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a giant, in the shape of an eagle; from his wings they say the wind comes over all people. ... Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford ...
Pages in category "Birds in Norse mythology" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F. Fjalar (rooster) G.
A jötunn (also jotun; in the normalised scholarly spelling of Old Norse, jǫtunn / ˈ j ɔː t ʊ n /; [2] or, in Old English, eoten, plural eotenas) is a type of being in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, they are often contrasted with gods (the Æsir and Vanir) and other non-human figures, such as dwarfs and elves, although the ...
Several versions of the Nachtkrapp exist. In most legends, the Nachtkrapp is described as a giant, nocturnal raven-like bird. In Norse mythology, the Nachtkrapp (Swedish: Nattramnen, Norwegian: Nattravnen) is depicted with no eyes which if looked into cause death. It is also depicted with holes in its wings which cause illness and disease if ...
The Giant with the Flaming Sword (1909) by John Charles Dollman. In Norse mythology, Surtr (Old Norse "black" [1] or more narrowly "swart", [2] Surtur in modern Icelandic), also sometimes written Surt in English, [3] is a jötunn; he is the greatest of the fire giants and further serves as the guardian of Muspelheim, which is one of the only two realms to exist before the beginning of time ...
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The Rök runestone , located in Rök, Sweden, features a Younger Futhark runic inscription that makes various references to Norse mythology. Norse mythology is primarily attested in dialects of Old Norse, a North Germanic language spoken by the Scandinavian people during the European Middle Ages and the ancestor of modern Scandinavian languages.
Hymir, Thor and Jörmungandr. An illustration from Nils Fredrik Sander's 1893 Swedish edition of the Poetic Edda. Hymir and Thor on the Gosforth Cross. Hymir (Old Norse: ) is a jötunn in Norse mythology, and the owner of a brewing-cauldron fetched by the thunder god Thor for Ægir, who wants to hold a feast for the Æsir (gods).