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Secret Mountain Sex Parties

One of the stories mentioned in Sabine Baring-Gould’s Curious Myths of the Middle Ages is that of Tannhäuser and the Venusberg, which is probably best known through Wagner’s opera. I wasn’t that familiar with it, so I looked into it … Continue reading →

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Fortune Smiles Upon Thee

The idea of the world of the dead as a physical location was quite common in ancient cultures, and more or less still persists today. It’s still common to think of Heaven as being up in the sky and Hell … Continue reading →

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I’ll Take This Call from Valhalla

With Halloween coming up, how about a post on dead people? Specifically, I’m talking about views of the afterlife in Norse mythology. I’m sure most of you know about the warriors of Valhalla, but most people don’t get to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Mythology, Norse | Tagged afterlife, asphodel, einherjar, folkvangr, freyja, ganglati, ganglöt, hel, helgafjell, leviathan, loki, odin, prose edda, ragnarok, saehrimnir, sheol, snorri sturluson, valhalla, valkyries |