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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...
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...
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...
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-kno...
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 ...
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...
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 survi...
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...
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...
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 Odi...
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 ...
By Jimmy Joe
Sigrun
Valkyrie and lover of the hero Helgi . Sigrun was the daughter of King Hogni. Sigrun was due to marry Hodbrod (Hodbrodd), son of King Granmar, whom...