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We’re Up All Night to Get Loki

The Hammer of Thor, by Rick Riordan – By now, I guess it’s pretty much a given that I’m going to enjoy Riordan’s modern takes on classical mythology. This is the second book about Magnus Chase, son of Frey and … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Magnus Chase, Mythology, Norse, Rick Riordan | Tagged aesir, alfheim, andvari, dwarves, einherjar, elves, freyr, giants, heimdall, loki, mjolnir, odin, the hammer of thor, thor, utgard-loki, valhalla, valkyries |

Laughing at Legends

Three more Tom Holt books this time: Grailblazers – I think this one is a clear improvement over the last few Holt books, showing the author honing his style. As usual, it focuses on one element of folklore, in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian Legend, Authors, Book Reviews, British, Egyptian, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Norse, Tom Holt, Uncategorized | Tagged atlantis, faust, faust among equals, freyr, grailblazers, helen of troy, holy grail, jesus, king arthur, last supper, odds and gods, odin, osiris, pan, santa claus, simon magus, thor, unicorns |

The Godchildren

Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes, by Rick Riordan – The follow-up to Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods has Riordan’s own demigod hero retelling the tales of the human heroes of the ancient Greek world with plenty of snide comments and anachronisms. All … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Comics, Greek Mythology, Magnus Chase, Mythology, Norse, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan | Tagged annabeth chase, beta ray bill, dwarves, elves, fenris, freyr, hercules, high evolutionary, john rocco, marvel comics, mimir, odin, percy jackson's greek gods, percy jackson's greek heroes, surtur, the black galaxy saga, the sword of summer, theseus, thor, valhalla, valkyries, walter simonson, ymir |

Drow Something

As I said in my last post, it’s difficult to determine exactly how Dark Elves fit into Norse mythology, as information about them is scant. Snorri Sturluson mentions the Ljosalfar (Light Elves) and Dokkalfar (Dark Elves), claiming that the former … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Celtic, Characters, Comics, Final Fantasy, Games, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Video Games | Tagged 8-bit theater, alfheim, astos, Black Elves, brokkr, dark elves, dokkalfar, drizz'l, drizzt do'urden, drow, dungeons and dragons, dwarves, elves, final fantasy iv, forgotten realms, frank joslyn baum, freyr, gary gygax, ivaldi, kaliko, light elves, ljosalfar, marvel comics, odin, prince flash, prince twilight, santa claus, sif, sindri, snorri sturluson, svartalfar, svartalfheim, the laughing dragon of oz, the life and adventures of santa claus, the tik-tok man of oz, troia |

Incest and Peppermints

One thing you’ll note if looking at a genealogy of the Greco-Roman gods is that there’s a lot of incest going on in that family. Kronos married his sister Rhea, and their children included Zeus and Hera, who also married … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Christianity, Egyptian, Families, Genetics, Greek Mythology, Judaism, Kane Chronicles, Mythology, Norse, Percy Jackson, Religion, Rick Riordan, Science | Tagged abraham, adam and eve, aesir, annabeth chase, athena, bible, cain, freyja, freyr, gaea, genesis, giants, hades, hebe, hera, herakles, horus, incest, isis, kronos, monarchy, njord, osiris, ouranos, persephone, rhea, sarah, taboo, vanir, zeus |

Mimir Time

Picture by Emil Doepler We know that Odin drank from the Well of Mimir, but who was this Mimir? Well, in some versions of the story he’s a giant, and in others he’s one of the Aesir. There seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in Mythology, Norse | Tagged aesir, freyr, giants, hoenir, mimir, mimisbrunnr, njord, odin, vanir, world tree, yggdrasil |