Earlier in the semester I made a list of potential essay questions linked in Norse Mythology and from this I narrowed down the topic I wanted to write about. I haven’t got an exact title as of yet but I decided I want to base it around how Norse Mythology has changed and developed over time. As it’s only a 2000 word essay I had to narrow down the topic of enquiry so I have chosen to centre it around Ragnarok. This is one of the most well known and interesting Norse myths so there are lots of sources to look at and reference. In the illustration project I’m creating an illustration of Ragnarok so it goes hand in hand with this. Through the research I’ll do for the essay I’ll be able to create a more interesting depiction of Ragnarok.
I began to make a plan for my essay, thinking about sources and structure:
Here is a list of sources that I could reference in my essay, ranging from the earliest written sources to modern pop culture adaptations. As I’m looking at how it’s changed and developed I need to reference sources from different time periods. I think it’ll make for an interesting comparison and discussion.
Modern pop culture:
Norse Mythology- Neil Gaiman (book):
Gods of War (video game):
Thor Ragnarok- Marvel (movie):
Ragnarok- Netflix (series):
Illustrations:
Johan Egerkrans:
Milivoj Ceran:
Emil Doepler (paintings):
Friedrich Willheim:
Original source:
Prose Edda, Poetic Edda, Voluspa:
Samuel Green Illustration 