Norse Mythology Archive
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AncientPages.com - From Wagner to William Morris in the late 19th century, via Tolkien’s dwarves and CS Lewis’s The Last Battle, through to last year’s controversial film The Northman, Scandinavian gods and heroes have
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Norse legends tell the legendary Ynglings were descendants of the Norse gods and the oldest known Scandinavian King dynasty. In ancient times, they
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - A frightening prophecy, battle with dangerous sea monsters, heroic deeds, and strange encounters with a shape-shifting troll are just some of the many
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Hermod is a lesser-known Norse God who is not mentioned often in the Sagas. He is nevertheless a fascinating individual whose adventurous journeys
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Hvergelmir (located in Niflheim) is a "bubbling boiling spring." According to Prose Edda, the spring is one of the three
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Frigg is an early European goddess and a prominent mythological figure in Norse mythology. In Norse beliefs, she was the personification of the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The troll is a fascinating mythological creature, well-known in Scandinavian countries. They were 'nature beings' because encounters with them usually took place in
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Do you have the courage to challenge supernatural forces? If you decide to do so, remember it will be your own doing. One
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Wild Hunt is a well-known folklore story in Northern Europe. It is said that seeing the Wild Hunt is dangerous because it
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the Prose Edda book "Gylfaginning," an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician, Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241), described the goddess Lofn, who "let people live together, women and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The theory suggesting that Norse God Odin can be somehow connected to Attila the Hun may seem far-fetched when you hear about it
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Snorri's tale, Balder is the young son of Odin, the beloved of all in Asgard. He is invulnerable to all, even the most
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The last confrontation between friends of the gods and their enemies will occur in the field of Vigrid on the day of Ragnarok. Naglfar
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the branches of the sacred tree, Yggdrasil, there are many animals, all of which play an essential role in the tree's daily
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, there are many references to a creature known as Draugr, often described as a fearsome, ugly living dead who would rise from
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Völva was a mighty female shaman and seer in Norse mythology. She held an important place in the ancient Viking society, and her
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Old Norse mythology, the Norns were 'Shapers of Destiny.' These goddesses ruled the fates of people and determined individuals' destinies and lifespans. The
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among many colorful epithets of the great god, Odin was "Lord of the Spear." Odin owned Gungnir (in Old Norse means "swaying one"), a magical
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Nidhogg (also (Nithog, Nidhögg) is the corpse-eating dragon that lives entwined around Yggdrasil’s foot. Nidhogg is stalking in the roots of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Skírnir, meaning "bright one" (in Old Norse), was a trusted servant and friend of Frey, a shining god bringing fertility,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse legends, Fenja and her sister Menja were two giant maidens who mined gold in the Grotte (or the 'World Mill'). It
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Ull (also known as Ullr, Uller) is a patron of winter, a handsome skier, skater, hunter, and an excellent archer. His
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many shrines in Asgard and Midgard, but most sacred of all is Yggdrasil, the largest of all trees. The branches spread
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Gefjon (Gefion) was the Aesir goddess of fertility, plow, and agriculture in Norse mythology. She also possessed extraordinary mental abilities, and just like
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Loki, in Norse mythology, is an elusive, malevolent god destined to be the gods' adversary at Ragnarok, and yet, a constant companion to them, especially
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Thor's and Loki's journey to the giant Geirrod (Geirröd) was described by Eilífr Goðrúnarson, a 10th-century poet considered to be the author of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Nastrond (Náströnd) is the 'strand of corpses.' It is the most terrible part of Niflheim, ruled by the god Loki's
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Aegir (Ægir) was the ancient jotun lord of the sea, who belonged to a primeval order of gods, predating the Aesir, the Vanir,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Vali was the god of eternal light and the youngest son of the god Odin. His mother was the earth goddess Rindr
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