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Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Marvel Studios’ The Dark World from 2013. Maximum Film / Alamy

Why Old Norse myths endure in popular culture

Ancient tales of gods and heroes and medieval Scandinavia help us make sense of things like masculinity, betrayal, revenge and the end of the world.
A comic ending - in the sense of Shakespeare’s comedies - would see Jon Snow marry Daenerys and live happily ever after. ©2016 Home Box Office, Inc.

Wrapping up the fantasy - how will Game of Thrones end?

‘Winter is Coming’ and ‘All Men Must Die’ are Game of Thrones’ watchwords. But do they offer clues to an ending for the show – and the books?
‘All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost’ - ancient Elvish verse of prophecy. Shutterstock/Serhii Bobyk

How to invent a Tolkien-style language

Quenya, Sindarin, Klingon and Dothraki – there’s an art to making up languages.

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