Home›Sources›Carnes, "Richard Wagner, Mythologist of the Horned Vikings," A Journey through NYC ReligionsSourcesCarnes, "Richard Wagner, Mythologist of the Horned Vikings," A Journey through NYC ReligionsCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Carnes, "Richard Wagner, Mythologist of the Horned Vikings," A Journey through NYC Religions." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/carnes-wagner-mythologist-horned-vikings-nycreligion.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Carnes, "Richard Wagner, Mythologist of the Horned Vikings," A Journey through NYC Religions. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/carnes-wagner-mythologist-horned-vikings-nycreligionCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-carnes-richard-wagner-mythologist-of-the, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Carnes, "Richard Wagner, Mythologist of the Horned Vikings," A Journey through NYC Religions}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/carnes-wagner-mythologist-horned-vikings-nycreligion}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA named author essay on a religion journalism site arguing that Wagner used Norse mythological material, drawn from Friedrich von der Hagen's 1815 translation of the Volsunga Saga and the Grimm brothers' heroic tales, toward a deliberately secularizing end: to have the gods leave the stage after educating mankind toward freedom, substituting aesthetic transcendence for the religious belief the myths originally carried. Its strength is a clearly stated thesis about the gap between Wagner's use of the material and Norse religious understanding on its own terms. Its limit is that it is religion journalism rather than peer reviewed scholarship, disclosed here rather than upgraded to something it is not.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Tier two: a named author essay on a religion journalism site arguing Wagner used Norse mythological material toward a deliberately secularizing end. Its strength is a clearly stated thesis about the gap between Wagner's use of the material and Norse religious understanding on its own terms; its limit is that it is religion journalism rather than peer reviewed scholarship, disclosed here rather than upgraded to something it is not.NotesWell-attestedRead directly during research; no single publication date is given on the page itself, so none is asserted here. Cited for the named sources Wagner drew on and for the article's account of Wagner's own stated aim, to have the gods leave the stage after educating mankind toward freedom.CitationAuthorWell-attestedTony CarnesPublisherWell-attestedA Journey through NYC ReligionsURLWell-attestedhttps://nycreligion.info/richard-wagner-mythologist-of-the-horned-vikings/Source TypeWell-attestednews featureCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithNorse, Cultures Well-attested This source names Norse directly: "site arguing that Wagner used Norse mythological material, drawn from Friedrich von der Hagen's 1815 translation of the Volsunga Saga and the Grimm brothers' heroic tales, toward a deliberately..."Source Carnes, "Richard Wagner, Mythologist of the Horned Vikings," A Journey through NYC ReligionsTony Carnestier 2Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Musical Works, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested9ArticlesSources Braided Into a Single MythMusical WorksDer Ring des NibelungenSourcesCarnes, "Richard Wagner, Mythologist of the Horned Vikings," A Journey through NYC ReligionsHolds1SourcesCarnes, "Richard Wagner, Mythologist of the Horned Vikings," A Journey through NYC ReligionsGeneral References2ArticlesSources Braided Into a Single MythMusical WorksDer Ring des NibelungenComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year