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A Norse-mythology themed meadery will open its doors in Northern Kentucky this weekend in the small city of Camp Springs. The Allfather's Meadery tasting room will focus solely on its honey-based ...
There are writers who entertain, and then there are those who build entire worlds with ink and vision. J.R.R. Tolkien didn’t just write fantasy—he forged the modern template for it, creating epic ...
Veterans of the game know that there’s a variety of elves species in the world dreamed up by Gary Gygax, but none are more ...
The genius of The Broken Sword is that it managed to bring together familiar narratives with an original premise. The novel actually draws from some Norse mythology and classic storytelling, set ...
Like a tempestuous god, Iceland changes its mood throughout the year. When the ice melts, it reveals black lava fields, steaming hot-spring valleys and a landscape alive with myth and folklore.
Cory Barlog and his team over at Sony Santa Monica took a gamble when making 2018’s God of War. A gamble which included shifting much of the essence that made the original franchise and its iconic ...
Thor: The Dark World takes us back to the time when Asgard and Dark Elves went to war with each other. After Asgard stood victorious, Dark Elves’ ultimate weapon, the Aether, was buried in a secret ...
Fascinating facts about Norse mythologyN orse mythology has captivated the minds of many for centuries. From Thor to Loki, the tales of these figures have been retold and reimagined in countless ways ...
One of the surviving creation myths from Norse mythology, recorded by Icelandic historian and poet Snorri Sturluson in the 13th-century Prose Edda, recounts the creation of dwarfs at the beginning of ...
I assumed this was an attempt at a joke. “ Elves, like Lord of the Rings?”, our American tour companion queried. My guide chuckled, “ I don’t believe in things like that, that’s something to sell ...
4 Byggvir and Beyla During the events of God of War, Kratos and Atreus find themselves in Alfheim, where they are caught in the middle of a war between "dark" and "light" elves.