Myths Collection

The Geatish hero Beowulf travels to the kingdom of the Danes to save King Hrothgar's mead-hall, Heorot, from the nightly predations of the monster Grendel. Rejecting traditional weapons, Beowulf...

Helgi Hundingsbane, a legendary hero of the Völsung clan, led a massive fleet across the Baltic to rescue the Valkyrie Sigrún from an unwanted betrothal. The resulting naval clash in the waters...

An epic and legendary clash between the Danish King Harald Wartooth and the Swedish King Sigurd Hring, orchestrated by the god Odin to collect the souls of heroes for Valhalla. The battle is...

During the final stand of King Hrólfr Kraki at Lejre, the hero Bödvar Bjarki enters a deep trance while a colossal spirit bear appears on the battlefield to decimate the enemy. This bear is...

Following a dispute over a woman that led to the death of Queen Borghild’s brother, the hero Sinfjötli is targeted by his stepmother in a deceptive funeral feast. Despite his father Sigmund's...

To fulfill an impossible task set by his cruel stepmother, the young hero Svipdagr travels to the burial mound of his deceased mother, the seeress Gróa. He awakens her spirit from the grave to...

Hel, the daughter of Loki, rules over the somber realm of Niflheim, where those who die of sickness or old age reside. Unlike the warriors of Valhalla, these spirits dwell in a land of mist and...

In the complex cosmology of the Norse, the goddess Freyja holds the unique and prestigious right to choose half of the brave warriors who fall in battle. While Odin receives his portion in...

King Harald Wartooth, an aged and nearly blind ruler of Denmark, sought a glorious death in battle to avoid the shame of a 'straw death' in bed. Orchestrating the massive Battle of Brávellir...

Surtr is the primordial fire giant who guards the burning realm of Muspelheim and leads the cataclysmic march against the gods during Ragnarök. Wielding a flaming sword that outshines the sun, he...

Völundr, a legendary smith, was captured and maimed by King Niðuðr to ensure a lifetime of forced labor. In a brutal act of vengeance, Völundr killed the king's two young sons and transformed...

Following a bitter legal dispute and the loss of his property rights in Norway, the legendary warrior-poet Egil Skallagrimsson performed a powerful ritual of scorn known as the nithing pole. By...