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The sky, according to the Vikings: Sun chariots, moon wolves, and world trees
In Norse cosmology, the sky was a dynamic backdrop that saw a host of beings, deities, and even trees animate it with an interplay of divine motion and cosmic struggle.10 months ago — Culture and religion -
Faces of the Allfather: Odin's disguises in Grímnismál and Vafþrúðnismál
Two famous poems in the Poetic Edda reveal much about the mighty Norse Allfather as a god of wisdom, deception, suffering, and fate.1 year ago — Culture and religion
