But in Viking culture, Hel also had an empathetic role, guiding the dead into the afterlife. How does this complex figure fit within Norse mythology and Viking belief? While the giant, or Jotun ...

While goddess of the underworld Hela is Loki’s sister in the MCU, in traditional Norse mythology she is none other than his daughter, Hel. He is also the father of Jormungand, the world serpent ...

The Mjölnir: a hammer wielded by Thor, the Norse god of thunder. [Image: Wiki Commons] Mjölnir is one symbol we can be pretty sure was used by the original adherents of the Norse belief system ...

As for what the symbols on the sign actually mean, they spell out RAGNAROK, the name of the game, and a reference to the catastrophic series of events in Norse mythology. Each letter stands for a ...

A drawing shows the symbol around which all Norse mythology is organized: the famed Ygdrasil, or World Tree. The tree is populated by various fearsome creatures. At the bottom left is Ratatoskr ...