Daily Medieval

Yrsa was the mother of the 6th century King Hrolf Kraki . Her name is uncommon, not appearing in any other Norse sources, and there is a com...

There is a major source of Scandinavian legend called Hrolf Kraki's Saga . King Hrolf, supposedly a nephew of Hrothgar—the king mentione...

The Northern European fascination with bears led to heroes like the subject of the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf . There are enough legends invol...