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Otter

Otter was the son of Hreidmar and brother of Fafnir and Regin. Otter had the ability to transform himself into an otter. Loki, seeing how beautiful...

Jimmy Joe
August 27th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Mimir

In the Norwegian epic called Thiðrekssaga, Mimir was the great smith who was the first master to teach Velent (Wayland), as well as being the foste...

Jimmy Joe
August 27th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Lyngvi

Rival of Sigmund. Lyngvi was one of the sons of Hunding.

Jimmy Joe
August 27th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Jormunrek

King of the Goths. In the Icelandic legend, Jormunrek was the aged king who fell love with the beauty of Svanhild (Svanhild), daughter of Sigurd an...

Jimmy Joe
August 27th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Hunding

A sea-king (Viking lord). Hunding was killed in battle, by Helgi, son of Sigmund. Hunding was a father of many sons - Alf, Eyjolf, Hervard and Hagb...

Jimmy Joe
August 27th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Hreidmar

According to the Volsunga Saga, Hreidmar was a father to four sons - Otter, Fafnir and Regin. However, in the Reginsmal, an Eddaic poem from the Po...

Jimmy Joe
August 27th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Heimir

A chieftain in Hlymdale. Heimir married Bekkhild, sister of Brynhild. They had a son named Alswid. Heimir became the foster father of Brynhild. Sig...

Jimmy Joe
August 27th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Guttorm

A Giuking and murderer of Sigurd. According to the Volsunga Saga and the poems from the Poetic Edda, Guttorm was the son of Giuki and Grimhild. He ...

Jimmy Joe
August 27th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Fafnir

Fafnir was the son of Hreidmar and brother of Otter and Regin. Once Hreidmar received the ransom (Andvari's treassure) from Loki, greed set in, in ...

Jimmy Joe
August 27th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Atli (Attila)

King of the Huns. Atli was the son of Budli and brother of Brynhild and Bekkhild. In Gudrun's dream or vision, Atli was symbolised as a wolf-cub. A...

Jimmy Joe
August 27th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Minor Norse Characters

The majority of the characters here come from the Völsunga Saga (Volsunga Saga) and from the Eddas. So for the full story, read the Völsunga Saga.V...

Jimmy Joe
August 27th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Wiglaf

A Geatish hero who appeared in the Old English poem, Beowulf. Wiglaf was the son of Weohstan, who was the kinsman of the Swedish leader, Ælfhere. W...

Jimmy Joe
January 1st, 2001
By Jimmy Joe

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