Rachael Kohn: Science fiction, opera, and fantasy literature; all have been greatly influenced by the myths and history of the Nordic peoples. I'm talking about the antics of those horned and helmeted ...

Norse mythology teems with gods, goddesses, giants, dwarfs, elves, and all kinds of unearthly creatures. With the more well-known gods and goddesses getting a lot of exposure through movies like Thor, ...

Exploring diverse mythologies reveals unique rulers and deities shaping cosmic themes like love and wisdom, connecting cultures through universal narratives of gods and goddesses. Gods like Thor and ...

The ‘oh-so-charming’ Norse God has to be Thor. He is also one of the most well-known of the Norse gods, and is depicted as a powerful warrior with a red beard, carrying his mighty hammer, Mjölnir, who ...

AMERICAN VIKINGS: How the Norse Sailed Into the Lands and Imaginations of America. By Martyn Whittock. Pegasus Books. 272 pages. $29.95. Centuries of lively and heroic medieval sagas, first recorded ...

Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. A Washington, D.C. native, Steve was previously an editorial producer for the Washington Post, and has also worked in Los Angeles, ...

Most people have some passing familiarity with Norse mythology and legend. Even the days of our modern week are named after its gods and goddesses. But there is a dark side to the Nordic mythos that ...

In the fullness of time, in the country of New Zealand, it occurred to James Griffin and Rachel Lang that what their country needed was a television series in which four brothers and their cousin, who ...