I've recently become quite interested in mythology and wanted to start learning more about it but, I find it very difficult with just how much there is and if you could recommend videos (some books but i find it much harder to concentrate on them unless they are a bit simpler retellings)

I'm a male, too. Also, provide a link if you can

Hello, guys. Thats my first post here. I have been researching about it, but didnt find very much.

Well, im going to have a tattoo tomorrow that represents the sacrifice of Odin at Yggdrassil, were he hang himself, etc. I know that there is a discussion of if the "runes" he discovered were actually runes (elder futhark) or just "secrets". Or even the ability of reading/writing.

I thought of a tattoo where, from the wound of the spear, runes would be coming out of the wound, representing 'his obtaining of the runes.' I thought that, even if 'runes' here only refer to knowledge, secrets, or even writing, still, drawing the runes coming out of the wound in this way would represent just a symbol of this gain. And of course, the runes would be from the Elder Futhark. Does this make sense to you? I've had some tattoos with historical mistakes (which I plan to write a post about), and I was a bit worried about having another one like that, hehe.

Thank you to those who can respond! And sorry for any mistakes in English, it's not my first language. lol

I could've sword i read something about Fenrir creating or being associated with them but for the life of me I can't recall where I heard it. Us it true or just a bunch of bullcrap?

Is there a reddit where people just make their own skaldic verses and give advice for people wanting to create their own verses?

I know that Odin was synchronized with Mercury because they're tricksters, and Thor with Hercules because they're giant killers (who coincidentally both get killed by snakes (though with hercules it was indirect, Hydra venom on an arrow)). But who else was synchronized?

I'm working on a Norse-inspired game called Hel's Rebellion, and I'd love your input!

In my game, players take direct control of a general or god, each with unique powers and abilities, while also commanding their units with indirect orders. It's a mix of strategy and action, and I'm aiming to explore Norse mythology beyond the usual suspects like Thor or Loki.

The game's scope is limited, so I can't include a ton of characters. Because of this, I'm focusing on gods who aren't often talked about, particularly ones that could oppose Hel in interesting ways.

Who are some lesser-known Norse gods you'd like to see featured?

You can check out more about the game here: https://www.magnetitegames.com/

I was reading Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic by Claude LeCouteux and found a couple of interesting things mentioned about draugr:

• "DRAUGR ('Revenant'): According to ancient belief, the Double of a dead man-his physical alter ego-continues to live in the tomb and will leave it if he has any reason to be upset with his fate."
• "The Germanic revenant possesses the unique feature of being entirely corporeal with the power to melt away into the ground and vanish as if by enchantment; but if he has been wounded, the marks of those wounds will be found on his body if it is exhumed. Contrary to mistaken opinion, the 'living dead' do not exist: what comes back is only the physical Double."

I know that the draugr definitely has some ghost-like qualities, but everything else I can find on them says pretty explicitly that they are reanimated corpses, not doubles of the person's original corpse. Does anyone know of any sources that support LeCouteux's assertions?

So I’m fairly new to the mythology of Nordic Paganism. Recently, I’ve picked up The Wanderer’s Hávamál by Jackson Crawford to read. A lot of the lessons written in this tome are lessons that I can see wise truth within, yet they contradict what I know of Oðinn, who is supposedly the poems’ original author.

A couple examples:

• Stanzas 54-56 speak of wisdom in moderation, and to not seek out foresight of one’s fate. Yet, does Oðinn not hang himself to gleam wisdom of his own fate and seek to always be informed about the state of the realms?
• Stanza 23 speaks of worrying about the future being unproductive or even counterproductive, yet does he not endlessly scheme, plan, and prepare in an attempt to avert his inevitable demise?

Looking for Our Fathers' Godsaga: Retold for the Young by Victor Rydberg.

 I am actually in Ukraine but I suppose I could ask some friends to ship it to me from Germany. Anything around 10 euro plus shipping would be nice... otherwise its gonna be golden with double shipping :D

Maybe there are ebook options available for purchase that I missed? rare book in Europe indeed which is kinda ironic. any help would be appreciated thanks!!

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In many depictions of norse figures or characters. A lot of them have tattoos and all have pretty different meanings. For a character design standpoint how do I know which ones to use?

How old is the story of Odin hanging himself? Is it older than the story of Jesus?

I am thinking about the influence of the two myths at eachother.

Hi I am trying to write a book based on Norse mythology and I was wondering if there were any monsters or such excluding Jormangander and Fenrir if anyone has any ideas please let me know ,thanks

It's kinda disappointing though both God Of War and Ragnarok games adapted them loosely but very well

They gonna’ put him on spin cycle…

Hi, I'm new around here and I want to get a tattoo of gungnir on my forearm. But everytime I see a gungnir design it always points up but i want spears tip on my wrist. Like this photo but reversed. If anyone knows does it have any bad meaning having it upside down?

PS: I found this image on google photos to be an example, I'm not going to steal someones art.

https://preview.redd.it/wkwi7sn167ee1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4713061dccb16c0b050f4258bb40cc5bccf7cbd

I am learning greek myth, and I want to learn Egyptian and Norse. where should I go to learn Norse mythology?

I'm already reading fiction which display these myths if that helps

The streak through the top of the tree is gonna be the bifrost leading to asgard. Not concerned with 100% accuracy, but I tried to keep out certain blatant inaccuracies like random runes