06.10.2019
Ullr Ullr (pronounced “ULL-er,” often Anglicized as “Ull,” and also occasionally referred to as “Ullinn”) is an obscure and enigmatic Norse god. References to him in Old Norse literature are sparse and tell us little to nothing about his...
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06.10.2019
Odr Odr (pronounced “Oh-der,” from Old Norse Óðr , “ecstasy, inspiration, fury, frenzy;” sometimes shortened to Óð or “Od”) is an obscure, seldom-mentioned god. According to the medieval Icelandic...
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04.10.2019
Freyr Freyr (In old Norse “Lord”) is an unbelievably beautiful male God he is a very important God in Norse mythology, and he is the God of fertility he is also associated with prosperity, wealth and a good harvest. Freyr is a former member of the Vanir an old...
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30.09.2019
Njord Njord was the god Norse sailors and fisherman turned to in times of need. He was a sea god with powers over the wind and the fertility of land along the coast. But what this deity is best remembered for is the strange nature of his marriage to a giantess. In Norse mythology, Njord...
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26.09.2019
Loki As the father of Hela, Fenrir, and Iormungand, and yet the blood brother of Odin in later Viking myths, Loki represents the true embodiment of all that underlies the very essence of all the Rökkr forces, the spirit of paradox. Loki was the son of the giant Farbauti (Cruel...
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20.09.2019
Forseti Forseti is the son of Nanna and Baldr and he lives in Asgard (The home of the Gods and Goddesses) in a beautiful house with a silver roof and golden pillars; the house is named Glitnir The name of his house Glitnir means shining. His house is in fact so shining...
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19.09.2019
Mimir Mimir is one of the stranger figures of the Aesir pantheon. In his current form, the form we encounter him in as readers, the god is just a disembodied head. Despite this (or perhaps because of it) Mimir is a god associated with wisdom and the pursuit of knowledge. He is...
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19.09.2019
Tyr Tyt was the son of Odin and an unknown woman and was the half-brother of Thor and Baldur. Although he was the god of war, Tyr fought for peace. He was a frequent traveler of the world, eager to learn about other cultures and gain new perspectives,...
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18.09.2019
Bragi Bragi (pronounced “BRAG-ee;” Old Norse Bragi, “Poet”) is the wise and learned bard (Old Norse þulr, pronounced “THOOL-ur”) of Valhalla, the magnificent hall of the god Odin. Old Norse poetry from the Viking Age...
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17.09.2019
Hodr He is the third son of Odin (by Frigg). His twin brother is the beauty-god, Baldr, and their eldest brother is the thunder-god, Thor. Hodr (pronounced “HO-der”; from Old Norse Höðr, “Warrior”) is a Scandinavian god...
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