Animals play a wide variety of roles in this belief system such as representations of certain emotions, associations with certain Norse God’s, and more. Below you will find which creatures are ...

In Norse mythology, dragons are seen as embodiments of chaos and greed. These creatures slither through ancient sagas and Eddas, guarding hoards of gold or bringing about doom. From the venomous ...

We know them for their strength, their skill, and their unparalleled beauty, but how do modern representations of Valkyries match up to the original myths? Christobel Hastings charts the ...

So Norse people and the Greeks talked about the same thing, but used different myths. The gods, creatures and heroes in myths are supernatural beings in a battle of good versus evil, but were ...

Down one side, written in ancient Norse runes, is the inscription 'Thorwald raised this cross'. The Isle of Man is home to over one hundred Viking Age carved crosses, showing creatures ...

"Top Trumps is an iconic game, but unlike versions featuring cars or athletes, we couldn't really photograph mythical creatures or Norse gods, so this was an amazing opportunity to use my ...