Viking history

Days of the Week: Were They Named After Norse Gods?

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Were the Days of the Week Really Named After Norse Gods? (It’s More Complicated Than That) Here’s a piece of Norse mythology trivia that circulates constantly online, in classrooms, and in the kind of books you find in the mythology section of a large chain bookstore: Tuesday is named after Tyr. Wednesday is named after …

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What You Think Is Norse Mythology Probably Isn’t

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A Viking Dark Fantasy Author Explains Here’s a question I get asked a lot: how do you research Norse Mythology for a Viking dark fantasy series? The short answer is: very carefully, and with a deep suspicion of whatever you thought you already knew. Because here’s the thing nobody tells you when you first fall …

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