Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Grizzleheim / Wintertusk – Snorri Oysterbloom

Snorri Oysterbloom – Snorri Sturluson
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Snorri_Oysterbloom#ixzz7g6BHt1JZ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snorri_Sturluson

Snorri Oysterbloom

Snorri Oysterbloom is a philosopher bear who would like help answering some deep questions. Questions like does a bear SIT in the woods or if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it does it make a sound?

Snorri Sturluson; (1179 – 22 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He was elected twice as lawspeaker of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He is commonly thought to have authored or compiled portions of the Prose Edda, which is a major source for what is today known as Norse mythology, and Heimskringla, a history of the Norwegian kings that begins with legendary material in Ynglinga saga and moves through to early medieval Scandinavian history. For stylistic and methodological reasons, Snorri is often taken to be the author of Egil’s saga. He was assassinated in 1241 by men claiming to be agents of the King of Norway.

Snorre Sturluson illustration by Christian Krogh from Heimskringla, 1899 edition

The current list of all the (known) Grizzleheim/Wintertusk references are located here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references, I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.

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