Interview with The Avengers’ Tom Hiddleston: “You Were Made To Be Ruled”

Hiddleston promises there will be changes to the Loki that we have come to know from this past summer’s Thor. “He is definitively more menacing.' ...Studying up on both Marvel and Norse mythology, Hiddleston was able to craft the God of Mischief into a hybrid creation of his own. Full article and video at Poptimal.

A Viking Treasure

"A boat burial on the peninsula of Ardnamurchan, in Scotland, reveals just how noble the Vikings were." Full commentary, plus image of a Viking sword, at the Daily Telegraph.

The Origins of Divinity: ‘American Gods’

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"Gaiman novel looks critically at the fall of old legends and their modern replacements. ... Mr. Wednesday is even revealed to be Odin, a Norse god brought to America in the minds of the Viking explorers of the past." Read the full article at the Dakota Student Online.

Staffordshire Gold Hoard

"One day, or perhaps one night, in the late seventh century an unknown party traveled along an old Roman road that cut across an uninhabited heath fringed by forest in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia. Possibly they were soldiers, ..." Read the full article at National Geographic.

Ten Things You Didn't Know About Vikings

Well, some of us knew them. National Geographic video from Bing.

Battle of Hastings

Today, 14 October, marks the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, between Normand under Duke William of Normandy, afterwards known as William the Conqueror and King William I of England, and Anglo-Saxons under King Harold II Godwinson. Though both had been Christian for many years by this time, the Bayeaux Tapestry which recorded the events of the battle show William's forces carrying the raven banner of Odin before them, as their Viking ancestors had done.

New Public Hof in Minnesota

"Volkshof Kindred, a Heathen 501c3 organization located in the Twin Cities, recently purchased a building to be used as a Hof. ... The Kindred says the Hof will provide space for their board meetings, rituals, symbels and other religious and social activities.  It is also available to other heathen groups to rent for workshops or retreats."  Read the full story at the Pagan Newswire Collective.