Polydeykis AndriannosMyth and creation
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Author / Musician / Researcher

PolydeykisAndriannos

Myths, stories and music.

From the tales of the North and medieval manuscripts to the sound of epic metal. Welcome to my world.

Explore my workMeet the creator
The journey begins here
Open medieval manuscript

Books

Myth and epic literature

Jelling stone

Research

Tolkien and medieval sources

Reconstruction of the Sutton Hoo lyre

Music

Epic sound and tradition

Illuminated Arthurian manuscript

Storytelling

Folktales across borders

Warrior figure with a hammer / Risto
Two figures above a skull / Risto
Figure with a fish and marine motifs / Risto
Female figure with three faces / Risto
Artwork: Risto / Dark Gallery (Illustrations included in the book In the Time of the Gods)

I / The library

Stories bound in books

All books
Three female figures hold a golden thread above a well. Artwork by Slada.

Edition artwork

Darraðarljóð

The Maidens of the Sword (forthcoming)

Slada / Fenrir Art Design
Interior of a medieval wooden church

II / Research and manuscripts

In the footsteps of old stories

How do medieval sources find their way into Tolkien’s writing? This question is at the heart of my doctoral research at Democritus University of Thrace.

J. R. R. TolkienMedieval literatureMythology
My research

III / The music

Giving myth a voice

Discography
Sacred BloodAthlosFolkearth

Music is where my creative journey began. Greek mythology, history and tradition meet in the sound of epic metal.

My work with Folkearth
Tales and Stories from Greece and Europe

IV / By the fireside

Every tale,
another world.

Tales and stories from Europe and Greece. Stories passed from voice to voice, alongside original tales I write and share with you. Narrated in Greek.

Listen to the storiesAbout the series
Polydeykis Andriannos

Behind the stories

Polydeykis Andriannos

Author, translator, musician and researcher. Norse mythology, medieval literature and folk tradition meet in what I write, study and play.

I live in northern Greece with my partner and our two daughters.

My story

Get in touch

Let our paths cross.

For books, music, events and collaborations, you are welcome to write to me.

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