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Skofnung – The legendary sword of Danish king Hrólf Kraki. It was renowned for supernatural sharpness and hardness, as well as for being imbued with the spirits of the king's twelve faithful berserker bodyguards. The Sword of Surtr – The weapon the fire giant Surtr wields in the battle of Ragnarok. The Prose Edda calls it a flaming sword ...
Name Name meaning Alternative names Attested relatives Attestations Eggthér: blade servant, eagle: None attested: None attested: Völuspá: Elldridr: Vilhjalms saga sjóðs: Eimgeitir: fire goat, smoke goat: None attested: None attested: Nafnaþulur: Eistla 'the stormy one', 'the glowing one' None attested
Otegine, is one of three legendary Japanese spears created by the famed swordsmith Masazane Fujiwara. Tonbokiri, is one of three legendary Japanese spears created by the famed swordsmith Masazane Fujiwara, said to be wielded by the legendary daimyō Honda Tadakatsu. The spear derives its name from the myth that a dragonfly landed on its blade ...
Snorri paraphrases the strophe of the poem a second time in Gylfaginning 51, merely saying: "Surt rides first, and before him and after him is burning fire", [19] [23] afterwards requoting more extensively around the same strophe (Völuspá 48–56). [24] The possibility that this sword imagery was inspired by Christian writings have been ...
Must be a defining trait – Characters with access to vast powers (such as magical spells, advanced technology and genetic engineering) who are theoretically capable of this superhuman feature or ability – but who have neither made regular use nor provided a notable example of this extraordinary or supernatural feat – are not listed here.
Monster may also be Native, but name was given from Native language by local whites & not the original name, if so. Sea goat – Half goat, half fish; Selkie – Shapeshifting seal people; Water bull – Nocturnal amphibious bull; Water Horse – General name for mythical water dwelling horses of many cultures
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Kintarō – Japan, legendary figure often depicted as a very young boy with superhuman strength. Momotarō – Japan, legendary figure from the Edo period who defeated a band of ogres with the help of three animal companions (dog, monkey and pheasant). Baron Münchausen – Germany, "Baron of lies", rode cannonball and went to the moon.