Iron Wood’s Secret: Mysterious Norse Witch-Goddess Who Provoked The Gods – Did She Hide In Járnviðr?
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some individuals seem born to cause trouble, enjoying mischief in both our world and the world of myths. Norse legends are filled with such figures, but none as enigmatic as the sinister goddess who wielded the secret power of the runes and seidr to unleash chaos. Although there are theories, scholars agree that her identity is shrouded in mystery.
We learn from Old Norse texts that she walked among the houses of Midgard, spreading the knowledge of evil. The gods tried time and again to destroy her, but did they succeed, or did she vanish into the Járnviðr, the Iron Wood, the realm of the troll women, monsters, giants, and wolves, where she continued her wickedness, driven by hate and greed?
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