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Monsters

The following articles contain information about mythical creatures and monsters found in Norse and Germanic myths.Related Articles Giants Norse Cr...

August 27th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Beowulf

Beowulf was without doubt the greatest poem in Old English literature. The poem was written in the heroic style and it seemed to be like an elegy t...

June 13th, 2001

By Jimmy Joe

Norse Heroes 2

Norse Heroes 2 has articles of heroes who are not connected to the Volung-Nibelung cycle. Most of the characters in this page are the Skioldungs (S...

April 2nd, 2009

By Jimmy Joe

Midgard

Midgard was the home of the human race. It was also called Manheim, Mannheim or Manna-heim (the home of mankind). After the three gods, Odin, Hœnir...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Valhalla

Of Valhalla, the Icelandic Snorri Sturluson gives us the most vivid detail in his Prose Edda. Valhalla, or "Hall of the Heroes", was the best-known...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

War of Aesir and Vanir

A war broke out between the Aesir and Vanir, when the Aesir had tortured the Vanir goddess, Gullveig. Gullveig loved gold. It was all she talked ab...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Creation

The Creation as seen in Norse mythology was strange and different from that of classical Greek mythology. Yet it's nevertheless fascinating, becaus...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Other Valkyries

I have already written articles on the Valkyries Brynhild, Gudrun and Sigrun, so here are a list of other Valkyries, where only their names survive...

August 16th, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Olof

Queen of Saxland, and mother of Yrsa. Although she is not a really a Valkyrie, the Olof in Hrolfs saga did like dressing in armour and carrying wea...

August 16th, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Swan-Maidens

The Swan-maidens was another name for the Valkyries, because they wore garments with swan feathers which enabled them to fly, just like the goddess...

August 16th, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Hljod

A wish-maiden or óskmær and the wife of Volsung. Hljod was a daughter of the giant Hrimnir. Hljod first appeared in the Volsunga Saga, serving Odin...

August 16th, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Svava

Valkyrie in the Helgarkvida Hiorvardssonar (Lay of Helgi Hiorvardsson, Poetic Edda). Svava was a daughter of Eylimi. If this Eylimi was the same ki...

August 16th, 2003

By Jimmy Joe