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Houses of Argolis
Argolis was a region in northeastern Peloponnesus. There, several powerful cities were built on the Plain of Argolis: Argos, Tiryns and Mycenae. Th...
By Jimmy Joe
Grendel
Grendel and his mother were some sort of humanoid creatures that had existed since the time of when God punished Cain for murdering his brother Abe...
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Asgard
Home of the Gods Construction of Asgard Home of the Gods Asgard was the home of the tribe of Norse gods and goddesses known as the Aesir . Twelve p...
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Fafnir
Dragon. Fafnir was the son of Hreidmar, and brother of Regin and Otter . Originally, Fafnir was a human who was able to shape-shift. Fafnir gained ...
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Skoll and Hati
Skoll and Hati were two giant wolves that pursued two heavenly bodies – Sol (Sun) and Moon . Skoll and Hati were descendants of the troll-wives or ...
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Garm
Hell-hound. Garm was the giant hound that guarded the gate in Hel (the world of the dead). (Garm was very much like the three-headed Ceberus, who a...
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Moongarm
Moongarm was the one of the offspring of one of the Iarnvidiur, the trollwives (giantesses) from Ironwood, east of Midgard. Her sons were all giant...
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Fenrir
Giant wolf. Fenrir was the offspring of Loki and the giantess Angerboda . Fenrir was also called Fenris. Snorri Sturluson also gave Fenrir another ...
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Midgard Serpent
The World Serpent . The Midgard Serpent, called Jörmungand (Jormungand) or Jörmungandr, was an offspring of Loki and the giantess Angerboda . Jörmu...
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Nidhogg
Nidhogg was a giant worm that resided near the Hvergelmir or "Roaring Kettle", one of three sacred wells. Nidhogg constantly gnawed at one of the r...
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Audumla
The primeval cow. Audumla (Audhumla) was born from rime at Ginnungagap . The primeval giant Ymir (Aurgelmir) lived on the milk that flowed from the...
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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 C...