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Legends

balder

balder

The son of Odin and Frigg is Balder, the god of innocence and piety. He is so bright and fair that light shines from his features; he is also wise, eloquent, gentle, and lenient, and righteous to such a degree that his judgments stand always unshaken...
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Helgi Haddingjaskati

Halga, Helgi, Helghe or Helgo was a legendary Danish king living in the early 6th century.[1] His name would in his own language (Proto-Norse) have been *Hailaga[2] (dedicated to the gods). Scholars generally agree that he appears in both Anglo-Saxo...
odin

Odin

Odin, the supreme deity, had, besides the title of All-Father, many other names. He was called Ygg (The Awful), Gagnrad (He Who Determines Victories), Herjan (God of Battles), Har (The High One), Jafnhar (Even as High), Thridi (Third), 1 Nikar, Nikud...
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Halga

Halga, Helgi, Helghe or Helgo was a legendary Danish king living in the early 6th century.[1] His name would in his own language (Proto-Norse) have been *Hailaga[2] (dedicated to the gods). Scholars generally agree that he appears in both Anglo-Saxo...
hervor

Hervor

Hervor is the name of two female characters in the cycle of the magic sword Tyrfing, presented in Hervarar saga with parts found in the Poetic Edda. One, the viking Hervör, challenged her father Angantýr's ghost in his gravemound for his cursed swo...
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Einherjar

In Norse mythology, the einherjar (Old Norse literally "army of one", "those who fight alone"[1][2]) are those who have died in battle and are brought to Valhalla by valkyries. In Valhalla, the einherjar eat their fill of the nightly-resurrecting bea...
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Egil, brother of Volund

Egil is a legendary hero of the Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga. The name is from Proto-Germanic *Agilaz[1] and the same legend is reflected in Old English Ægil [æɡiɫ] of the Franks Casket and Alamannic Aigil of the Pforzen buckle. The Pro...
haki

Haki

Hake, Haki or Haco, the brother of Hagbard, was a famous Scandinavian sea-king, in Norse mythology. He is mentioned in the 12th century Gesta Danorum, and in 13th-century sources including Ynglinga saga, Nafnaþulur, Völsunga saga. If historical, he...
thor

THOR

He it was who men and their labors from the wild forces of nature, personified as Giants. Thus he held sway in certain Northern regions over air and climate, over rain and harvest. 2 As the god of fertility, however, he had to divide his rule with t...
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HEIMDAL

Heimdal is another of the chief gods; according to report he was considered great and holy, and bore the appellation of the White God. He was born in a miraculous manner of nine Giant maidens, on the confines of the earth, in the morning of time; and...
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Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar

Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar

"Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar" is a poem from the Poetic Edda, an ancient collection of Old Norse poems. This particular poem is one of the legendary sagas, telling the story of Helgi Hjörvarðsson, a hero in Nor...

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HildÃlfr

HildÃlfr (Old Norse "war-wolf") is a son of Odin according to the Nafnaþulur list of the Prose Edda's Skáldskaparmál.

in POP Culture

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Thor

Two worlds. One hero.

The warrior Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard by his father Odin (Sir Anthony Hopkins) for his arrogance and sent to Earth to live amongst humans. Falling in love with scientist Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) teaches Thor much-needed lessons, and his new-found streng...

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Thor: The Dark World

There was darkness.

Thousands of years ago, a race of beings known as Dark Elves tried to send the universe into darkness by using a weapon known as the Aether. Warriors from Asgard stopped them, but their leader Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) escaped to wait for another opportunity. The warriors find the Aether, and...

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Thor: Ragnarok

No Hammer. No Problem.

Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela (Cate Blanche...


based games

Age of Mythology

Age of Mythology

Age of Mythology is a real-time strategy game set in the ancient world, players control one of three civilizations (Greek, Egyptian, Norse) and use the powers of their gods to defeat their enemies.

Release Date: 2002-10-01

Developer: Ensemble Studios

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

Platform: PC

Genre: Real-time strategy

Rating: 8

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

An action-adventure game in which players control a young man named Link, who sets out on a quest to rescue Princess Zelda and defeat Calamity Ganon.

Release Date: 2017-03-03

Developer: Nintendo EPD

Publisher: Nintendo

Platform: Nintendo Switch, Wii U

Genre: Action-adventure

Rating: 9.5

God of War

God of War

God of War is a story of a father and his son, set in the realm of Norse gods and monsters. The game follows the journey of Kratos, a former Spartan warrior, who is now a father and must learn to control his rage to save his son and the world.

Release Date: 2018-04-20

Developer: Santa Monica Studio

Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Platform: PlayStation 4

Genre: Action-Adventure

Rating: 9

Bayonetta

Bayonetta

An action hack and slash game in which players control a witch named Bayonetta as she fights against angels and other supernatural enemies.

Release Date: 2009-10-29

Developer: PlatinumGames

Publisher: Sega

Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U

Genre: Action

Rating: 8.5

Titan Quest

Titan Quest

An action role-playing hack and slash game set in ancient Greece, Egypt, and Asia.

Release Date: 2006-06-26

Developer: Iron Lore Entertainment

Publisher: THQ

Platform: Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360

Genre: Action role-playing

Rating: 8


Facts

Mythology in POP Culture
    • Hydra - In Greek mythology, the Hydra is a serpent-like creature with multiple heads.
    • Minotaur - In Greek mythology, the Minotaur is a creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man that was said to live in the Labyrinth.
    • Gods - Gods in Judeo-Christian-Islamic Paradigm False deities worshipped by nonbelievers and pagans whereas in Hindu Paradigm Celestial beings who live above ground or in the skies, fight demons, and have consumed the elixir of immortality
    • Swastika - To the Western eye the swastika is the symbol of Hitler and the Holocaust. To Hindus it is associated with auspiciousness and fertility.
    • Amaterasu - In Japanese mythology, the goddess Amaterasu is the goddess of the sun and the ancestor of the Imperial Household of Japan.

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