Germanic Myths, Legends, and Sagas

The illustration on the right is a detail from a standing stone found on the Island of Gotland, Sweden. Click here to see the entire picture stone.


Compiled by 

D. L. Ashliman

See also

Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts


Germanic Geography

  • The Germanic world. Links to sites describing the history, geography, and culture of Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Scandinavia, the low countries, and England.

Germanic (Especially Old Norse) Mythology and Culture

Ancient Monuments

  • Dolmens in Denmark, a collection of photographs of pre-Christian stone graves and monuments.
  • Runestones and Picture Stones from Scandinavia: A Selection of Photographs.
  • The Sigurd Portal. Carved doorposts of the medieval stave church at Hylestad, Setesdal, Norway. Although part of a Christian church, the carvings represent scenes from the heathen story of Sigurd the dragon slayer.
  • The Sigurd Runestone at Ramsundsberget, Jäder, Södermanland, Sweden. This famous runestone illustrates the story of how Sigurd kills the dragon Fafnir and his treacherous companion Regin.
  • Stone Monuments, legends about ancient alters, graves, megaliths, menhirs, mounds, pictographs, runestones, picture stones, standing stones, and other such monuments from the past.

The Gods' Home Pages

The Vikings

  • Vikings in America. Information about the Norse settlement in Vinland, including photographs of the reconstructed way station at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada.
  • Viking Ship Home Page. Illustrations, stories, facts, and links concerning the ship culture of the Vikings.
  • When Vikings Rules the Seas. More about the Vikings, including the opportunity to purchase authentic scale models of their ships.

Electronic texts



Related Links

Germanic Mythology and Culture

  • Finnish Mythology, an excellent introduction. Finland is not a Germanic country, but is included here because of its close association with its fellow Nordic countries in Scandinavia.
  • Nordic Mythology, a summary essay from Sweden.
  • The Norse Mythology Web Page, a summary by Nicole Cherry of the California Institute of Technology.
  • The Viking Home Page, another collection of links about the Vikings, this one from a server in Sweden.
  • The World of the Vikings, a well-organized collection of links from a server in Great Britain. This is the best starting point for a search of Viking material on the web.

Mythology and legendry in general


Fairy mythology


Folk and fairy tales



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