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The Old Norse name Hræsvelgr has been translated as 'corpse-swallower', [2] [3] or as 'shipwreck-current'. [ 3 ] Hræsvelgr's name is sometimes anglicised as Hraesvelgr , Hresvelgr , Hraesveglur , or Hraesvelg .
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 ...
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.
According to the eddic poem, Fjölsvinnsmál, Víðópnir or Víðófnir [ˈwiːðˌoːvnez̠] is a rooster that inhabits the crown of the world tree, variously represented as a falcon, sitting between the eyes of the cosmic eagle Hræsvelgr at the top of the tree of life, Mímameiðr (Mimi's Tree), a vast tree taken to be identical with the World Tree, Yggdrasil.
Baugi (Old Norse: ; "ring-shaped") is a jötunn in Norse mythology. He is brother of Suttungr , the giant from whom Odin obtained the mead of poetry . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The Old Norse name Fjalarr has been translated as 'deceiver' or 'hider'. It probably derives from an earlier Proto-Norse form reconstructed as *felaraʀ. [1] [2] [3] Three other unrelated figures bear the name Fjalar in Norse mythology. [4] It is an alias of Suttungr in the Hávamál ('Sayings of the High One') version of Odin's theft of the ...
Given that Thor is the enemy of jötnar, it is generally assumed that, in this kenning, Litr must refer to a giant. [6] Litr is also a jötunn in one version of the poem about Thor by Þorbjörn dísarskáld , where the skald lists jötnar and gýgjar killed by the god (but Litr only appears in one manuscript, the others mentioning Lútr instead).
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 ...