The tree of life is mentioned in many ancient myths and legends of the world. In Norse mythology, it is called Yggdrasil, an
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Join us on a voyage through ancient times to secret lands, high mountains, dark forests, and beautiful lakes, to a world where magic
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A legendary master blacksmith Wayland the Smith has different names in the folklore of many other cultures. In French, he is Galand, and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, the frightening giant Fenrir symbolizes nature's chaotic and destructive power. He represents tremendous dynamic forces coming from underground. Fenrir was
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Little is known about Forseti, the Norse god of justice. His name means "Chairman" or "President" in Old Norse, and he is mentioned
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Norse mythology contains wonderful stories about powerful gods and goddesses, creative dwarves, ugly and funny trolls, mysterious places, and strange magical objects. Swords played
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Medieval Norse-Icelandic sagas are filled with tales of mead-drinking Norse Gods and beautiful Valkyries serving refreshments to fallen warriors in Valhalla. Valhalla -
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Norse Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, there is an intriguing and important god called Heimdallr (Heimdalr, or Heimdall). Heimdallr possessed extraordinary powers and served as a
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Runes played an essential part in the lives of the Vikings. Unfortunately, there are few remains of runic writing on paper from the Viking
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, the gods and goddesses sprang from a mixed race and were not immortal. They had to regularly eat amazing golden apples
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, the Valkyries were the choosers of the slain. The Valkyries were females riding on horses armed with helmets and spears. They
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Over one thousand years ago, in open, hand-built wooden ships equipped with massive, hand-loomed sails, the Vikings navigated the extremely challenging waters of
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - On October 17, 2014 a skeleton was discovered in the well at Sverresborg Museum in Trondheim, Norway. According to an initial analysis these are skeletal remains
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - For a long time, Iceland's most famous lake monster named Lagarfljótsormurinn has been considered nothing but a myth. However, according to some researchers,
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have unearthed an unusual "hammer of Thor" covered with runes. What is so special about this particular find is that it can finally solve the mystery
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The concept of fate dominates Norse mythology, and to the Norse people, fate was a fact of life that could not be avoided
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