In an article about the origins of the Eschaton Cycle, I mentioned one influence came in the form of a D&D campaign I ran around 2001. The themes of reincarnation and cyclical destruction resonated with me enough that, the essence…
From Stockholm we took a train to Copenhagen where we stayed three nights. We visited in June, and despite the summer, found it a bit chilly—maybe it was the rain. As a side note, looking back over these pictures and…
Some time after I finished the series of the Ragnarok Era (Gods of the Ragnarok Era, Runeblade Saga, and Legends of the Ragnarok Era), I realized it would have been better to present these interwoven series as a single narrative.…
From Prague, we flew to Stockholm, Sweden. We had a downtown hotel in a central location near the train station. We arrived in the evening, so we didn’t start any adventuring until the next day. Stockholm Our first order of…
From Budapest, we took a train to Prague, in the Czech Republic. While we booked a private car, first class, the system did not put us all in the same private car, which made the journey less enjoyable until we…
Our driver in Romania dropped us at our hotel in Budapest. It was late enough that we went out for dinner and not much else. Even at night, however, we got the chance to catch a glimpse of the excellent…
From Vienna, we flew to Bucharest, arriving at night, in the pouring rain. The layout of the airport required us to walk outside and we got absolutely soaked before we could reach our Uber. From there, we headed to an…
From Germany, we decided to head toward Romania for some research. The best flight we found, however, was not in Munich, but in Vienna. Which meant a bonus trip by train across the Austrian countryside. Salzburg Our first stop was…
In high school, I got to visit Germany on a summer class trip. It was an amazing experience my parents provided me with, and I was one of the lucky few who got to go. It was a whirlwind tour…
Comparative mythology allows us to see certain recurring patterns within different mythologies. This tends to be most useful in reconstructing the stories and beliefs of the past. For example, by analyzing common themes and linguistics in Indo-European stories, mythologists have…
