It’s easy to forget that the Norse were in Greenland for 500 years (AD 1000 ... To put their theories to the test, they plunge themselves into freezing temperatures to test Viking clothing, ...

The Prose Edda, a main source for Norse mythology compiled in Iceland in the 13th century, refers to Odin as the “Allfather,” who ruled over man and other Norse gods, known as the Æsir.

And Viking religion promised warriors who fell in battle a place in Valhalla, where they would feast and fight among friends until the end of time. (Read "How to Eat Like a Viking." ...

And Ragnarök is also a popular theme in Scandinavian death metal or Viking Metal, which draws on Norse mythology. In Ragnarök, the older generation of gods will be destroyed.

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