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Status: Ended
First Aired: November 25, 2021
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 24
Networks: Wonderium, The Great Courses
Genres: Documentary

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Norse Mythology(2021)

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Packed with gods, anti-gods, magical figures, human heroes, religious practices, and literary devices, Norse Mythology lays bare the reasons for our enduring fascination with Norse myths. Jackson Crawford also connects the dots between the Icelandic sagas of human heroes and the culture and worldview of the pre-modern Scandinavian peoples.

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Season 1

24 episodes • 2021

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Meeting the Norse Gods of the Viking Age	Nov 25, 2021
2	Fate and the Norse Worldview	Nov 25, 2021
3	The Norse Art of Mythic Storytelling	Nov 25, 2021
4	The Norse Gods Are Characters with Flaws	Nov 25, 2021
5	The Norse Creation: Dawn of Strife	Nov 25, 2021
6	First Humans, the Nine Realms, and Yggdrasil	Nov 25, 2021
7	Loki and His Children	Nov 25, 2021
8	Balder's Death: Tragic Murder of a God	Nov 25, 2021
9	Ragnarok: The Final Battle and Fall	Nov 25, 2021
10	Thor among the Gods' Enemies	Nov 25, 2021
11	Thor among the Gods	Nov 25, 2021
12	Odin, Lord of War and the Dead	Nov 25, 2021
13	Odin and Wisdom	Nov 25, 2021
14	A Second Family of Gods? The Vanir	Nov 25, 2021
15	Valkyries and the Goddess Freyja	Nov 25, 2021
16	Dwarves, Elves, Trolls, and Zombies	Nov 25, 2021
17	Odin and the Rise of the Volsungs	Nov 25, 2021
18	The Fall of the Greatest Volsung Hero	Nov 25, 2021
19	Viking History Becomes Volsung Myth	Nov 25, 2021
20	Shieldmaidens, Berserkers, and Bear Men	Nov 25, 2021
21	Norse Religion, Sacrifice, and Festivals	Nov 25, 2021
22	Norse Magic: Spells, Curses, and Runes	Nov 25, 2021
23	After Life: Hel and Valhalla	Nov 25, 2021
24	The Enduring Appeal of Norse Mythology	Nov 25, 2021

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