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Pages in category "Video games set in the Viking Age" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Too Human is an action role-playing game developed by Silicon Knights and published by Microsoft Studios.It was released in August 2008 for the Xbox 360.The game's story is a science-fictional futuristic retelling of Norse mythology that portrays the Æsir, the Norse gods, as cybernetically enhanced humans, tasked with protecting mankind from the onslaught of Loki's army of machines.
Video games set in the Viking Age (61 P) Pages in category "Video games based on Norse mythology" The following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total.
Computer Games Strategy Plus recommended Ragnarok to role-playing game fans, calling it "lovingly crafted" and "designed to reward deep immersion in the mythology of the gameworld presented." The review felt that Ragnarok may become "a genre-defining game" on a par with Dungeon Master , with a design "serious enough to be competitive with the ...
In the anime series Sword Art Online, the game ALfheim Online is based on Norse mythology. [11] In the Japanese anime series Blue Dragon, a character named Logi comes with many references to the mythology; including his name sounding of Loki's, his shadows called "Valkyrie" and "Odin" (who wields the Gungnir), and his fleet of robots named ...
Several games may be confused with tafl games, due to the inclusion of the word tafl in their names or other similarities. Halatafl is the Old Norse name for fox and geese, a game dating from at least the 14th century. It is still known and played in Europe. kvatrutafl is the Old Norse name for tables (the medieval forerunner of backgammon).
As a result, Norse mythology "long outlasted any worship of or belief in the gods it depicts". [106] There remained, however, remnants of Norse pagan rituals for centuries after Christianity became the dominant religion in Scandinavia (see Trollkyrka). Old Norse gods continued to appear in Swedish folklore up until the early 20th century.
In the absence of a police force, the clan was the primary force of security in Norse society, as the clansmen were obliged by honour to avenge one another. The Norse clan was not tied to a certain territory in the same way as a Scottish clan, where the chief owned the territory. The land of the Scandinavian clan was owned by the individuals ...