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Norse mythology: Encyclopedia - Norse mythology

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Norse mythology: Encyclopedia - Urd Norse mythology In Norse Mythology Urd (ON: Urðr) is one of the three Norns (old crones). Her name means that which has become, and is related to the English word weird. She was also called the Dís of Death. Also see Well of Urd, the holy well supposed to harbor the head of Mimer the giant and the source of water for the world tree Yggdrasil. Norse mythology ...

Norse mythology: Encyclopedia II - Norse mythology - Norse worship

Main articles: Norse paganism and Blót Norse mythology - Centres of faith. The Germanic tribes rarely or never had temples in a modern sense. The Blót, the form of worship practiced by the ancient Germanic and Scandinavian people resembled that of the Celts and Balts : it could occur in sacred groves. It could also take place at home and/or at a simple altar of piled stones known as a "horgr". However, there seems to have been a few more important c ...

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Norse mythology: Encyclopedia - Beli Norse mythology

Beli - ("Moaning") Gymir's and Aurboda's son and brother to Freyr's wife, Gerd. A giant that Freyr killed with a hart's horn. Freyr used a hart's horn because he had given up his sword before this. Category: Norse giants Other related archivesAurboda, Freyr, Gerd, Gymir, Norse giants

Norse mythology: Encyclopedia - Underworld

Underworld - Aboriginal mythology. Beralku Underworld - Akkadian mythology. Ereshkigal Nergal Underworld - Babylonian mythology. Kurnugia Underworld - Buddhist mythology. Naraka (also Neraka) Underworld - Celtic mythology. Annwn Mag Mell ...

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Norse mythology: Encyclopedia - Beli Norse giant

Beli Norse giant - Norse mythology. Beli is said a giant, Gymir's and Aurboda's son and brother to Freyr's wife, Gerd. Beli is the giant that Freyr will kill with a stag's antler during Ragnarok. Freyr used a hart's horn because he had given up his sword before this. Category: Norse giants ...

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Norse mythology: Encyclopedia - Wight

Wight is an obsolete word for a human or other intelligent being (cognate to modern German "Wicht", meaning "small person, dwarf", and also "unpleasant person"). It is used only comparatively recently to give an impression of archaism and mystery, for example in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Probably inspired by Scandinavian folklore (see below), Tolkien also used the word to denote human-like creatures, such as elves or ghosts ("wraiths") - most notably the undead Barrow-Wights. It is akin to other words of Old English origin such a ...

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Norse mythology: Encyclopedia - Jotun

In Norse mythology, the giants were a mythological race with superhuman strength, described as standing in opposition to the gods, although they frequently mingled with or were even married to these, both Æsir and Vanir. Their stronghold is known as Utgard, and is situated in Jötunheimr, one of the nine worlds of Norse cosmology, separated from Midgard, the world of men, by high mountains and dense forests. When living in other worlds than their own ...

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Norse mythology: Encyclopedia - Æsir

In Old Norse, the Æsir (singular Áss, feminine Ásynja, feminine plural Ásynjur, Anglo-Saxon Ós, from Proto-Germanic Ansuz) are the principal gods of the pantheon of Norse mythology. They include many of the major figures, such as Odin, Frigg, Thor, Baldr and Tyr. A second clan of gods, the Vanir, is also mentioned in the Norse mythos: the god Njord and his children, Freyr and Freyja, are the most prominent Vanir gods who join the Æsir as hostages after a war between Æsir and Vanir. The ...

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Norse mythology: Encyclopedia - Age of Mythology

The campaign starts off with the Atlantean hero, Arkantos, discussing with the Theocrat how they are losing Poseidon's favor. Pirates then start attacking Atlantis, whom Arkantos successfully drives off. However, as the pirates were fleeing Kamos the minotaur, who was the leader of the pirates, stole the trident from a Poseidon staue. Arkantos follows Kamos, gets the trident back, and unsuccessfully tries to kill Kamos, who flees on a Leviathan. He then proceeds to Greece where he fights in the Trojan War alongside the Greek heroes Ajax, Ody ...

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Norse mythology: Encyclopedia - Mjolnir

In Norse mythology, Mjolnir (also commonly spelled Mjollnir; literally, "that which crushes") is the Hammer of Thor, the god of lightning and thunder. It is the most fearsome weapon in the arsenal of the Norse pantheon, used to slay any challengers to Æsir supremacy. Legend surrounding the war hammer’s origins vary: some relate that 'The Black Elves', or dwarves, Sindri and Brokk made it at the behest of the calculating Loki; other tales contend that it descended to earth as a meteorite. Consequently, many Norse pagans believed tha ...

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Norse mythology: Encyclopedia - Elf

An elf is a mythical creature of Norse mythology which survived in northern European folklore. Originally a race of minor gods of nature and fertility, elves are often pictured as youthful-seeming men and women of great beauty living in forests and other natural places, underground, or in wells and springs. They have been portrayed to be long-lived or immortal and they have magical powers attributed to them. Following the success of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic The Lord of the Rings—wherein a wise, angelic people named elves play a significant role—they have b ...