The origins of the Christmas Elf. The origins of the elf can be traced back to Norse mythology and Germanic folklore.

This manic-depressive adventure makes more sense when understood as "Frodo's Dreme." Germanic myths influenced the Brothers ...

It means "protection in battle" and is the name of a legendary character in both Germanic and Norse mythology – Brunhild is a shieldmaiden, powerful queen, and valkyrie. Hilda is another female ...

Thor, the hammer-wielding God of Thunder. In Germanic mythology, Thor (whose name comes from Old Norse) is the hammer-wielding God of Thunder – associated with thunder, lightning, storms ...

Santa Claus may leave coal for children who misbehave, but in 16th century central Europe, children’s bad behavior risked a ...

Maria Tatar, chair of Folklore and Mythology and the John L. Loeb Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, is editor of *The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales*. The author of ...

"The Russian reader is given the opportunity to view modern life, the values and aspirations of the Russian people through the eyes of a German public figure. You’ll grasp how artificially ...