Askeladden - Modern Culture

Modern Culture

  • In the popular MMORPG RuneScape, there is a NPC called Askeladden who is a small child yet he succeeds where most others cannot during the Fremennik Trials.
  • In the Japanese historical manga series, Vinland Saga, there is a character named Askeladd who is a clear reference to the old Norse tale as both characters possess many of the same characteristics.

Read more about this topic:  Askeladden

Famous quotes containing the words modern and/or culture:

    “The course of modern learning leads from humanism via nationalism to bestiality.”
    —Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)

    “The purpose of education is to keep a culture from being drowned in senseless repetitions, each of which claims to offer a new insight.”
    —Harold Rosenberg (1906–1978)