Ragnarok Archive
Vikings
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Vikings were very superstitious and convinced higher powers guided their lives. Norse gods and goddesses, mysterious animals, and supernatural creatures played an essential role in
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Frigg is an early European goddess and a prominent mythological figure in Norse mythology. In Norse beliefs, she was the personification of the sky,
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The last confrontation between friends of the gods and their enemies will occur in the field of Vigrid on the day of Ragnarok. Naglfar
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Old Norse mythology, the Norns were 'Shapers of Destiny.' These goddesses ruled the fates of people and determined individuals' destinies and lifespans. The
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Nidhogg (also (Nithog, Nidhögg) is the corpse-eating dragon that lives entwined around Yggdrasil’s foot. Nidhogg is stalking in the roots of
Read More
Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – One of the most famous runestones, the Rök stone reveals Vikings feared climate change. Located in Östergötland County, Sweden, the - Rök Stone (in
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Loki, in Norse mythology, is an elusive, malevolent god destined to be the gods' adversary at Ragnarok, and yet, a constant companion to them, especially
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Vali was the god of eternal light and the youngest son of the god Odin. His mother was the earth goddess Rindr
Read More
Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The concept of life after death is often mentioned in Norse mythology, and there are several stories about the journeys of the dead and
Read More
Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Överhogdal Tapestry (in Swedish: Överhogdalstapeten) represents a group of amazingly well-preserved and the most complete ancient textiles found in Europe. This imaginative creation
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Vidar (in Old Norse: Vidarr – “wide ruler”) was famous for his silence. He was one of the respected gods among
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A sword similar to Tyrfing, described in our earlier article on Ancient Pages, is Dainsleif. It was made by Dain, one of the dwarfs
Read More
Featured Stories
AncientPages.com - Vikings had a very special relationship to their gods. More or less everything in the Viking society was somehow associated with the mighty Norse deities and their
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient times, the Vikings imagined the world completely encircled and supported by the Great Divine World Serpent, Jörmungandr. Jormungand is the second oldest
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Fenrir (the Wolf) is the oldest of three terrible children of Loki, according to the literary works Poetic Edda (the Icelandic medieval manuscript known as
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Hel is one of three horrible children of the trickster god Loki. She is a giantess, goddess of death and a ruler of
Read More
Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Völuspá, the first poem in the Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda, is one of the most outstanding literary achievements in the
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Vikings of ancient times were genuinely motivated to fight in battles. Odin's Valhalla was a reward for the most challenging struggles, wounds, and
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - At one time in the distant past, Tyr was a god of war and a sky god. He was concerned with justice and
Read More
Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Frey is one of the most important gods of Norse mythology. Frey and his twin sister Freya are the most famous members of the Vanir
Read More
Featured Stories
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
Read More
Featured Stories
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
Read More
Featured Stories
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,
Read More
Featured Stories
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
Read More
Featured Stories
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
Read More
Featured Stories
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
Read More
