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Sol and Mani: God of The Sun And The Moon In Norse Myth

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In Prose Edda, Sol and Mani were siblings who came from Midgard. They were so beautiful that their human father was always boastful about them. The gods found this human father's arrogance so annoying that they decided to capture Sol and Mani, placing them in the sky.

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Aslaug: Wife of Ragnar, Mother of Kings, and A Volva

Aslaug: Wife of Ragnar, Mother of Kings, and A Volva

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Ragnar Lothbrok had a wife named Aslaug. She was not only charming but also intelligent. Aslaug was also a volva who couldn't see what other people couldn't.

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Sigurd Ragnarsson or Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye

Sigurd Ragnarsson, the Prophecy, and the Mark of Fafnir Dragon

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In the Viking saga, Ragnar Lothbrok had a son named Sigurd. He was the son of Ragnar and princess Aslaug. The most remarkable thing about Aslaug was that she had a mark of a snake in his eye which was prophesied by his volva mother.

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Viking warriors raiding and pillaging

Why Palnatoke Hated Harald Bluetooth That Much?

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King Harald Bluetooth had a son named Sweyn Forkbeard whom he brought to Palnatoke to teach his son military strategy. What Harald didn't think of was that Palnatoke hated him so much for his religious conversion.

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Skofnung the most powerful sword that ever came to Northern land

Skofnung Sword: The Best of All Swords in Viking Mythology

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Skofnung was the name of a powerful sword in Viking sagas. In the surviving source, the Skofnung sword was considered to be the sharpest and the most powerful weapon that ever came to Northern land. 

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