Figarland Shamrock’s World Noble identity actually confirms that Shanks and Shamrock could be based on Sköll and Hati, two wolves from Norse Mythology who chase the sun and the moon ...

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 ...