Kennings: renaming the world
This article is intended as a follow-up to yesterday’s article entitled Sanskrit words...
Valhalla and Valkyries
In Norse myth valhöll (the Old Norse term for valhalla) is the hall...
Sun and Moon in Germanic myth
The following passage is translated from the Prose Edda,...
Jörmungandr the world-snake
In Norse mythology the earth is surrounded by an ocean encircled by...
Old Norse and Modern English
Parts of England were occupied by Old Norse speaking vikings between...