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Sons of Ivaldi

Dwarves. The four sons of Ivaldi were master craftsmen. On Loki's advice, the sons of Ivaldi ("bowman") created three gifts for the Aesir. They cre...

August 17th, 2002

By Jimmy Joe

Dvalin

A dwarf. The name of Dvalin is mentioned several times in the Poetic Edda, as well as in Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda. Dvalin appeared to be the c...

August 17th, 2002

By Jimmy Joe

Lofar

Lofar appeared to be one of the early dwarves whose descendants lived in Ioruvellir (Iara's plain). Dvalin, one of the leaders of the dwarves, and ...

August 17th, 2002

By Jimmy Joe

Modsognir and Durin

Modsognir ("frenzy-roarer") and Durin ("sleepy") were the first two dwarves who were created by the gods. They were originally maggots that fed fro...

August 17th, 2002

By Jimmy Joe

Dwarves

Dwarves appeared frequently in Norse and Germanic myths and legends. The dwarves were said to inhabit Nidavellir, one of the Nine Worlds created by...

August 17th, 2002

By Jimmy Joe

Njörd

God of wind and sea. Njörd (Njord) appeared to be the leader of the Vanir before he became an Aesir god. While he was living in Vanaheim, Njörd was...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Kvasir

Kvasir was the wisest of the Vanir. Kvasir was born from the saliva of the two groups of gods, Aesir and Vanir. It was how the two warring deities ...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Gullveig and Heid

Gullveig was a Vanir goddess. Gullveig was probably the goddess of healing. Gullveig was a goddess with a great fondness for gold. Her constant cha...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Freyja

Goddess of love, beauty, fertility, magic, war and death. Freyja was the daughter of Njörd (Njord) and Njörd's nameless sister (possibly Nertheus?)...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Norns

The Norns were goddesses of destiny or fate. They were responsible for guarding the Well of Urda (Urdarbrunnr), one of the three wells under the Yg...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Ran

Goddess of the sea. Ran married Aegir and became his consort. Ran was the mother of the Nine Waves, and grandmother of the Aesir god Heimdall. She ...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Aegir

God of the sea and ocean. He dwelt in the hall at the bottom of the sea near the island of Hler (or Hlesey) with his wife and consort, Ran. Aegir w...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe