Skoll and Hati are two giant wolf brothers famous in Norse mythology for their pursuit of the keepers of the Sun and the Moon, Sol and Mani. The prophecy of Ragnarök, the Norse “End of...
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A völva is a soothsayer, female shaman, or seeress in North Germanic and Norse paganism, i.e., a woman able to predict future events and practice sorcery. Examples of völva in Norse Myth include...
In Norse mythology, Ymir is the ancestor of all giants (jotnar). Ymir is also known to the frost giants as Aurgelmir, the oldest and strongest frost giant ever to exist. In Norse mythology, Ymir...
Nidhogg is known as Níðhǫggr in Old Norse ("curse-striker" or "he who strikes with malice"). It is a powerful dragon that lives underneath the World Tree Yggdrasil and feeds on its...
Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr: Thor’s Goats in Norse Mythology
Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr were two goats who pulled the mighty Thor’s chariot through the skies of the nine realms. Thor and Mjolnir had the power to resurrect them from the dead, which was...
In Norse mythology, Sleipnir was the god Odin's magical horse. This horse had eight legs and runes carved onto his teeth. He was so powerful that he could outrun any horse in the nine realms, fly...