“Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now. Sol was the name of that Sun and Mani […]
Myths Of Creation
The Ynglingar
Extract from forthcoming book: Vol 2 of Viking Legends and Norse Mythology: The Ynglingar In any mythology, even fictitious ones as we know from Tolkien, there is always an origin, […]
Grottasongr
Origins of the Maelstrom Extract from the forthcoming Vol. 2 in the Viking and Norse series: Grottasongr is what can be called a true Scandinavian fairy tale, in essence a […]
Heorot — Tolkien’s Meduseld, Hall Of Kings
Overlooking a shallow meandering valley, raised on a hill facing South are the remains of perhaps, two of the most important constructions for our collection understanding of the Hero Age […]
The Elven Star Eärendil and The Norse
The Elven Star Eärendil and The Norse Sources for the shining light of the Silmaril that had been rescued from the the Northern Lands of Angband by the elvish-man couple Lúthien […]
Draugar
The Draugar, the living undead we know from Tolkien, not zombies were known as the Draugar. The following is an extract from chapter 2 of Volume 1 of Viking Legends […]
Revisiting Nordic Mythology
Could the Norse gods have been real historical people? This is just one of the questions I’ll be looking at in this series, since I decided this Easter to do something […]