The Voyage of the Short Serpent

Rather than epic and badass, I would describe The Voyage of the Short Serpent by twisted Frenchman, Bernard du Boucheron, as short and quirky. It’s a funky little story about an Icelandic mission sent to Greenland during its final days of Norse inhabitation. Lots of gruesome ongoings take place in […]

Welcome to the Mead Hall

Welcome to the Mead Hall is a glorified/self-deprecating account of the first time I ever met Trond Troll-Breath Trondsen. It was originally published online by Word Riot in September of 2009, but that site seems to have unfortunately taken the long walk down its own Helvegen sometime in the past […]

Beowulf Orated…

Benjamin Bagby is one unusual dude. He goes around orating Beowulf in its original Old English with the help of a reconstructed Anglo-Saxon harp. His performance at the Dunkers Kulturhus in Helsingborg, Sweden was recorded a couple years ago and parts of it can be viewed on youtube. This unfortunately […]

Epic Faroese Postal Art

The Faroese Philatelic Office has released a number of beautiful stamps depicting scenes from Norse mythology, among other things relating to Faroese life. If you wish to see these works of beauty, click here . And here is Anker Eli Petersen’s homepage where you can find more images/info (he’s the […]

Orkanpartyt

Orkanpartyt (The Hurricane Party) is the title of Klas Östergren’s contribution to the Myth Series of novels, and it’s awesome. It’s a retelling of Loki’s final act of betrayal, but set in a hellish, future Stockholm (or at least what I presume to be Stockholm, based on the descriptions in […]

Men Who Hate Women

I was out prowling the streets of Boston and noticed advertisements for Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo plastered all over the MBTA’s busses because it has just been released in paperback. I always thought it was somewhat pathetic that the English language publishers refused to release this […]

Crapping My Pants

A dude just posted info about the American VikingBall League on my facebook page. Someone actually finally literally combined hockey with Vikings. Can only be found in Pittsburgh so far. They apparently play on fields and courts there instead of ice, but I think this concept would adapt well to […]