Most cultures across the globe have legends of dragons and terrifying serpent-like monsters, and the Norse are no exception. In addition to Jörmungandr, the ...
The Allfather god Odin is typically depicted with a pair of ravens on his shoulders. Odin’s ravens, known as Huginn and Muninn (pronounced HOO-gin and ...
Valhalla is the great hall of Odin, located in Asgard. It is here that Odin, the Allfather, gathers the greatest Norse heroes to spar, drink, and feast ...
The Norse Valkyries are among the most famous beings and symbols to survive to this day from ancient Nordic and Germanic mythology. In modern culture, they ...
Vali is one of the two Norse gods of vengeance, the other one being Vidar. Both are sons of Odin and both seem to exist almost exclusively for the purpose ...
Njord is one of a few Norse gods and beings associated with the sea and wind, and was an important deity, with widespread worship among the Norse people. ...
The god of poetry and wisdom, Bragi is often mentioned in Norse legends. While his role in these myths aren’t highly significant, he is one of the ...
Frigg is the famous matriarch of the Norse gods. A wife of Odin, she plays a similar role to that of Hera from Greek mythology and of Isis from Egyptian ...
Skadi is a Norse deities that aren’t overly active in many myths and legends but are nevertheless central to the overall Norse mythos. She’s most famous as ...
Odin is best-known as the Allfather God of Norse mythology – the wise ruler of Asgard, lord of the valkyries and the dead, and a one-eyed wanderer. When ...
In Norse mythology, Idun is an important deity, who plays a significant role in the myths. A goddess of youth and renewal, Idun is the goddess that bestows ...
Few gods in the Norse pantheon personify a simple and straight-forward action as clearly as Vidar. This Asgardian deity and son of the Allfather Odin ...