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Meeting the Norse Gods of the Viking Age

Where did a hammer-wielding guardian of the gods, a murderer and comic sidekick, a mysterious one-eyed leader, a world-encircling serpent, a doomed final battle, and other Norse myths come from? Learn what we owe to the Poetic Edda and its adaptation in the Prose Edda for the fascinating stories you’ll encounter throughout this course.

English
  • Originally Aired November 25, 2021
  • Runtime 35 minutes
  • Production Company USA The Great Courses
  • Created October 22, 2022 by
    dorthfak
  • Modified December 25, 2023 by
    Mandarin7584