Elements of the classic Norse cosmos are retained, such as the Rainbow Bridge and the nine realms (Asgard, Jotunheim, Earth, etc.). And even though the writers have completely changed the ...

Some of the episodes described below reveal uncomfortable truths about the cosmos. Some exhibit the jaundiced eye with which the Norse viewed life and death. And some are just gross. The Norse ...

His elves and dwarves are plucked directly from the Norse cosmos, and Gandalf is inspired by none other than Odin the All-Father, the most important Viking deity. Even Tolkien’s One Ring is ...

Yggdrasil is the giant ash tree that supports the Norse cosmos, its branches reaching into sky realms inaccessible to humans, and its roots to the subterranean realm of the dead. Unlike Thor’s ...