The Corryvreckan whirlpool is one of the largest whirlpools in the world, reaching speeds of 8.5 knots and producing a ...

During this period names linked to 'beauty', such as Freya and Willow, have seen a boost, with around three in 10 babies now being given one. Names associated with wealth, which include Otto and ...

Going back to pre-Christian times in Scandinavia, among the Norse ... mythology, more specifically in the Poetic Edda, a collection of Old Norse narrative poems. There it is written that Álfheimr, ...