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| Freyja |
Gylfaginning
Völuspá Skáldskaparmál Grímnismál Lokasenna Þrymskviða |
Freyja (Old Norse "lady," "mistress") is a deity and a major figure in Norse mythology and Old Norse literature. She is one of the
Deity
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| Heimdallr |
Gylfaginning
Völuspá Skáldskaparmál Lokasenna |
Heimdallr is a deity and a major figure in Norse mythology and Old Norse literature. He is one of the
Deity
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| Loki |
Gylfaginning
Völuspá Skáldskaparmál Völsunga saga Lokasenna Þrymskviða |
Loki is a deity and a major figure in Norse mythology and Old Norse literature. Although Loki is often counted among the
Incomplete entry
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| Jötunn | none | A jötunn (plural jötnar) is a kind of being in Old Norse mythology and folklore. It is often mistranslated as "giant," an error t... |
Mythical Being
Tribe Incomplete entry |
| Vanir | none | The Vanir are a group of deities in Norse mythology. As a whole, they play a less pronounced role in the myths than the
Deity
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| Æsir |
Prose Edda/Younger Edda
Poetic Edda/Elder Edda Heimskringla |
Æsir ("gods, divine beings," singular form áss) are a group of deities in Norse mythology. They are the subjects of most of... |
Deity
Incomplete entry |
| Þórr |
Gylfaginning
Völuspá Skáldskaparmál Prose Edda/Younger Edda Poetic Edda/Elder Edda Hárbarðsljóð Hymiskviða Lokasenna Þrymskviða Heimskringla |
Þórr (anglicized as Thor) is a deity and a major figure in Norse mythology and Old Norse literature. He belongs to the group of divine beings known... |
Incomplete entry
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| Óðinn |
Vafþrúðnismál
Gylfaginning Völuspá Völsunga saga Prose Edda/Younger Edda Poetic Edda/Elder Edda Grímnismál Hávamál Lokasenna Þrymskviða |
Óðinn (anglicized as Odin) is a deity and a major figure in Norse mythology and Old Norse literature. He belongs to the group of divine beings call... |
Hooded traveller
Deity Incomplete entry |
| Valhöll |
Prose Edda/Younger Edda
Grímnismál |
Valhöll ("hall of the slain") is the hall of the god Óðinn (LINK), which is frequently anglicized as Valhalla. According to the
Afterlife
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| Einherjar |
Gylfaginning
Prose Edda/Younger Edda Poetic Edda/Elder Edda Grímnismál |
Einherjar, meaning "lone fighters" or "one man armies," are warriors who died in battle and thus earned a place in Valhöll (LINK), Óðinn's (LINK) hall... |
Never-ending battle
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| Tyrfingr |
Örvar-Odds saga (The Saga of Arrow-Odd)
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Tyrfingr is a sword in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks (LINK), the saga of Hervör and Heiðrekr, a legendary saga. This saga contains several poems which are... |
Magic weapon
Named weapon |
| Draupnir |
Gylfaginning
Skáldskaparmál |
Draupnir is a ring created by the dwarf brothers, Brokkr (LINK) and Eitri (LINK), who is also called Sindri, as a part of a bet with Loki (LINK) th... |
Magic Ring
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| Andvaranaut |
Fáfnismál
Der Ring Des Nibelungen Völsunga saga |
Andvaranaut, meaning "Andvari's gift," is the name of the ring which Loki (LINK) steals from the dwarf Andvari (LINK), the last piece of his treasure... |
Magic Ring
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| Fáfnir |
Fáfnismál
Der Ring Des Nibelungen Völsunga saga |
Fáfnir is a dragon in the Völsung legends, the collection of different stories, versions, and heroic traditions about the Völsung family. These princi... |
Dragon
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| Gramr |
Fáfnismál
Der Ring Des Nibelungen Völsunga saga |
A legendary sword wielded by members of the Völsung family, most famously Sigurðr (Sigurd), slayer of the dragon Fáfnir. It is first introduced in the... |
Magic weapon
Named weapon |