He too died in battle during the events of Ragnarök. A child of Odin, Heimdall kept watch over the Nine Realms of Norse mythology. With a keen sense of sight and hearing, Heimdall resided in a castle ...

The Norse pantheon is filled with beings and deities that are divine, wonderous and at times, terrifying. From Thor, the ...

What would you do if you were confronted by a monster so large that was able to encircle the entirety of the Earth? Meet Jormungandr, the great serpent of Midgard, tossed into the sea from a young age ...

If you’ve watched Vikings—the History Channel’s hit show that ran from 2013 to 2020—you know it’s way more than just sword fights, ship raids, and intense stares across longhouses.

This tapestry also contains one of the only known depictions of a horned Viking helmet.

Here are some notable archetypes influenced by real-world mythology. The Nordic/Aesir archetype in Yu-Gi-Oh TCG is heavily inspired by Norse mythology, particularly the Aesir gods. Cards like ...

First announced for PS5 around this time last year, Norse: Oath of Blood has returned to give us a fresh look at its turn-based gameplay — alongside some story scenes. The RPG's due out later ...

What it tells us about the past: More than a century ago, archaeologists excavated a Viking ship buried in the ground at the Oseberg farm in Tønsberg, Norway. Inside the unusually well-preserved ...

“Heavenly Spear” follows Yasuko, a peaceful farmer’s daughter whose destiny changes when she discovers a magical spear hidden in the countryside. As war looms and chaos spreads across the ...

It's all just going from bad to worse. Such is my takeaway from the Xbox Games Showcase trailer for Age of Mythology: Retold's Heavenly Spear expansion, which focuses on Japanese mythology and ...