Norse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of ChristianityAsgard - (Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes Valhalla, Walhalla - (Norse mythology) the hall in which Odin received the souls of slain heroes Midgard - (Norse mythology) the abode of humans in Norse mythology mythology - myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person Fafnir - (Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd Sigurd - (Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpart Aesir - (Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard Andvari - (Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki Vanir - (Norse mythology) race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir Balder, Baldr - (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth Brage, Bragi - (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin Elli - (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match Jotun, Jotunn - (Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir Loki - (Norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor Mimir - (Norse mythology) giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil and guards the well of wisdom Nanna - (Norse mythology) wife of Balder Njord, Njorth - (Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus Norn - (Norse mythology) any of the three Fates or goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae Odin - (Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan Sif - (Norse mythology) wife of Thor and guardian of the home Sigyn - (Norse mythology) wife of Loki; held a cup over him during his punishment to spare him the pain of drops of poison Thor - (Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar Tyr, Tyrr - (Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu Ull, Ullr - (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor Vali - (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder; son of Odin Vidar, Vithar, Vitharr - (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok Fenrir - (Norse mythology) an enormous wolf that was fathered by Loki and that killed Odin Volund - (Norse mythology) a wonderful smith; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wayland and Teutonic Wieland Ygdrasil, Yggdrasil - (Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and heaven and hell together Ymir - (Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world: the sea from his blood; the earth from his flesh; the mountains from his bones; the sky from his skull Brunhild, Brunnhilde, Brynhild - a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide Valkyrie - (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla |