The glowing-eyed youth Kratos is grappling with in the above photo is Heimdall, a key figure in Norse mythology due to his role as herald of Ragnarok. It's a bold interpretation of the character ...

It seems like Mjolnir always returns, but will the Immortal Thor find his way back as well after facing his own unforgettable ...

Heimdallr is a god in Norse mythology. He is the guardian of the Bifröst bridge (the rainbow that separates Ásgard from the lower worlds) and is responsible for blowing into Gjallarhorn when Ragnarök ...

Now, this seems like an interesting comparison, doesn’t it? Thor is an Asgardian god and is known as one of the most powerful ...

Freyr was also the god of fertility and growth and symbolically tied to the image of the phallus. He too died in battle during the events of Ragnarök. A child of Odin, Heimdall kept watch over the ...

A Norse-mythology themed meadery will open its doors in Northern Kentucky this weekend in the small city of Camp Springs. The Allfather's Meadery tasting room will focus solely on its honey ...

These assistants to the Norse god of war then accompanied the dead warriors to Valhalla, where they served them plenty of alcohol to tide them over until the end of the world, when Odin needed the ...

On a less tangible level, the Bragi carries one more connection to its namesake. The Norse god is also associated with eloquence, a trait you’d better have when toting a conversation-starting knife ...

This tapestry also contains one of the only known depictions of a horned Viking helmet.

Found in small amounts in most rocks and soil, thorium was first discovered in 1828 by Swedish chemist Jöns Jakob Berzelius, who named it after Thor, the Norse god of thunder. Studies on the potential ...

It’s not clear what the raven head represented but previous research suggests it symbolised darkness and death during the Germanic and Viking ages, tied to the Norse god Odin. “This is a find ...