Skadi is a jötunn and the goddess of snowshoes, winter and bowhunting, daughter to the Giant Thiazi, and giant wife of the sea god Njörd. Skadi is also referred to as Skaði, Öndurguð (Old...
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Angrboda (Angrboða): The Mother of Monsters and Grief-Bringer in Norse Mythology
According to the Norse myth, The mischief god Loki’s mate, Angrboda, was a jötunn (a giant from Jotunheim) and the mother of a monstrous brood consisting of Hel, Fenrir, and Jörmungandr. The...
In Norse mythology, einherjar are male warriors who died a noble death in battle. The valkyries then carried them to Valhalla slung across their horses, where they would feast and prepare to fight...
Surtr is the ruler of the fiery realm of Muspelheim and prophesized to fight on the side of evil during the huge battle of Ragnarök, the Norse end of the world. Surtr is a primeval jötunn,...
In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr is a sea serpent and the middle child of Loki and Angrboða. As stated by Prose Edda, Odin took Jörmungandr and tossed him into the great ocean surrounding...