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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
Incomplete entry

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
Incomplete entry

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

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
Incomplete entry

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
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
Mead Hall

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
Tyrfingr Örvar-Odds saga (The Saga of Arrow-Odd)
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
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
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
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