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Where the Worlds Have No Name

One night last week, I had a fitful sleep with a bunch of weird dreams. I remember one of them had me ranting about how J.R.R. Tolkien was never clear on whether Middle-Earth was his entire imaginary world or just … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, C.S. Lewis, Captain N: The Game Master, Cartoons, Chronicles of Narnia, Discworld, Dragon Quest, Dreams, Final Fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Language, Maps, March Laumer, Mario, Mythology, Names, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Television, Terry Pratchett, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged alefgard, Arda, calormen, continent of imagination, dragon quest ii, dragon quest iii, final fantasy iv, final fantasy ix, final fantasy vii, gaia, galaxies, hyrule, jupiter, mars, middle-earth, midgard, moon, mushroom world, narnia, nonestic ocean, planets, professor wogglebug, saturn, sun, super mario bros. 3, the royal book of oz, world tree, yggdrasil |

I Want to Ragnarok All Night

I just recently finished reading the Eternals Saga from Marvel’s The Mighty Thor, which originally ran from 1979 through 1980. Comics Recommended gives a good overview of the saga in three parts, but I’m going to say a bit about … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Authors, Book Reviews, Christianity, Comics, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Jeff Rester, Magnus Chase, Marcus Mebes, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Percy Jackson, Religion, Rick Riordan, Science | Tagged as the rainbow follows the rain, asgard, astrology, athena, axial precession, baldur, bible, brunhilda, celestials, doctor strange, eternals, eternals saga, hela, hermes, jesus, joe bongiorno, krishna, loki, Marvel Cinematic Universe, marvel comics, midgard, mjolnir, odin, oziana, ragnarok, revelation, richard wanger, ring cycle, royal timeline of oz, shiva, siegfried, siegmund, sif, the mighty thor, the sword of summer, thor, valkyries, zeus, zodiac |

Stupid Dwarf Tricks

While the main role of the dwarves in Norse mythology is that of crafting items, they have other jobs as well. For instance, four dwarves are said to live at the each of the compass points, representing the directions and … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mythology, Norse | Tagged alviss, alvissmol, asgard, dwarves, midgard, sif, the hobbit, thor, thrud, trolls |

Fear of a Dark Elf Planet

Thor: The Dark World – I’ve been trying to read comics a little more as of late, and I think the Marvel movies manage to capture the feel of being epic, fun, and kind of cheesy all at the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Mythology, Norse, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged asgard, darcy lewis, dark elves, elves, frigga, jane foster, loki, malekith, Marvel Cinematic Universe, marvel comics, midgard, thor, thor: the dark world |

All I Can See Is Ouroboros

I’m sure that, even if you don’t know the name, you’ve seen the image of the snake biting its own tail. It’s used a lot as a symbol for infinity and the cycle of death and rebirth, and it’s even … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Christianity, Egyptian, Gnosticism, Greek Mythology, Greek Philosophy, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Norse, Philosophy, Religion, They Might Be Giants | Tagged alchemy, angrboda, auryn, doctor dolittle, entropy, hugh lofting, infinity, jenny and johnny, jormungandr, loki, michael ende, midgard, ouroboros, palindromes, plato, pushmi-pullyu, ragnarok, serpents, snakes, sun, the neverending story, thor |

Tree, Tree, Tree

Picture by Robert Engels While many myths have the first humans created out of dirt or clay, there are other substances that some cultures considered to have been the source of mankind. In Norse mythology, the first two humans were … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mythology, Norse, Pokémon | Tagged ash ketchum, ash tree, ask and embla, gary oak, midgard, oak tree, odin, professor oak, rudyard kipling, the hobbit, thorn tree, trees, ve, vili |