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Most of this mythology was passed down orally, and much of it has been lost. However, some of it was captured and recorded by Christian scholars, particularly in the Eddas and the Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson, who believed that pre-Christian deities were men and women rather than devils. There is also the Danish Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus, where, however, the Norse gods are strongly Euhemerized. The Prose or Younger Edda was written in the early 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, who was a leading ...

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Bilskirnir, Breidablik, Élivágar, Eliudnir, Fensalir, Fólkvangr, Gimlé, Ginnungagap, Gjallar Bridge, Gjöll, Gladsheim, Glasir, Glitnir, Gnipa, Himinbjörg, Hindarfjall, Horgr, Idavoll, Jotunheim, Ironwood, Hlidskjalf, Midgard, Muspelheim, Mirkwood, Nastrond, Niflheim, Noatun, Sessrúmnir, Singasteinn, Slidr River, Sökkvabekkr, Thrudvang, Thrymheim, Utgard, Valhall, Vanaheim, Hvergelmi ...

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In Aztec mythology, Cipactli was a vicious monster, part crocodile and part fish. Tezcatlipoca sacrificed a foot to him. Cipactli was the source of the Earth which the gods created from his body. Compare Ymir in Norse mythology and Purusha in Hinduism Category: Aztec mythology ...

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In Norse Mythology, Alfrik was an artistic Dwarf, a son of Mimir. With Berling, Dvalin, and Grer, he forged Freya's incredible Brising necklace. To get the jewellery she spent one night with each of them. Álfrigg - Other Names. Algfrig, Alfrigg Norse mythology Álfrigg - Sources. Runes, Alphabet of Mystery [1] ...

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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 ...

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In Norse mythology, Ymir (also named Aurgelmir among the giants themselves) was the founder of the race of frost giants and an important figure in Norse cosmology. Snorri Sturluson combined several sources, along with some of his own conclusions, to explain Ymir's role in the Norse creation myth. The main sources available are the great Eddic poem Völuspá, the question and answer poem Grímnismál, and the question and answer poem Vafþrúðnismál. According to these poems, Ginnungagap existed before Hea ...

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Hrólf Kraki Tradition Onela, Proto-Norse *Anula, was according to Beowulf a Swedish king during the first half the 6th century. He was the son of Ongentheow and the brother of Ohthere. He usurped the Swedish throne but was killed by his nephew Eadgils, who won by hiring foreign assistance. In Scandinavian mythology exists a king by the same name, Áli (the Old Norse form of Onela, also rendered as Ole, Åle or Ale), who had the cognomen hinn Upplenzki ("from ...

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In Norse mythology, Veðrfölnir or Veðrlaufnir is the name of a hawk sitting between the eyes of an eagle in the crown of Yggdrasill, the World Tree. Curiously, the name of the eagle isn't provided in any of the Norse sources, while the hawk is mentioned in the Gylfaginning. It has been speculated that this eagle could be identical to Hræsvelgr, the jötunn in eagle shape who, according to the Vafþrúðnismál, sits at the end of the skies and brings about the winds with his wings. However, there is no source in the Norse accounts to make this more than a qualified guess. Veðrf ...

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Vidfinn was, in Norse mythology, the father of Hjuki and Bil. Hjuki and Bil were sent by their father to Byrgir a mead-fountain, to fetch some mead. The god of the moon kidnapped them. They can be seen (along with their cask and pole) on the face of the moon (craters). This story may be the source of the nursery rhyme called Jack and Jill. In various sources the name of the moon god vary, Mani ...

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Freya (Old Norse: Freyja), the sister of Frey (Freyr) and the daughter of Niord (Njǫrðr), is usually seen as the fertility goddess of Norse mythology. Freya means lady, female ruler, in Old Norse (cf. fru or Frau in Scandinavian and German). While there are no sources suggesting that she was called on to bring fruitfulness to fields or wombs, she was a goddess of intimacy whose tears were gold. She was also goddess of love, sex, war, beauty, prophecies, and attra ...

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Hvergelmir is the wellspring of cold in Niflheim in Norse mythology. The well is guarded by Ivaldi and his sons who are charged with the defence of Hel against the incursions of the storm giants. All cold rivers are said to come from here, and it was said to be the source of the eleven rivers, Elivagar. The name means approximately "The seething cauldron". Above the spring, the serpent Níðhöggr gnaws ...

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In Norse mythology, Beyla was one of Freyr's servants and the wife of Byggvir. The only surviving source which mentions her and her husband is Lokasenna (the flyting of Loki). They were probably elves, as Freyr was the lord of Álfheim (the home of the elves) and Lokasenna says that they were among the gods and elves. Her major task there is to milk the cows. Loki and Be ...

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Auðumbla, Auðumla, Auðhumbla or Auðhumla was the primeval cow in Norse mythology. She is described in the Gylfaginning part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda after the description of Ginnungagap and Ymir. Auðumbla is not mentioned again in the Prose Edda and, apart from one mention in Þulur, her name does not occur in any other ancient source. Nevertheless she is generally accepted by scholars as a genuine part of the Norse mythos and no ...

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Asgard (Old Norse: Ásgarðr) is the realm of the gods, the Æsir, in Norse mythology, thought to be separate from the realm of the mortals, Midgard. Originally the world we call "Asgard" was named Godheim (the home of gods), but as was the case with Midgard, early researchers confused the world of gods for its most prominent castle, and Godheim became Asgard in most sources. The walls surrounding Asgard were built by a giant (often mistakenly identified as Hrimthurs). As payment for his work, the giant was to rec ...

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In Norse mythology, Vafþrúðnismál (Vafþrúðnir's sayings) is the third poem in the Poetic Edda. It is a conversation in verse form conducted initially between the Æsir Odin and Frigg, and subsequently between Odin and the giant Vafþrúðnir. The poem goes into much detail about the Norse cosmogony and was evidently used extensively as a source document by Snorri Sturluson in the construction of the Prose Edda. The extant copy of the manuscript is not compl ...

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Seid (Old Norse: seiðr, sometimes anglicized as "seidhr", "seidh", "seidr", "seithr" or "seith") was a form of shamanism practised by pre-Christian Norse and arguably other Germanic cultures and continued in modern times by people who practice the reconstructionist beliefs of Ásatrú or heathenry. It involved the incantation of spells, which could amongst other things be termed galdrar or galðrar (sing. galdr or galðr, compare Old English: gealdor or galdor). Practitioners of seid w ...

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Völuspá (The Prophecy of the Seeress) is one of the Eddic poems. It tells the story of the creation and coming Ragnarök of the world related by a völva or seeress in what could be described as a shamanic trance to Odin. It is considered a primary source for the study of Norse mythology. It is the first song in the collection known as the Elder Edda. The prophecy commences with an address to Odin, (who summoned her by use of seid), in which the seeress Heiðr explains how she came by her knowledge. She explains further that she understands the source of Odin's omnis ...

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The word Mimir has several meanings. Mímir is a primal god of Norse mythology Mimir was also the name of the Sigurd's foster father in the Thidrekssaga, who in other sources is called Regin. He is the source for the figure of Mime in Wagner's Ring cycle. A mimir is also a magical construct that is created to provide information to players in the Planescape setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. They are usually a silvery, metallic, disembodied skull (the na

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