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1. Norse Mythology Coming from a Norwegian-American family, I've always been fascinated by Norse Mythology. Nearly everything I've learned I had to read or watch in movies because my family is pretty far removed our Norwegian roots.
2. Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Norse Mythology? Are you a mythology buff?  Test your knowledge of Norse lore with this quiz. If you're new to the mythology of the Northern European cultures, then you might need to do your homework.  But for a few hints you can peek at the rest of thi...
3. Nordic Mythology : Best Books of Skandinavian Stories The Norse myths are peopled with all sorts of fantastic beings - gods and giants, elves, dwarves and dragons! Like all mythology, if we pay close attention to what the stories are saying, we learn a great deal about what our ancestors thought was im...
4. Lure of the North : Lensography of Legends The Gods of the Norse pantheon are red-blooded and unbending. They didn't waste their time lying around on silken couches in the balmy air of Mt Olympus with their Greek counterparts. They traveled far from their icy shores and snow-shrouded woods t...
5. John Bauer- Faerytale Illustrator I only recently discovered the work of John Bauer when the image opposite (Princess Tuvstarr) was set as a prompt for a short story competition. First I like to write down any immediate thoughts and feelings I have about a prompt and then I like to...
6. EelKat's NaNoWriMo 2009: Jack's Revenge NaNoWriMo 2009 is upon us. We are now counting down the days to the contest start, and everyone's novel plotting antics are well under way. All across Twitter we see novel plots, character bios, and story outlines being cast left and right. Firs...
7. Children of Loki : Skandinavian Stories Loki had two sons who fought each other so badly they turned into wolves and slaughtered each other. These were the children of loyal Sigurn, who cared for her husband when the gods punished him for the death of Baldur. He had more children than thi...
8. Thor ~ the Comic, the Movie, the Legend In the 1960's, Thor came to Marvel Comics for a job. It seems things had gotten boring over the centuries hanging out in Asgard. Stan Lee of Marvel Comics wrote a script specifically for Thor in issue #83 Journey into Mystery in August, 1962. He pla...
9. Norse Mythology: Odin's Runesong I'm fascinated by mythology, not surprisingly for a fantasy artist.  One of my favorite stories is from Norse mythology.  Odin sacrifices himself on the world tree Yggdrasil in order to learn the secret of the runes.
10. The Prose Edda Snorri Sturluson wrote the Prose Edda as a guide for Icelandic poets so they would not lose knowledge of the styles and stories told in traditional poetry. His book has become one of the greatest works (along with the Poetic Edda) letting us view the...
11. Let's Get Kraken! Probably one of the most popular perilous subjects of nautical lore, the kraken is both mysterious and fascinating. Read on to find out the origin of the kraken, the legend, some of it's cousins, and of course, its role in the Pirates of the Caribbea...
12. Noadi: Biography Noadi is the alter ego of fantasy artist Sheryl Westleigh.  She creates detailed sculpture in polymer clay and mixed media.  Everything from satyrs and mermaids to turtles and octopuppies.
13. Odin According to Norse Mythology (that's Viking lore to the uninitiated), Odin is the father of all Gods and the King of Death and Battle. Sometimes spelled Oden or by germanic peoples as Woden. Odin rules Asgard with an iron fist, having completed nume...