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Odin, in his guise as a wanderer, as imagined by Georg von Rosen (1886). Odin (/ ˈ oʊ d ɪ n /; [1] from Old Norse: Óðinn) is a widely revered god in Germanic paganism. Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about him, associates him with wisdom, healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, war, battle, victory, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the runic alphabet, and ...
Asgard. In Nordic mythology, Asgard (Old Norse: Ásgarðr; "enclosure of the Æsir ") is a location associated with the gods. It appears in several Old Norse sagas and mythological texts, including the Eddas, however it has also been suggested to be referred to indirectly in some of these sources. It is described as the fortified home of the ...
Jörmungandr in the sea during Ragnarök, drawn by the Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe in 1898.. In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (Old Norse: Jǫrmungandr, lit. 'the Vast 'gand'', see Etymology), also known as the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent (Old Norse: Miðgarðsormr), is an unfathomably large sea serpent or worm who dwells in the world sea, encircling the Earth and biting his own tail ...
The god Heimdallr stands before the rainbow bridge while blowing his horn (1905) by Emil Doepler. In Norse mythology, Bifröst (/ ˈbɪvrɒst / ⓘ [1]), also called Bilröst, is a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (Earth) and Asgard, the realm of the gods. The bridge is attested as Bilröst in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the ...
Valhalla (1896) by Max Brückner in a scenic backdrop for Richard Wagner 's Der Ring des Nibelungen. In Norse mythology, Valhalla (/ vælˈhælə / val-HAL-ə, US also / vɑːlˈhɑːlə / vahl-HAH-lə; [1] Old Norse: Valhǫll [ˈwɑlhɒlː], lit. 'Hall of the Slain') [2] is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 September 2024. Period of European history (about 800–1050) Viking Age picture stone, Gotland, Sweden. Part of a series on Scandinavia Countries Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden History History by country Åland Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Scotland Sweden ...
The terms Jötunheimr (in Old Norse orthography: Jǫtunheimr [ˈjɔtonˌhɛimz̠]; often anglicised as Jotunheim) or Jötunheimar refer to either a land or multiple lands respectively in Nordic mythology inhabited by the jötnar (relatives of the gods, in English sometimes inaccurately called "giants"). Jötunheimar are typically, but not ...
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period. The northernmost extension of Germanic mythology and stemming from Proto-Germanic folklore, Norse ...