Category: Norse Mythology

Farbauti (cruel striker) In Norse mythology, the father of Loki, the fire-trickster god. Loki’s mother was the giantess Laufey, or Nal. Farbauti appears in the…

Fafnir In Norse mythology, a dragon guardian of gold, son of Hreidmar and brother of Regin and Otter. He was slain by the hero Sigurd,…

Eikthyrnir (oak-encircler) In Norse mythology, the hart or stag that eats from the branches of the cosmic or world tree, Yggdrasill. The Prose Edda states…

Dagr (day) In Norse mythology, the day, son of Nott (night) and Delling (dayspring). Dagr’s horse is Skinfaxi. Dagr and Nott had a horse and…

Aesir-Vanir War In Germanic mythology, a war fought at the beginning of time that was concluded by a truce that joined the two warring entities…

Ragnarok (judgment by the powers) In Norse mythology, the final battle between the gods and the giants that will bring about the end of the…

Odin (Othin) (leader of the possessed, frenzy) In Norse mythology, one-eyed chief of the Aesir gods; god of wisdom and war; son of Bor and…

Odhrerir (Odherir, Odhroerir, Odrorir) (heart stirrer) is in Norse mythology, a magic kettle containing a magic potion, the mead of poets. It was prepared by…

Norns (pronouncers) In Norse mythology, the fates, women who determine the fate of each person. Three—Urd (past), Verdandi (present), and Skuld (future)—live near a fountain…

Njord (Niord, Njordhr) (humid) In Norse mythology, one of the Vanir; god of winds, sea, fire, and wealth; husband of his sister Nerthus; father of…