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Head of Mimir
There was a different story on how Odin gained knowledge from Mimir , but this version took place in a different circumstance that had nothing to d...
By Jimmy Joe
Well of Knowledge
The Well of Knowledge was near one of the three roots of Yggdrasill. Yggdrasill or the World Tree was the giant cosmic ash tree that covered the ni...
By Jimmy Joe
Thirst for Knowledge and Power
Knowledge is power, so the saying goes. Which means that secret knowledge is secret power. Odin did not seek knowledge for its own sake. Rather, he...
By Jimmy Joe
Search for Wisdom
The following tales were about the god Odin's search for wisdom and magical powers to avoid his doom and the destruction of the gods and the Nine W...
By Jimmy Joe
Aífe
A woman warrior. Aífe (Aife) possibly came from Britain. Aife was the chief enemy of Scathach , who was also a woman warrior. So great was her prow...
By Jimmy Joe
Scáthach
A famous woman warrior. Scáthach (Scathach) lived in the Land of the Shadow (which was possibly the island of Skye, near mainland Scotland). She wa...
By Jimmy Joe
Mac Cécht
Mac Cécht (Mac Cecht) was one of the champions of Conaire Mór , the high king of Ireland. Mac Cecht was the son of Snade Teched and the foster-son ...
By Jimmy Joe
Fer Díad Mac Damann
Firbolg warrior. Fer Díad (Fer Diad) was the son of Damann or Damáin. Fer Díad was a childhood companion of Cú Chulainn (Cu Chulainn). They vowed e...
By Jimmy Joe
Lugaid Mac Cú Roí
A warrior from Munster. Lugaid (Lewy) was the son of Cú Roi (king of Munster) and Bláithíne (Blathnat). When Cú Chulainn (Cu Chulainn) killed his f...
By Jimmy Joe
Anluan Mac Maga
A Connacht warrior. Anluan was the son of Maga and a brother of Cet . Conall Cernach killed Anluan before the Ulster champion attended the feast of...
By Jimmy Joe
Cet Mac Maga
Champion of Connacht. Cet was the son of Maga and brother of Anluan . Cet was Connacht's greatest warrior. Cet was sometimes called Cettmac Conling...
By Jimmy Joe
Dubthach Dóeltenga
A Red Branch warrior. Dubthach Dóeltenga was the son of Lugaid Mac Casrubae. Dubthach was like Bricriu , another character in the Ulster Cycle, cau...