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Thor's Day Alert #31: Ragnarok, part three
Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! As promised here’s the final part of the Ragnarok tale, as told in the Prose Edda and translated by Jean I. Young. Unlike the first and second installments, th… more →
STORM OF THE NORTH
Thor's Day Alert #31: Ragnarok, part three
davidfarney wrote 4 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! As promised here’s the final part of the Ragnarok tale, as … more →
Thor's Day Alert #28: Havamal & Heroic Fantasy Quarterly
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davidfarney wrote 6 months ago: Happy Thor’s day, everybody! As co-proprietor and editor of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, I’ … more →
Thor's Day Alert #27: Norse Myth and the Number Nine
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davidfarney wrote 6 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! The number nine in Norse mythology is a recurring symbol. Symboli … more →
Thor's Day Alert #26: Longfellow and Norse poetry
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davidfarney wrote 7 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Ever hear of a poet named Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? Sure, you s … more →
Tuesday Althing: NORSE CODE
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davidfarney wrote 7 months ago: Look out, vampires! A fantasy subgenre I call ‘Norse fiction’ appears to be (at last) ca … more →
Thor's Day Alert #21: Balder's Dreams
davidfarney wrote 9 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Of all the Norse gods, Balder is said to be the most beautiful. … more →
Thor's Day Alert #19: Trolls in Norse Myth
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davidfarney wrote 10 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody — and welcome to what’s become Troll Week here at Stor … more →
Thor's Day Alert #18: Reasons to read Icelandic sagas
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davidfarney wrote 11 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! In devoting so much of this blog to talking about Norse myth, I f … more →
Thor's Day Alert #17: SOTN Excerpt -- the end of the battle
davidfarney wrote 11 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Today I’m happy to present the conclusion of an excerpt fro … more →
Thor's Day Alert #16: SOTN Excerpt -- the midpoint of the battle
davidfarney wrote 11 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! I’m making good progress on my other writing projects and h … more →
Thor's Day Alert #15: Storm of the North Excerpt
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davidfarney wrote 11 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Other projects will be cutting into my blog-time for the next wee … more →
Thor's Day Alert #14: Fimbulvetr
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davidfarney wrote 12 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! And Happy New Year. If you stayed up too late or imbibed too much … more →
Thor's Day Alert #12: Valkyrie
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davidfarney wrote 1 year ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! By now you’ve no doubt heard about Tom Cruise’s new m … more →
Thor's Day Alert #10: Bifrost
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davidfarney wrote 1 year ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! One of the more interesting aspects of myth and ancient beliefs i … more →
Thor's Day Alert #8: Yggdrasil
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davidfarney wrote 1 year ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Last week I listed the Nine Worlds of Norse mythology and closed … more →
Thor's Day Alert #7: The Nine Worlds of Norse Myth
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davidfarney wrote 1 year ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Today, a short discussion of world structure according to Norseme … more →
Thor's Day Alert #6: President Odin
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davidfarney wrote 1 year ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Since we’ve just elected a new president here in the (hopef … more →
Thor's Day Alert #5: Secrets to Reading Norse Myth
davidfarney wrote 1 year ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! As promised in my last Thor’s Day post, here’s some i … more →
Thor's Day Alert #4: The Forging of the Treasures
davidfarney wrote 1 year ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Today, the good stuff: a Norse myth preserved for us by the hand … more →
