Scandinavian History

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  • Ragnarok – end and beginning

    In troubled times, when threats seem to be looming from all directions, a dark thought may slip in and dwell on the possibility of doom. This is not unique to our times; in most cultures, the idea that everything can… Continue reading

    Ragnarok – end and beginning

  • Egil Skallagrimsson, Viking poet

    Not all names in the Norse or Icelandic sagas and secular myths refer to people who actually existed. An exception is the Icelandic poet Egil Skallagrimsson; he lived once and has gone down in history as not only Iceland’s but… Continue reading