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05.10.2019
Gullinbursti Gullinbursti (meaning "Gold Mane" or "Golden Bristles") is a boar in Norse mythology. When Loki had Sif's hair, Freyr's ship Skíðblaðnir, and Odin's spear Gungnir fashioned by...
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04.10.2019
Bygul and Trjegul Freya (or Freyja) was a fertility goddess and was associated with domesticity, womanhood, and female sexuality. She was also associated with sorcery and magic, as well as war and death. It was said that after a battle, Freya would lead a band of Valkyries to gather the fallen...
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04.10.2019
Hildisvini Hildisvíni (“battle swine”) is Freyja's boar In Norse mythology. The story of Hildisvíni appears in Hyndluljóð, an Old Norse poem found in Flateyjarbok but often considered a part of...
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28.09.2019
Jormungand In the depths of the ocean, a giant serpent named Jormungandr is biding his time. Prophecies tell us that he will merge at the end of time to destroy the Nine Worlds of Norse mythology, but for now, he is merely waiting… Jormungand may be the biggest beast in Norse...
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28.09.2019
Hugin and Munin Hugin and Munin (pronounced “HOO-gin” and “MOO-nin”; Old Norse Huginn and Muninn, the meaning of which will be discussed below) are two ravens in Norse mythology who are helping spirits of the god Odin. According to the medieval...
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27.09.2019
Fenrir Of all of Loki's children, it is Fenrir who until now has maintained an enigmatic, and elusive position; his status as mere monster has not befitted his with those attributes that goddesshood gives Hela, or that mythological familiarity has given Iormungand. And yet, Fenrir has...
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