Old Norse

Norse Mythology Creation Myth We don’t always think of the Vikings as having a religion but if they did then it would have been Norse mythology. Using Norse Mythology, the Vikings told a complex myth as to how they believe the world came to be. Characters established through Norse mythology were complex, intriguing, and left the reader wanting more. Following their own timeline, the Vikings told and passed on stories that would later influenced our media as we know it. Also, giants originated…

Odin plays a central role in myths about the creation and destruction of the world. He is the god of battle,wisdom, magic, and poetry. Odin is also the most famous norse god, because he is the main god of the vikings. He may be referred to as the All- Father, being the father of all norse gods. Because of this, he goes by thirty-six different names. The main reason for this is because of all the different origins and branches of the gods that he fathered (Myths Encyclopedia). Many of the myths…

Magnus Chase is a homeless teenager who lived alone on the streets of Boston alone after his mother’s mysterious death. One day, a man he’s never met tracks him down—a man that Magnus mother acclaimed as dangerous. The man tells Magnus is the son of Norse god. So the Viking myths are true. The Gods of Asgard are preparing for the war as trolls, giant and monster are stirring for the doomsday. The only way to prevent Ragnarok (the Day of Doom), Magnus and his friends must find the Nine World…

cultures can have either completely different mythologies, be nearly identical, or have some similarities and differences. It is important for us to recognize mythology in our studies so we may understand where our various religions come from. In Norse mythology, the…

The Greco-Roman pantheon and the Norse pantheon are extremely similar to one another with similar roles. From Thor to Jupiter to Odin to Hephaestus, the gods in the pantheons. The “trickster” archetype is common throughout both even though it has a more obvious presence in the Norse Pantheon. The honorable warrior and thunder lord archetypes are almost explicitly the same since honorable warriors were at the height of both societies. The main goddesses in both are also extremely similar in their…

Both Odysseus and Telemachus play extremely pivotal and important roles in Homer’s The Odyssey. The phrase “like father like son” can easily describe the similarities between Odysseus and Telemachus’s characters. However, no human beings are exactly alike as both characters also share a great number of differences. So although Odysseus and Telemachus are both similar in the way that they’re great heroic warriors, they differ in craftiness and arrogance which reflect Ancient Greek values.…

Jonathan bell 2/27/14 Norse creation myth In the beginning nothing existed except the void, Ginnungagap. Then there was to the north a great place of eternal mist, darkness and cold, called Nifheim. Out of the icy land there flowed a spring that fed twelve other streams. South of the land of cold, there was the land of eternal fire, Muspellsheim. The land of flames was as everlasting as the land of ice and as the flames licked the icy world, some of the ice melted and formed the first frost…

The tree of life, wisdom and knowledge is called the Norse Yggdrasil. This tree symbolizes the stages of life. From the roots being the land of death, to the tips of the branches that reach to the heavens. Yggdrasil is “the most famous cosmic tree” (leeming 298). The tree, Yggdrasil, is a source for many worlds that the roots that reach the bottom of the earth to the branches that reach the heights of the heavens. This natural beautiful Cosmic tree is earthly and everlasting. This Tree of…

As Thor: Ragnarok has about a year left until its official premiere in theaters, many are wondering about its plot. It is a good thing the Doctor Strange end credits scene features the story line of the upcoming Chris Hemsworth movie. However, there is still confusion about the involvement of Stephen Strange. A theory surrounding Doctor Strange’s involvement in Thor: Ragnarok requires the former neurosurgeon’s knack for healing. In the Marvel comics literature, Thor’s severe injuries in a…

with life. Once under the will power of another, it would be hard to escape but morals will eventually triumph over the false promises of manipulation. Manipulation is definitely the case when it comes to William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Loki from Norse mythology. Loki’s story begins in Thor directed by Kenneth Branagh where it is shown that he lives in the shadow of his older brother Thor. Loki works hard to try and please his father Odin but is ostracized by other Asgardians since he…