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  The Norse myth that inspired The Lord of the Rings - Iseult Gillespie

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  Download a free audiobook version of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--The dwarves were master craftspeople. One dwarf, Andvari, forged marvelous creations. He often t

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  The Vikings! - Crash Course World History 224

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  In which John Green teaches you about Vikings! That's right, one of our most requested subjects, the Vikings, right here on Crash Course. So what's the deal with Vikings? Well, the stuff you've heard about them may not be true. The Vikings weren't just pa

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  Spells, threats, and dragons: The secret messages of Viking runestones - Jesse Byock

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  Learn the history of Viking runes, the ancient Norse language of symbols that make up an alphabet called the futhark. --With their navigational skills and advanced longships, the Vikings sustained their seafaring for over 300 years. But for all their migh

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  The myth of Loki and the master builder - Alex Gendler

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  Dive into the Norse myth of how Loki tricked a stranger into building the great wall of Asgard to keep the realm safe from giants. --Asgard, a realm of wonders, was where the Norse Gods made their home. There Odins great hall of Valhalla towered above the

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  Denizens Of The Deep

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  HELP US REACH OUR FUNDING GOAL on Subbable by clicking here: http://subbable.com/minuteearth Thanks for your support! MinuteEarth is available as a free iTunes podcast! - http://podcast.minuteearth.com/ We're also on facebook - http://facebook.com/minutee

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  The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants - Scott A. Mellor

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  Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: http://adbl.co/2om4O4Q Check out Neil Gaiman's "Norse Mythology": http://bit.ly/2opZptA View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-of-thor-s-journey-to-the-land-of-giants-scott-a

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  Can you solve the Ragnarok riddle? - Dan Finkel

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  Practice more problem-solving at https://brilliant.org/TedEd/--Ragnarok: The fabled end of the world, when giants, monsters, and Norse gods battle for the future. The gods were winning until the great serpent Jrmungandr emerged. It swallowed Valhalla and

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  The myth of Loki and the deadly mistletoe - Iseult Gillespie

  521 views / 2 likes - added 3 years ago

  Discover the Norse myth of Baldur, the most beloved being in Asgard, and how the trickster god Loki plotted his death. --Baldur was the gentlest and most beloved being in all of Asgard. But lately, he had been plagued by gruesome visions foretelling his o

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  Countries That No Longer Exist!

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  The most interesting countries that no longer exist! These are history's most fascinating nations that you can't find on a modern map.What country gained independence from Mexico just to join another country? Which nation used to consist of nearly a third

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