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--- nordic_mythology [2021/11/29 18:26]
rapidplatypus [Ragnarök]
+++ nordic_mythology [2021/11/29 18:34]
rapidplatypus [Fenrir]
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 ===== The Ring of the Nibelungs =====
-Norse mythology impacted Richard Wagner's 'The Ring of the Nibelungs.' It was reflected in his composition's literary themes. [([[http://necropolisnow.blogspot.com/2013/12/norse-gods-in-antipodes-wagners-ring_2.html|Necropolis Now]])]
+Norse mythology impacted Richard Wagner's "The Ring of the Nibelungs." It was reflected in his composition's literary themes. [([[http://necropolisnow.blogspot.com/2013/12/norse-gods-in-antipodes-wagners-ring_2.html|Necropolis Now]])]
 ===== J. R. R. Tolkien =====
-J. R. R. Tolkien has admitted that there are clear references to Norse mythology in 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings.' Gandalf the wizard, for example, borrows his name and look from Norse figures such as Odin. [([[https://theculturetrip.com/europe/iceland/articles/how-icelandic-norse-mythology-influenced-tolkien/|Culture Trip]])]
+J. R. R. Tolkien has admitted that there are clear references to Norse mythology in "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." Gandalf the wizard, for example, borrows his name and looks from Norse figures such as Odin. [([[https://theculturetrip.com/europe/iceland/articles/how-icelandic-norse-mythology-influenced-tolkien/|Culture Trip]])]
 ===== Tuesday =====
-Tuesday is named after Tyr, the Norse God of War and Justice.
+Tuesday is named after Tyr, the Norse God of War and Justice. In French, Spanish and Italian, Tuesday was named after Mars, the Greco-Roman God of War, who was later swapped out for his Germanic counterpart.[([[https://www.dictionary.com/e/tuesday/|Dictionary]])]
-Tuesday, on the other hand, is called after Mars, the Greco-Roman God of War, in French, Spanish, and Italian. [([[https://www.dictionary.com/e/tuesday/|Dictionary]])]
 ===== Ask And Embla =====
-According to Norse mythology, the first human pair was Ask and Embla, not Adam and Eve. Ask, the guy, was made from an Ash tree, while Embla, his lover, was made from an Elm tree. [([[https://www.twinkl.pl/teaching-wiki/viking-gods|Twinkl]])]
+According to Norse mythology, the first human pair was Ask and Embla, not Adam and Eve. Ask, the man, was made from an Ash tree, while Embla, his lover, was made from an Elm tree. [([[https://www.twinkl.pl/teaching-wiki/viking-gods|Twinkl]])]
 ===== Ratatoskr =====
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 The dwarves fashioned a magical chain to bind the wolf, Fenrir. Fenrir was a massive, unstoppable beast that was destined to murder Odin.
-The chain was made up of the sound of a cat's tread, a woman's beard, mountain roots, bear sinews, fish breath, and bird spittle. [([[https://www.vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/fenrir-the-lord-of-the-wolves|Vikings Brand]])]
+The chain was made up of the sound of a cat's tread, a woman's beard, mountain roots, bear sinews, fish breath and bird spittle. [([[https://www.vikingsbrand.co/blogs/norse-news/fenrir-the-lord-of-the-wolves|Vikings Brand]])]
 ===== Odin As Santa Claus =====

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