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Gjallarbrú and Móðgudr: Crossing the Norse bridge to the dead
People from Viking societies had a rich mythology surrounding death and the afterlife. Whilst Valhalla may get all the attention, we look at a river dividing the worlds of the living and the dead, how to cross it, and who you would meet upon it.10 months ago — Culture and religion -
Gefjon: The plow goddess who shaped Denmark
Nowadays, only a football or handball match stirs tension between the modern Scandinavian nations of Denmark and Sweden. United by a shared culture dating back to the Viking Age, we look at the Norse goddess said to have separated them with a plow.1 year ago — Culture and religion
