Norse mythology refers to the Scandinavian mythological framework that was upheld during and around the time of the Viking Age (c. 790- c. 1100 CE). Complete with a creation myth that has the first gods slaying a giant and turning his body parts into the world, various realms spread out beneath the World Tree Yggdrasil, and the eventual destruction of the known world in the Ragnarök, the Nordic mythological world is both complex and comprehensive. Its polytheistic pantheon, headed by the one-eyed Odin, contains a great number of different gods and goddesses who were venerated in customs integrated into the ancient Scandinavians' daily lives.

Read about the adventures of the Norse gods and their adversaries.

FEATURED on @Retold & @MythsandLegends Murder, betrayal, rivalry and a divine curse. When the King of the Mountain Dwarves breaks an oath he pledged to Odin, the All-Father retaliates with a curse that destroys the royal house and stretches well into the realms of humans. Fafnir, the oldest and strongest of the sons of the Mountain King knows that better than anyone else. Falsely branded a dragon and a murderer, Fafnir tells his story to Siegfried over a goblet of mead when the hero comes looking to decorate his sword with Fafnir's blood . . .