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Tree of the World2 comments

47whitebuffalo wrote 2 months ago: Tree of the World   13 x 17   Strathmore   400 series   archival   acid free   rough   130 lb ink-pe … more →

Tags: abstract art, Art, Culture, History, Inspiration, interconnectedness, Myth, Nature, Abstrack

Thor's Day Alert #31: Ragnarok, part three

davidfarney wrote 3 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! As promised here’s the final part of the Ragnarok tale, as … more →

Tags: Thor's Day, Mjollnir, Norse fantasy, Norse fiction, Norse Mythology, Prose Edda, Ragnarok

The Educated Barbarian5 comments

C.L. Dyck wrote 4 months ago: Five hundred rooms and forty there are I ween, in Bilskirnir built… Northvegr (Poetic Edda) If … more →

Tags: Backstory, Research, S-F, Thor's Kingdom, Christian Fantasy, mythology, thor, Edda, Christian Worldview

Thor's Day Alert #30: Ragnarok, part two1 comment

davidfarney wrote 4 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! In my prior Thor’s Day entry I posted the first part of the … more →

Tags: Thor's Day, Jean I. Young, Norse Mythology, Prose Edda, Ragnarok, Skaldic Verse, Snorri Sturluson

Thor's Day Alert #28: Havamal & Heroic Fantasy Quarterly1 comment

davidfarney wrote 5 months ago: Happy Thor’s day, everybody! As co-proprietor and editor of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, I’ … more →

Tags: Thor's Day, David Farney, Norse Mythology, Norse fantasy, Norse fiction, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, havamal, The Elder Edda, Ferocious Common Sense

Thor's Day Alert #27: Norse Myth and the Number Nine1 comment

davidfarney wrote 6 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! The number nine in Norse mythology is a recurring symbol. Symboli … more →

Tags: Eddas, Odin, Yggdrasil, Thor's Day, David Farney, Norse Mythology, Norse fantasy, Norse fiction, Nine Worlds

Thor's Day Alert #26: Longfellow and Norse poetry2 comments

davidfarney wrote 6 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Ever hear of a poet named Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? Sure, you s … more →

Tags: Nordic literature, thor, Thor's Day, David Farney, Norse Mythology, Norse fantasy, Norse fiction, Norse poetry, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tuesday Althing: NORSE CODE2 comments

davidfarney wrote 6 months ago: Look out, vampires! A fantasy subgenre I call ‘Norse fiction’ appears to be (at last) ca … more →

Tags: Tuesday Althing, Norse fiction, Norse Mythology, Norse fantasy, Althing, Allthing, Norse Code novel, greg van eekhout

Thor's Day Alert #25: Tolkien and Norse Myth 5 comments

davidfarney wrote 6 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Today ends Tolkien month at Storm of the North blog. If you … more →

Tags: Epic Fantasy, Nordic literature, Thor's Day, David Farney, Norse Mythology, Norse fiction, Yggdrasil, Ragnarok, The World Tree

Thor's Day Alert #24: New Tolkien book -- THE LEGEND OF SIGURD AND GUDRUN2 comments

davidfarney wrote 7 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Exciting news: a previously unpublished work of J.R.R. Tolkien hi … more →

Tags: Nordic literature, Thor's Day, David Farney, Norse Mythology, Richard Wagner, J.R.R. Tolkien, The legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, Norse myth and Tolkien, Volsunga Saga

Thor's Day Alert #23: Thor Battles Hrungnir1 comment

davidfarney wrote 7 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! It’s been awhile since I actually posted about Thor on a Th … more →

Tags: thor, David Farney, Mjollnir, Norse Mythology, hrungnir, Magni, Jarnsaxa, mjölnir, Thjalfi

Thor's Day Alert #22: Freyja

davidfarney wrote 8 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! I’ve spent a lot of time on this blog talking about Norse g … more →

Tags: David Farney, Norse Mythology, Freyja, seidr, necklace of the Brisings, Brisingamen, vanir, Freya

Thor's Day Alert #21: Balder's Dreams

davidfarney wrote 8 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Of all the Norse gods, Balder is said to be the most beautiful. … more →

Tags: David Farney, Norse Mythology, Norse fantasy, Norse fiction, Odin, Balder, Niflheim, Balder's dreams

Friday the 13th, Why do we fear this day?

Lori Paul wrote 9 months ago: - The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia, a word derived from the concatenati … more →

Tags: friday the 13th, Fear, Paraskavedekatriaphobia, phobia, thirteen, folklore, rossini, Unlucky, unlucky day

Thor's Day Alert #19: Trolls in Norse Myth1 comment

davidfarney wrote 9 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody — and welcome to what’s become Troll Week here at Stor … more →

Tags: David Farney, Norse Mythology, Norse fantasy, Norse fiction, bifrost, rainbow bridge, Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis, valkyrie

Thor's Day Alert #17: SOTN Excerpt -- the end of the battle

davidfarney wrote 10 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Today I’m happy to present the conclusion of an excerpt fro … more →

Tags: Storm of the North excerpt, David Farney, Norse Mythology, Vikings, Norse fantasy, Norse fiction

Thor's Day Alert #16: SOTN Excerpt -- the midpoint of the battle

davidfarney wrote 10 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! I’m making good progress on my other writing projects and h … more →

Tags: Storm of the North excerpt, David Farney, Norse Mythology, Vikings, Norse fantasy, Norse fiction

Thor's Day Alert #15: Storm of the North Excerpt4 comments

davidfarney wrote 10 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! Other projects will be cutting into my blog-time for the next wee … more →

Tags: Storm of the North excerpt, David Farney, Norse Mythology, Vikings, Norse fantasy, Norse fiction

Thor's Day Alert #14: Fimbulvetr7 comments

davidfarney wrote 11 months ago: Happy Thor’s Day, everybody! And Happy New Year. If you stayed up too late or imbibed too much … more →

Tags: Eddas, David Farney, Norse Mythology, Norse fantasy, Norse fiction, Ragnarok, Fimbulvetr


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