Auðhumla: The Primeval Cow at the Birth of the Norse Cosmos Auðhumla, also written Auðhumbla, Auðumla or Audhumla, is the mysterious primeval cow who appears at the beginning of creation in Norse
Frigg – Well Beloved Lady Frigg is a spirit of divination, fertility, matrimony, and childbirth. Her husband is Odin the Allfather, Leader of the Aesir. Her father is Fjorgin. The identity of her mother is unclear. It is also not
Dockalfar (dark elves) In Norse mythology, the dark elves or dwarfs who live underground. They tend to be evil by nature but often can be appeased. SEE ALSO: Alfar Alfheim Nine worlds
The name Ratatosk means “swift teeth” or “gnawing teeth.” He is the divine squirrel who runs up and down Ygdrassil, the World Tree. He eats the bark and gnaws on the tree,
Grid – Peace Grid is an unusual Frost Giant if only because she’s friendly toward the Aesir spirits. In her most famous myth, she rescues Thor from certain doom. Having been convinced
Freya : She Who Shines over the Sea Freya, most beautiful of the Norse spirits, has dominion over love, sex, fertility, magic, witchcraft, warcraft, death, pleasure, and glory. Freya literally means “Lady”
The Norse term Jotun is traditionally translated as “Giant” as in the giants who lurch through fairy tales, like the one in Jack and the Beanstalk. Fairy tale giants are crude, often
Mimir (memory) In Norse mythology, a giant noted for his wisdom; uncle of Odin. Mimir was at one time the keeper of a magic cauldron, Odhrerir, or a magic well at the
Skadi, an ice goddess, is the daughter of the Jotun Thiazi, who died in a fatal altercation with the Aesir. In Skadi’s first appearance on the stage of surviving Norse myth, she
Byleipt (raging fire) In Norse mythology, brother to the fire-trickster god Loki, or merely another name for the god. One kenning for Loki is “Byleipt’s brother.” He appears in the Prose Edda.
Byggvir (barley?) In Norse mythology, the personification of the barley god, husband of Beyla; servant of Frey. He appears in the Prose Edda in the poem Loki Asena (Loki’s mocking). SEE ALSO:
Brynhild (Brünnhilde, Brunhild, Brunhilda) (warrior in coat of mail) In Norse mythology, a Valkyrie, daughter of Odin. Brynhild appears in numerous northern legends and myths. In the Volsunga Saga she is chief
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