Skadi would win her bargain with the gods if she was not made to laugh, so they desperately sent their jester: Loki tied his bits and beard to a goat and kicked the goat, who pulled and pulled. Skadi at last smiled: her blood feud was over. #FairytaleTuesday #Norse #Myth #Folklore
: P. Gannon
I reviewed “NORSE MYTHS THAT INSPIRED FFVII” from M.J. Gallagher in today’s newsletter 
https://thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/p/the-video-game-library-newsletter
In a weird way, this book was an inspiration to starting The Video Game Library project 
Why was Leifr Eiríksson called ‘Lucky’? https://www.medievalists.net/2020/04/why-was-leifr-eiriksson-called-lucky/ #Norse
After Loki murdered the Norse god Baldur, the other gods imprisoned Loki. In order to create restraints to hold the shapeshifter, Odin turned Loki's son Narfi into a huge wolf, who tore apart Nari (one of Loki's other sons). Then Odin bound Loki with Nari's entrails.
Louis Huard
Though Thor is the greatest warrior of the Norse gods, he is not a god of war but instead one of agriculture. This is demonstrated when Thor encounters a disguised Odin who denigrates Thor for being lord of farmers and serfs while Odin is lord of kings and warriors. W. G. Collingwood
In Norse myths, the god Odin often visits the wise goddess Sága in her hall, where she brews mead that they joyfully share in golden cups. Some scholars think that Sága is a distinct goddess of brewing and prophecy while others think that she is actually Odin's wife Frigg. Lorenz Frølich
New Medieval Books: Vikings, Half-Trolls and Saga-Authors: The Norwegian Hrafnistumenn and their Icelandic Descendants, by Valerie Broustin https://www.medievalists.net/2025/03/new-medieval-books-vikings-half-trolls-and-saga-authors/ #IcelandicSagas #Norse #Iceland
In Norse mythology, the Aesir gods usually travel between Asgard and Earth via Bifröst, the Rainbow Bridge. However, Thor is so heavy that he would shatter a rainbow if he walked on it, so he has to take the long way around and ford a mighty river. Lorenz Frølich
El disco de Uunartoq pudo ser una brújula solar de los nórdicos que desaparecieron en Groenlandia, pudiendo servir también para determinar la latitud. No se usaba inmediatamente, sino que primero había que trazar el curso de la sombra durante el día. 
Museo Nacional Danés 
Lennat Larsen #nordicos #norse
Somebody has ideas on what can I put on an altar for Frigg?
I wanna make an altar to the goddess.
Seafaring in the Norse world: Advice from the Konungs skuggsjá https://www.medievalists.net/2022/01/seafaring-norse-world/ #Norse
Seeing multiple people from multiple places talking about #Wednesday, #Crows, and #Odin so I'm going to go ahead and plug this nice little series of blog posts from @Cat_LeFey. I really appreciated their modern interpretation of Odin's #LifeAdvice and it definitely made it more approachable for me than any other resource I've come across talking about #Norse #mythology.
https://pagan.plus/@Cat_LeFey/113569270229372877
https://greatlakespagan.wordpress.com/2024/11/29/21-nights-of-havamal-an-introduction/
Though modern culture often depicts the Norse goddess Freyja as simply the goddess of love, a Nordic Venus, she was also a goddess of war and witchcraft. Norse witches wore catskin gloves in her honor, and Odin was said to have learned much of his magic from Freyja. Iren Horrors
Gisli’s Saga - Summary - an episode of the Saga Thing Podcast https://youtu.be/uT48DZeq90U?feature=shared #icelandicsaga #norse #historypodcast #medievalpodcast
A 9th-century church room has been recreated in the Viking town of Ribe https://www.medievalists.net/2024/05/a-9th-century-church-room-has-been-recreated-in-the-viking-town-of-ribe/ #norse
Je me souviens 
