Poetic Edda Archive
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The dispute between Odin and Frigg has been provoked by their relationship with Geirrod (Geirröd) and Agnar, who were sons of King Hrauding of
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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 legends, Fenja and her sister Menja were two giant maidens who mined gold in the Grotte (or the 'World Mill'). It was
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Dwarves in mythology were wise beings who knew the answers to many questions. In Norse mythology, Alvís ("All-Wise") was a dwarf known to be
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Vidar (in Old Norse: Vidarr – “wide ruler”) was famous for his silence. He was one of the respected gods among
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A sword similar to Tyrfing, described in our earlier article on Ancient Pages, is Dainsleif. It was made by Dain, one of the dwarfs
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Odin is associated with war and death, humanity's knowledge of the runic alphabet, poetry, healing, and sorcery. Odin was always seeking wisdom, even at
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Norse creation myth in the Poetic Edda tells how the gods were born and how the earth was created. It is said that there
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Fenrir (the Wolf) is the oldest of three terrible children of Loki, according to the literary works Poetic Edda (the Icelandic medieval manuscript known as
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Hel is one of three horrible children of the trickster god Loki. She is a giantess, goddess of death and a ruler of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Völuspá, the first poem in the Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda, is one of the most outstanding literary achievements in the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Frey is one of the most important gods of Norse mythology. Frey and his twin sister Freya are the most famous members of the Vanir
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the Aesir gods in Norse mythology, the supreme god Odin is frequently depicted sitting on his high seat, Hlidskjalf, in Asgard, the home of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The death of Balder (Baldr or Balðr) - a favorite of both gods of Aesir - is probably the most famous of all the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Ragnarok (Ragnarök) is the world's end as the Vikings knew it. The concept of fate dominates Norse mythology, and to the Norse people,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Little is known about Forseti, the Norse god of justice. His name means "Chairman" or "President" in Old Norse, and he is mentioned
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, there is an intriguing and important god called Heimdallr (Heimdalr, or Heimdall). Heimdallr possessed extraordinary powers and served as a
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