Within Norse Mythology, Sköll and Hati are generally considered to be the sons of Fenrir, a giant chained wolf whose freedom from his binds is regarded as the beginning of Ragnarok, the final ...

and thus to Norse mythology, in which the Fenrir has two sons called Hati and Skoll. Shanks in Elbaph (Image via Toei Animation) As per the myths, Hati chases the moon, while Skoll chases the sun.

As Viking expert Dr Eleanor Barraclough explained on the HistoryExtra podcast, these dates do not tell the whole story. Norse activity in Europe started sooner than AD 793 and continued well after the ...