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Will Magnus Chase do for Norse mythology what Percy Jackson did for the classical Greek pantheon—make it extremely popular with kid readers again? Topher Bradfield, the children’s outreach coordinator ...

Researchers employed cutting-edge techniques including microwear analysis and Reflective Transformation Imaging to examine figurines housed at the Swedish History Museum, reports Archaeology Magazine.

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Jacob Bernander and Askur Ingvaldsson from The Viking Museum in Stockholm are joining us to break down some of the Viking and Norse mythology inspirations and history from God of War: Ragnarok. From ...

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Linus Ullmark says Thor: Ragnarok is a great movie, but he turned to renowned artist David Gunnarsson to paint a better — and ...

AMERICAN VIKINGS: How the Norse Sailed Into the Lands and Imaginations of America. By Martyn Whittock. Pegasus Books. 272 pages. $29.95. Centuries of lively and heroic medieval sagas, first recorded ...

VIKINGS season 6, part 2 is coming to soon to Amazon Prime Video and the History Channel and viewers are curious to know more about the facts behind the show. Who are the Vikings Gods? There are ...

Troll 2 is the latest film to feature one of the most captivating monsters drawn from Norse mythology or the legends of Nordic countries.