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Did Vikings get high? Did berserkers rely on hallucinogens to give them their fearless fury? Opinion is divided, but there’s more evidence than you might think.

A recent scientific discovery claims that giant sea lizards with “angry eyebrows” roamed the waters over what has become North Dakota more than 80 million years ago.

SAINTS & ART: The English Benedictine missionary St. Boniface taught the faith throughout Germany in the eighth century and sealed it in the blood of his mart...

Surtr is a primordial fire Jötunn (giant) present in Norse mythology. He personified drought and heat altering the Earth and is considered the one who shall end the world during Ragnarok.

Where do our legendary Norse heroes come from? The Saga of the Völsungs is an epic tale spanning generations and spawning legends.

The Bifrost bridge in Norse mythology was a defense of Asgard and Midgard against the Jotun. This rainbow bridge also had a critical role in Ragnarok.

The powerful Norse goddess of love, Freya played an important role in early Scandinavian religion, and was often the object of lust.

Loki’s serpent son Jormungandr is villainized for his role in Ragnarok. But some historians say the Midgard Serpent was an agent for transformative change.

Kvasir, was created by the Norse gods, embodied poetry and knowledge. Being the ‘wisest of gods’ did not stop his untimely death and transmutation into the mead of poetry.