The Winning of Gerd
by Viking Dragon
December 04, 2020
The Norse god Frey was the son of Njord of the Vanir and the brother of Freya. Like Njord and Freya, he was beautiful and well-beloved, and men sac...
Thor, the Giant's Kettle, and the Midgard Serpent
by Viking Dragon
October 09, 2020
In between their epic battles and their prodigious journeys, the Norse gods were fond of feasting. Once they invited themselves to the hall of ...
Brynhild's Origin and Brynhild's Love (Andvari's Curse, Part VI)
by Viking Dragon
July 14, 2020
An earlier blog post described how the young hero Sigurd rode through a wall of fire to waken Brynhild, the beautiful armored woman who lay asleep within the enchanted ring. He had been told that she was beautiful and wise. He had not understood how powerful, or how dangerous, she was, or that she suffered under the enmity of Allfather Odin himself.
Regin's Death and Brynhild's Waking (Andvari's Curse, Part V)
by Viking Dragon
May 12, 2020
An earlier blog post described how the young hero Sigurd killed the dragon Fafnir, who had once been human. Sigurd was egged on to this exploit by ...
Sigurd's Origin (Andvari's Curse, Part IV)
by Viking Dragon
April 23, 2020
'Sigurd and the Dragon' described how Sigurd killed the dragon Fafnir, thus getting for himself fame, wealth, and Andvari’s curse. But even before ...
Sigurd and the Dragon (Andvari’s Curse, Part III)
by Viking Dragon
March 20, 2020
'Fafnir and the Cursed Hoard' described how Fafnir and Regin murdered their sorcerer father Hreidmar for his treasure. Fafnir, the stronger of the ...
Fafnir and the Cursed Hoard (Andvari's Curse, part II)
by Viking Dragon
January 30, 2020
'Andvari’s Curse' told how the trickster god Loki killed an otter who was in truth the son of the human sorcerer Hreidmar. After Hreidmar and his ...
Andvari's Curse
by Viking Dragon
January 07, 2020
In the world of the Norse myths, great tragedies sometimes grew from small mistakes. Take, for instance, the tale of Andvari’s curse, which sha...
The Origins of Yule
by Viking Dragon
December 13, 2019
In Scandinavia they don't call it Christmas (Christ-Mass), instead they still retain the old pagan name for the Yuletide celebrations which they ...
Balder's Ransom
by Viking Dragon
December 11, 2019
'Balder’s Death' described how the trickster god Loki duped the blind god Hoder into killing Odin and Frigga's son Balder, the fairest of t...
The Death of Balder
by Viking Dragon
November 27, 2019
Balder, son of Odin and Frigga, was the best beloved of the Norse gods. His beauty was radiant, his graciousness was unmatched, and his wise judgme...
The Norns
by Viking Dragon
November 11, 2019
The Norns are female beings that that live in a hall by the well of Urd. They throw lots, carve runes, water the world tree Yggdrasil to keep ...
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