Like many ancient deities, Skadi’s exact origins are difficult to pinpoint, leaving room for interpretation, speculation, and evolving theories about her place in Norse mythology. Skadi is first ...

The Norse goddess Idunn was charged with the special ... This would later result in the giantess Skadi, the daughter of Thjazi, coming to Asgard to demand satisfaction for her father’s death.

Skadi, who we detailed in the Thor showcase, is a good complement to Odin. She was a frost giant who married into the Norse pantheon. Seeking revenge on the Norse gods for the death of her father ...

But Skadi’s thirst for revenge has not been ... She carries a net to drag sailors into the ocean. In Norse mythology, those who die at sea do not go to Valhalla, but lived in Ran’s underwater ...

But while the game takes a few liberties here and there, what’s most surprising is how detailed it gets into Norse mythology and how it riffs on its ideas. Here’s a tour of the major players ...