In the centuries before Christianity became widespread, Norse mythology was filled with stories ... However, the text did ...
This online mythology course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different ...
So, where did Tolkien’s interest in Norse mythology begin? Well, in the 1920s he completed a translation of the Old English poem, Beowulf. While written in Old English, the poem is about a 6th ...