Runes are the characters of the alphabet used by the Vikings and other Germanic peoples from about the second to the 15th centuries A.D. Some runes vaguely resemble letters in our own alphabet; others ...

Towards the end of 2018’s God of War it is revealed that Kratos’ son Atreus is in fact Loki, the Norse god of mischief. This is less of a reveal in-universe – though he is a god, Loki is simply the ...

Eric means “forever ruler” or “always ruler.” It’s an Old Norse name derived from the Norse word “Eirikr” which means “sole ruler” or “ever powerful." While the name Eric can be traced to Norse ...

Think you’re pure Scottish? You could be wrong. These 30 surnames still common in Scotland and the north of England may point to Viking ancestry - is yours one of them? Think you’re pure Scottish? You ...

Naturally, breaking down a last name that ends in “-son” means translating it to “son of.” With Thor, it’s easy to determine that he’s Odin’s son. That holds true for Norse tradition and in Marvel ...

From Marvel's Thor to Game of Thrones and Neil Gaiman, Norse legends have influenced culture and current ideas, according to a new book. The US writer Mark Twain famously wrote: "There is no such ...

Tolkien drew inspiration from Norse mythology for names and stories in LOTR, like Frodo Baggins. The names of dwarves in The Hobbit and Gandalf were inspired by the Norse epic Völsungasaga. Frodo ...