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Freyr (Lord)

God of light (sun), fertility and prosperity. He was also the god of rain and agriculture. Like his father and sister, Freyr was originally a Vanir...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Njörd

God of wind and sea. Njörd (Njord) was also the patron god of good fortune for sailors and hunting. Sailors prayed to Njörd when they set out on a ...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Ve (Lodur)

Ve was the son of the giants Bor and Bestla. Ve was sometimes called Lodur, Lodar or Lother. He along with his brothers, Odin and Vili (Hoenir), ki...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Thor

God of thunder and lightning. Thor was the son of Odin and the giantess Jörd (Jord), Fjörgyn (Fjorgyn) or Hlódyn (goddess of the earth). In the Har...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Vili (Hœnir)

Vili was the son of the giants Bor and Bestla. Vili was sometimes called Hœnir (Hoenir or Haenir). Vili, along with his brothers, Odin and Ve, kill...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Odin

Ruler of universe and leader of the Aesir. Odin was the son of the giants Bor and Bestla. He, along with his brothers, Ve (Lodur) and Vili (Hœnir) ...

July 23rd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Taliesin

Taliesin is a name that appeared frequently in Welsh myth and legend, as a master bard. Yet Taliesin could also possibly be a historical figure who...

May 13th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

The Dream of Rhonabwy

Like Culhwch and Olwen, the Dream of Rhonabwy was an independent tale of Arthur which had no influence from outside of Wales. Madawg, the son of Ma...

May 13th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Culhwch and Olwen

There is a great deal of interest to the scholars in the tale of Culhwch and Olwen, because it was composed probably in c. 1100. These interests la...

May 13th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Lludd and Llevelys

Britain was ruled by a king named Beli the Great, the son of Mynogan. Beli had four sons: Lludd (Nudd), Casswallan, Nynnyaw and Llevelys (Llefelys)...

May 13th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Rhiannon

The horse goddess. Rhiannon was the Welsh equivalent of Epona (Gallic) and Macha (Irish). Rhiannon was also associated with a Romano-Celtic goddess...

May 13th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

The Dream of Maxen

Maxen was the emperor of Rome, possibly related to the historical Maxentius who reigned AD 306-312. Maxen decided to go on a hunting trip until noo...

May 13th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe