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The Zodiac
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Mythos
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The Halls of the Norse Gods
Aesir: Chief gods of
Asgard.
Andvari:
Dwarf; robbed of gold and magic ring by
Loki.
Angerbotha (Angrbotha): Giantess; mother by
Loki of
Fenrir,
Hel, and
Midgard serpent.
Asgard (Asgarth): Abode of gods.
Ask (
Aske, Askr): First man; created by
Odin,
Hoenir, and
Lothur.
Asynjur: Goddesses of
Asgard.
Atli: Second husband of
Gudrun; invited
Gunnar and
Hogni to his
court, where they were slain; slain by
Gudrun.
Audhumia (Audhumbla): Cow that nourished
Ymir; created
Buri by licking ice cliff.
Balder (Baldr,
Baldur): God of light, spring, peace, joy; son of
Odin; slain by
Hoth at instigation of
Loki.
Bifrost: Rainbow bridge connecting
Midgard and
Asgard.
Bragi (Brage): God of poetry; husband of
Ithunn.
Branstock: Great oak in hall of
Volsungs; into it,
Odin thrust
Gram, which only
Sigmund could draw forth.
Brynhild:
Valkyrie; wakened from magic sleep by
Sigurd; married
Gunnar; instigated death of
Sigurd; killed herself and was burned on
pyre beside
Sigurd.
Bur (Bor): Son of
Buri; father of
Odin,
Hoenir, and
Lothur.
Buri (Bori): Progenitor of gods; father of
Bur; created by
Audhumla.
Embla: First woman; created by
Odin,
Hoenir, and
Lothur.
Fafnir: Son of
Rodmar, whom he slew for gold in Otter's skin; in
form of dragon, guarded gold; slain by
Sigurd.
Fenrir: Wolf; offspring of
Loki; swallows
Odin at
Ragnarok and is
slain by
Vitharr.
Forseti: Son of Balder.
Frey (Freyr): God of fertility and crops; son of
Njorth; originally
one of
Vanir.
Freya (Freyja): Goddess of love and beauty; sister of
Frey;
originally one of
Vanir.
Frigg (Frigga): Goddess of sky; wife of
Odin.
Garm: Watchdog of
Hel; slays, and is slain by,
Tyr at
Ragnarok.
Gimle: Home of blessed after
Ragnarok.
Giuki: King of
Nibelungs; father of
Gunnar,
Hogni,
Guttorm, and
Gudrun.
Glathsehim (
Gladsheim): Hall of gods in
Asgard.
Gram (meaning "Angry"): Sigmund's sword; rewelded by
Regin;
used by
Sigurd to slay
Fafnir.
Greyfell: Sigmund's horse; descended from
Sleipnir.
Grimhild: Mother of
Gudrun; administered magic potion to
Sigurd which made him forget
Brynhild.
Gudrun: Daughter of
Giuki; wife of
Sigurd; later wife of
Atli and
Jonakr.
Gunnar: Son of
Giuki; in his semblance
Sigurd won
Brynhild for
him; slain at hall of
Atli.
Guttorm: Son of
Giuki; slew
Sigurd at Brynhild's request.
Heimdall (Heimdallr): Guardian of
Asgard.
Hel: Goddess of dead and queen of underworld; daughter of
Loki.
Hiordis: Wife of
Sigmund; mother of
Sigurd.
Hoenir: One of creators of Ask and Embla; son of
Bur.
Hogni: Son of
Giuki; slain at hall of
Atli.
Hoth (Hoder, Hodur): Blind god of night and darkness; slayer of
Balder at instigation of
Loki.
Ithunn (Ithun, Iduna): Keeper of golden apples of youth; wife of
Bragi.
Jonakr: Third husband of
Gudrun.
Jormunrek: Slayer of
Swanhild; slain by sons of
Gudrun.
Jotunnheim (Jotunheim): Abode of giants.
Lif and
Lifthrasir: First man and woman after
Ragnarok.
Loki: God of evil and mischief; instigator of Balder's death.
Lothur (Lodur): One of creators of
Aske and
Embla.
Midgard (Midgarth): Abode of mankind; the earth.
Midgard Serpent: Sea monster; offspring of
Loki; slays, and is
slain by,
Thor at
Ragnarok.
Mimir: Giant; guardian of well in
Jotunnheim at root of
Yggdrasill;
knower of past and future.
Mjollnir: Magic hammer of
Thor.
Nagifar: Ship to be used by giants in attacking
Asgard at
Ragnarok; built from nails of dead men.
Nanna: Wife of
Balder.
Nibelungs: Dwellers in northern kingdom ruled by
Giuki.
Niflheim (Nifelheim): Outer region of cold and darkness; abode
of
Hel.
Njorth: Father of
Frey and
Freya; originally one of
Vanir.
Norns: Demigoddesses of fate:
Urth (Urdur) (past),
Verthandi
(Verdandi) (present),
Skuld (future).
Odin (Othin): Head of
Aesir; creator of world with
Vili and
Ve; equivalent to
Woden (Wodan, Wotan) in
Teutonic mythology.
Otter: Son of
Rodmar; slain by
Loki; his skin filled with gold hoard
of
Andvari to appease
Rodmar.
Ragnarok: Final destruction of present world in battle between
gods and giants; some minor gods will survive, and
Lif and
Lifthrasir
will repeople world.
Regin: Blacksmith; son of
Rodmar; foster-father of
Sigurd.
Rerir: King of
Huns; son of
Sigi.
Rodmar: Father of
Regin,
Otter, and
Fafnir; demanded Otter's skin
be filled with gold; slain by
Fafnir, who stole gold.
Sif: Wife of
Thor.
Siggeir: King of
Goths; husband of
Signy; he and his sons slew
Volsung and his sons, except
Sigmund; slain by
Sigmund and
Sinflotli.
Sigi: King of
Huns; son of
Odin.
Sigmund: Son of
Volsung; brother of
Signy, who bore him
Sinflotli; husband of
Hiordis, who bore him
Sigurd.
Signy: Daughter of
Volsung; sister of
Sigmund; wife of
Siggeir; mother by
Sigmund of
Sinflotli.
Sigurd: Son of
Sigmund and
Hiordis; wakened
Brynhild from magic
sleep; married
Gudrun; slain by
Guttorm at instigation of
Brynhild.
Sigyn: Wife of
Loki.
Sinflotli: Son of
Sigmund and
Signy.
Skuld: One of several
Norns.
Sleipnir (Sleipner): Eight-legged horse of
Odin.
Surt (
Surtr):
Fire demon; slays
Frey at
Ragnarok.
Svartalfaheim: Abode of dwarfs.
Swanhild: Daughter of
Sigurd and
Gudrun; slain by
Jormunrek.
Thor: God of thunder; oldest son of
Odin; equivalent to Germanic
deity
Donar.
Tyr:
God of war; son of
Odin; equivalent to
Tiu in
Teutonic mythology.
Ull (Ullr): Son of
Sif; stepson of
Thor.
Urth: One of several
Norns.
Valhalla (Valhall): Great hall in
Asgard where
Odin received souls
of heroes killed in battle.
Vali: Odin's son:
Ragnarok survivor.
Valkyries: Virgins, messengers of
Odin, who selected heroes to
die in battle and took them to
Valhalla; generally considered as nine
in number.
Vanir: Early race of gods; three survivors,
Njorth,
Frey, and
Freya, are associated with
Aesir.
Ve: Brother of
Odin; one of creators of world.
Verthandi: One of several
Norns.
Vili: Brother of
Odin; one of creators of world.
Vingolf: Abode of goddesses in
Asgard.
Vitharr (Vithar): Son of Odin; survivor of
Ragnarok.
Volsung: Descendant of
Odin, and father of
Signy,
Sigmund; his
descendants were called
Volsungs.
Yggdrasill: Giant ash tree springing from body of
Ymir and
supporting universe; its roots extended to
Asgard,
Jotunnheim, and
Niffheim.
Ymir (Ymer): Primeval
frost giant killed by
Odin,
Vili, and
Ve; world created from his body; also, from his body sprang
Yggdrasill.
Glossary:
A
Aegir
Aesir
Alaisiagae
Alberich
Alfheim
Alfrodull
Andhrimnir
Andvaranaut
Andvari
Angrboda
As
Asgard
Asgardreid
Ask and Embla
Astrild
Asynjur
Audhumla
B
Balder
Balmung
Bergelmir
Berserks
Bifrost
Bor
Bragi
Brunhilde
Buri
Bylgia
C
D
Dagur
Disen
E
Edda
Einherjar
Eir
Elli
F
Fenrir
Forseti
Freya
Freyr
Frigg
G
Gangleri
Garm
Gefion
Gerd
Ginnungagap
Gjall
Gladsheim
Gna
Gotterdammerung
Gullveig
H
Håvamål
Heimdall
Hel
Helheim
Hermod
Hlin
Hod
Holler
Honir
Huginn and Muninn
Hymir
I
Idun
J
Jarl
Jord
Jormungand
Jotunheim
Jotuns
K
Kari
Karl
Kvasir
L
Laga
Landvaettir
Lif and Lifthrasir
Lofn
Loki
M
Magni and Modi
Mani
Midgard
Miming
Mimir
Mimir
Mjollnir
Mundilfari
Muspell
N
Nidhogg
Niflheim
Nine worlds
Njord
Norns
Nott
O
Odin
P
Q
R
Ragnarok
Ran
S
Saga
Sceaf
Sif
Sjofn
Skadi
Sleipnir
Snotra
Sol
Surt
Svadilfari
Svalin
Syn
T
Thiazi
Thor
Thrall
Thrud
Tyr
U
Ull
Utgard
V
Valhalla
Vali
Valkyries
Vanaheim
Vanir
Var
Ve
Vidar
Vili
Volsunga Saga
Vor
W
X
Y
Yggdrasil
Ymir
Z
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