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Tracing the Origins of Modern Fantasy in Five Classic Viking Tales

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Rowdy Geirsson

Rowdy Geirsson is the author of The Scandinavian Aggressors and translator of The Impudent Edda. His writing has appeared in Scandinavian Review, the Sons of Norway’s Viking Magazine, Medieval World: Culture and Conflict, History Today, Metal Sucks, McSweeney’s, and a slew of other humor websites. You can find him on Twitter at @RGeirsson and Instagram at @rowdygeirsson.

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Illustration of a man with wild red hair and a beard holding a hammer above his head in mid-strike. The man wears a tunic, fur cape, and decorated belt.
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Tracing the Origins of Modern Fantasy in Five Classic Viking Tales

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Norse mythology

Five Legendary Warriors of Northern Myth, Epic, and Saga

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Illustration depicting a scene in Richard Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung. A man in armor and a winged helmet blows a curved horn.
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Five Unforgettable Norse Warriors in Historical Fiction and Fantasy

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Nordic Visions

Nordic Visions Provides a Unique Overview of Contemporary Nordic SF, Fantasy, and Horror

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Collection of 5 SFF novels from Nordic authors
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Exploring Nordic Speculative Fiction in Five Novels

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Five Excellent Norse Fiction Books From Indie Publishers

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Beyond Marvel’s Thor: Five Norse-Inspired Graphic Novels and Comic Omnibuses

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Get to Know the Vikings in Five Non-Fiction Books

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Five Novels Inspired by the Old Norse Kings’ Sagas and the Sagas of the Icelanders

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