S03 Episode 5 Trolls of the Northlands

Mythos Podcast by Nicole Schmidt

Apr 14, 2019Society & Culture

In Scandinavia’s most ancient literature, there exists primordial giants whose actions - and very being - are identified with the origin and creation of the world. Engendered in the great chasm called Ginnungagap, where...

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