A hero breaks into the tomb of an undead Viking to win fabulous treasure. . . a wise king faces enemy armies and hostile magic to win brides for himself and his

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The Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Germanic tribes, Goths, and other Germanic-speaking tribes are renowned today in myth, legend, and popular culture. But how did they

From operas to comic books, Thor is perhaps the most famous of the gods of the ancient Norsemen and other Germanic-speaking peoples. Less well known is the fact