The rather extensive pantheon of Norse gods and goddesses has received countless different portrayals in the world of entertainment over the last few centuries. Of course, some of the most ...

The Mjölnir: a hammer wielded by Thor, the Norse god of thunder. [Image: Wiki Commons] Mjölnir is one symbol we can be pretty sure was used by the original adherents of the Norse belief system ...

It was that their banners bore the symbols of his religion ... Freya, and other gods and goddesses—from Iceland’s pre-Christian past. The modern revival started with 12 men and women who ...

Most people have some passing familiarity with Norse mythology and legend. Even the days of our modern week are named after its gods and goddesses. But there is a dark side to the Nordic mythos ...

he is the quintessential Valentine’s Day symbol. This is Cupid, the Roman god ... goddess of motherhood, she was the protector of women, though many men wors hipped her as well. Freya ( Norse ...

There is one respect in which the Norse gods and goddesses, rarely as relatable as the Olympians, feel far more human: they die. At Ragnarok, Gaiman writes, an army of giants, fire demons ...

Marvel turns the Norse hammer-wielding god Thor into a woman in order to appeal to female readers but why, when there are already plenty of kick-ass Norse goddesses to choose from? The comic book ...

Being a faithful remake, Age of Mythology: Retold brings the original's Norse gods and goddesses back to the fore, giving them new visual designs and some slightly reworked powers, some of which ...