Viking Myths & Legends

Rasmus B. Anderson was an author and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the late 19th century. A founder of the Department of Scandinavian Studies, he was descended from Norwegian immigrants. He also served as the US Ambassador to Denmark from 1885 to 1889.George Stephens was an English philologist and archaeologist, who worked in Scandinavia and lectured in English at the University of Copenhagen. He was a prolific writer and known for his expertise in interpreting runic inscriptions.