Category: Norse Mythology

The Draugr are the living dead: animated corpses who emerge from the grave to roam about, causing havoc, trouble, and mayhem, not to mention panic.…

Freyr – Lord; Master; The Generous One; Wise Fruitful Freyr is the Lord of Peace, Plenty, Prosperity, and Pleasure. Freya’s brother and lover, he is…

Frigg – Well Beloved Lady Frigg is a spirit of divination, fertility, matrimony, and childbirth. Her husband is Odin the Allfather, Leader of the Aesir.…

Holler – Holder of the Oath Ring; The Silent One Holler is the Lord of Frost and King of Winter. He is a particularly primordial…

Ketta are cat spirits. Ketta literally means shecat or female cat but the word is also used to identify certain fierce female spirits. The most…

Loki is a mysterious, contradictory spirit, perhaps the ultimate trickster. Loki is usually classified as a Jotun (giant) but was conceived when lightning (his father)…

Vidar – The Silent One Vidar is the son of Odin and the frost giant Grid. Although technically considered a Jotun, he is closely allied…

The Vanir are one of the pantheons of Norse mythology and pre-Christian religion. They are an indigenous pantheon; the Aesir who arrived from afar encountered…

Valkyries, Goddesses of Life, Death, Battle, and Magic, serve as psychopomps, divine escorts guiding souls to the next realm. The original Valkyries were daughters of…

Sif is most famous in Norse myth as Thor’s wife. Her name literally means “wife.” She is the central figure in a myth in which…