Norse Legends

Viking Burial Practices: From Ship Burials to Cremation

Viking Burial Practices: From Ship Burials to Cremation

By The StormCrow May 15, 2025

Few images evoke the mystery of the Viking Age as vividly as a ship set ablaze, sailing into the horizon beneath a crimson sky. This romanticized vision, while not entirely...

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The Völsung Saga

The Völsung Saga

By The StormCrow Jan 9, 2025

Dragons, magic rings, powerful swords and epic heroes: they are all staples in our culture, and it all began with the XIII century Völsung Saga. The Völsung Saga recounts tales...

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Viking Warfare A Glimpse into the Norse Battlegrounds

Viking Warfare A Glimpse into the Norse Battlegrounds

By The StormCrow Nov 21, 2024

The seafaring Norse people are often remembered for their daring raids, exploration and settlement during the Viking Age. While their navigation and exploration skills are widely celebrated, their prowess in...

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Norse, Vikings and the Northern Lights

Norse, Vikings and the Northern Lights

By The StormCrow Nov 14, 2024

Observing the vibrant, dancing lights across the polar skies must have been a mesmerizing sight for these early Norse people, and the northern lights soon became woven into the fabric of myth and legend.

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The Ravens in Norse Mythology

The Ravens in Norse Mythology

By The StormCrow Oct 24, 2024

For the Norse Peoples and Vikings, ravens hold a significant place symbolizing wisdom, memory, and prophetic insight. Most famously associated with Allfather Odin, they bridge the realms between Gods, humans,...

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Dísir, the Norse Guardians of Fate and Fertility

Dísir, the Norse Guardians of Fate and Fertility

By The StormCrow Oct 3, 2024

Dísir, the supernatural beings of the North are primarily associated with fate, fertility and protection. They are a group of supernatural beings, with the most famous members of said group being the Norns,...

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Death and Afterlife in Norse Paganism

Death and Afterlife in Norse Paganism

By The StormCrow May 17, 2024

Few subjects fascinate the human mind so much as its own mortality. The Norse Faith has many afterlives, and the concepts of absolute good or evil as well of eternal...

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The Wild Hunt

The Wild Hunt

By The StormCrow Dec 29, 2023

The Wild Hunt is a well-known myth: A ghostly leader and his group of hunters and hounds flying through the cold night sky during the winter solstice, as the winds...

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The Epic Duel Between Thor and the Jotun Hrungnir

The Epic Duel Between Thor and the Jotun Hrungnir

By The StormCrow Nov 10, 2023

A race to Valhalla and a rude guest led to one of the most epic battles between Thor and a Stone Giant... and a headache that lasts to this day!

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Valkyries: Myth and Legend

Valkyries: Myth and Legend

By The StormCrow Jun 2, 2023

Brave warriors who die in battle end up in one of two places. Half go to join the Goddess Freyja hall Sessrúmnir in her realm of Fólkvangr. The other half...

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The seeds of betrayal: Loki, Thor and the Jotun Geirrod – Part 2 of 2

The seeds of betrayal: Loki, Thor and the Jotun Geirrod – Part 2 of 2

By The StormCrow Apr 7, 2023

Loki has always been mischievous and cunning, but during the early days, his cunning was always at the service of Asgard. If there ever was a turning point to Loki’s...

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Valhalla and the Einherjar

Valhalla and the Einherjar

By The StormCrow Nov 18, 2022

Valhalla is not a place for idleness, it is a Warrior's paradise, filled with fighting during the day and feasting during the night! Learn more about the (after)life of the worthy...

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