Norse mythology is mostly mentioned in Old Norse dialects, a North Germanic language spoken by Scandinavians in the Middle Ages and the predecessor of modern Scandinavian languages. Iceland generated the vast majority of these Old Norse manuscripts. ¹⁾

The Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson in the thirteenth century, and the Poetic Edda, a collection of poems created anonymously in the same century, are among these books. ²⁾

Time units and cosmological factors are personified as gods or entities in Norse mythology. ³⁾

The Vikings believed in two kinds of gods, the sir and the Vanir, as well as other entities like as giants, dwarfs, and other animals. ⁴⁾

As most comic book fans are already aware, the gods of the Norse pantheon play an important role in the Marvel Universe, particularly Thor, who has been one of the company's longest-running superheroes. ⁵⁾

The structure of the Norse universe is described as tricentric. According to mythology, the Norsemen spoke of a globe that looked like three plates stacked on top of each other, with space between them. A massive tree (Yggdrasil) with three roots in each realm held these plates together at the top. ⁶⁾

Within the three realms of the Norse universe that flank a central cosmic tree, Yggdrasil, there are nine worlds. Asgard (the land of the warriors/gods), Vanaheim (the land of the fertility gods), Alfheim (the land of the Light Elves), Midgard (the middle world), Jotunheim (the land of the giants), Nidavellir (the land of the Dwarfs), Svartalfheim (the land of the Dark Elves), Hel (the realm of the dead), and Niflheim are their names (another world of the dead). ⁷⁾

Odin is the father of all gods in Norse mythology, as Zeus is in Greek mythology. Odin has only one eye because he gave his other eye for a drink from the well of wisdom and earned vast knowledge in exchange. ⁸⁾

Game of Thrones, arguably one of the most successful TV dramas of all time, has several parallels to Norse mythology, and its creators have freely confessed that North European culture was a major source of inspiration for the show. ⁹⁾

Another popular historical drama television series is The Vikings, whose plot is heavily based on Norse myth and legend. The protagonists frequently see visions of Odin and pray to numerous Norse gods, including Thor and Freyr. ¹⁰⁾

A Valkyrie is a feminine figure in Norse myth who travels to battles and takes the bravest soldiers who fall there and transports them to Valhalla. During World War II, a group of Germans plotting Hitler's demise dubbed their secret plan Operation Valkyrie. ¹¹⁾