Tag: Fenrir

  • Why Old Norse myths persist in popular culture

    Why Old Norse myths persist in popular culture

    From Wagner to William Morris in the late 19th century, via Tolkien’s dwarves and CS Lewis The final battleuntil last year controversial film The NorthmanScandinavian gods and heroes have been central to the stories we tell ourselves. As a professor of medieval European literature, I have been exploring Old Norse mythology since my undergraduate degree.…

  • From Iceland – Gods Of Iceland: Týr, The Tough Guy

    Great Power: Battle, courage, not even blinking even if you remove his limbs.Weaknesses: Sorry, did you say “weakness”?Modern counterparts: Arnold Schwarzenegger beats aliens in Predator. Tire was the God of war and justice. He made the worst monsters tremble in his boots and big white sharks got wet. (Or he would have done it, if…