Category: Norse Mythology

Tyr (god shining) In Norse mythology, one of the Aesir, a war god son of Odin and Frigga. He lost one hand when he placed…

Thor – Drum Beater Thor, Lord of Thunder, may be the best-loved of all Norse deities. He is the defender of the Aesir pantheon and…

Heimdall by Sophia Kelly Shultz Odin was walking by the sea when he discovered the Nine Wave Sisters, daughters of Aegir and Ran, sleeping on…

Gunlod – Mother of Poetry Troll queen, Gunlod, was the guardian of the Mead of Poetry, which bestowed poetic skill. After Odin had acquired all…

Frigga (Frigg, Frija, Fri) (lady, mistress, bearer?) In Norse mythology, an Aesir goddess, wife of Odin, mother of Baldur. She presides over marriage. In the…

Frey (lord, master) In Norse mythology one of the Vanir; god of fertility, peace, and wealth; son of Njord and patron god of Sweden and…

Freki and Geri (greedy and ravenous) In Norse mythology, two wolves who sit by Odin, chief of the gods, when he feasts. Odin gives them…

Forseti (Forsete) (he who sits in the front seat; chairman) In Norse mythology, god of justice and conciliation; son of Baldur and Nanna, whose home…

Fenrir (Fenris) (from the swamp) In Norse mythology, a giant wolf, son of the evil firetrickster god, Loki; brother of Hel. When Fenrir opened his…

Elivagar (rivers whipped by passing showers) In Norse mythology, a river located at the outer reaches of the mythological world, filled with venom that froze…