COPENHAGEN — Scandinavian scientists said Wednesday that they have identified the oldest-known inscription referencing the Norse god Odin on part of a gold disc unearthed in western Denmark in 2020.

Researchers have discovered that an ancient gold disc found in southern Denmark includes the earliest written reference to the Norse god Odin, revealing that he was worshiped up to 150 years ...

The discovery of the oldest recorded mention of the god Odin – usually known from much later stories of Norse mythology – pushes the age of this deity back at least 150 years to the early 5th ...

The oldest known inscription mentioning the Norse god Odin has been found on a gold pendant in Denmark from the fifth century A.D. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A centuries-old gold disc found in Denmark has revealed the earliest known mention of the Norse god Odin at least 150 years earlier than any previous inscription. The disc, known as a bracteate ...

Frodo Baggins' name was changed from Bingo Bolger Baggins to honor a Danish king descended from Odin. The ...

And, if you know anything about Norse mythology, then you won’t be surprised to learn that one of those gods is Odin, the All-Father. Odin didn’t appear in God of War (2018), but he played a ...

to the story of the sacred tree Yggdrasil and the antics of Odin’s children, we’ve curated a selection of the best books about Norse mythology below. Keep scrolling to learn everything you ...

During the Viking Age, considered to be from 793 to 1066, Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest and trading throughout Europe. They also reached North America.

Odin was one of the main gods in Norse mythology and was frequently associated with war as well as poetry. More than 1,000 bracteates have been found in northern Europe, according to the National ...