Myths Collection

After a fierce duel with the giant Hrungnir, a shard of a whetstone becomes lodged in Thor's forehead, causing him immense pain. He seeks out the powerful völva Gróa, who begins to chant ancient galdrar to loosen the stone through her magic. However, when Thor attempts to reward her with the news that her long-lost husband Aurvandill is returning, her overwhelming joy causes her to forget the...

Epimenides, a Cretan youth, entered a cave on Mount Ida to escape the sun while searching for a lost sheep and fell into a supernatural sleep for fifty-seven years. Upon waking, he discovered a world transformed, having become a sage endowed with divine wisdom and longevity. His return to Knossos as an old-young man cemented his reputation as a seer and purifier.