foundation of what we know today concerning Norse mythology, contain many names of dwarfs. While many of them are featured in extant myths of their own... 21 KB (194 words) - 04:53, 25 December 2023 |
A dwarf (pl. dwarfs or dwarves) is a type of supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Accounts of dwarfs vary significantly throughout history; however... 40 KB (5,088 words) - 14:52, 8 April 2024 |
Norse Mythology is a 2017 book by Neil Gaiman, which retells several stories from Norse mythology. In the introduction, Gaiman describes where his fondness... 19 KB (1,660 words) - 05:40, 8 April 2024 |
Norse mythology includes a diverse array of people, places, creatures, and other mythical elements. Álfheim Asgard Bifröst Bilskirnir Breidablik Elivagar... 3 KB (264 words) - 07:02, 12 May 2023 |
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing... 30 KB (3,614 words) - 19:23, 10 April 2024 |
Simonside Dwarfs, also known as Brownmen, Bogles and Duergar, are in English folklore a race of dwarfs, particularly associated with the Simonside Hills of Northumberland... 4 KB (345 words) - 19:40, 22 March 2024 |
dwarfs in Norse mythology Ori (Middle-earth), a dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium of Middle-earth Ori (Stargate), fictional evil beings in the Stargate... 2 KB (312 words) - 04:09, 17 December 2023 |
Sif (redirect from Sif (Norse mythology)) In Norse mythology, Sif is a golden-haired goddess associated with earth. Sif is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier... 22 KB (2,705 words) - 20:07, 19 April 2024 |
of Beowulf, a mail shirt made by Wayland the Smith. (Anglo-Saxon mythology) Armor of Örvar-Oddr, an impenetrable "silken mailcoat". (Norse mythology)... 189 KB (25,783 words) - 13:20, 26 April 2024 |
This is a list of legendary creatures from mythology, folklore and fairy tales, sorted by their classification or affiliation. Creatures from modern fantasy... 59 KB (5,498 words) - 21:06, 28 April 2024 |
The Norse mythology, preserved ancient Icelandic texts such as the Poetic Edda, the Prose Edda, and other lays and sagas, was little known outside Scandinavia... 52 KB (7,181 words) - 00:26, 27 April 2024 |
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the fallen") is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle.... 11 KB (552 words) - 12:28, 29 February 2024 |
Jötunn (redirect from Giants (Norse mythology)) 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... 37 KB (4,007 words) - 12:54, 25 April 2024 |
Mythology takes some of its inspiration from mythology and legends of the Greeks, Egyptians, and Norse, rather than from actual historical events. Many... 54 KB (5,594 words) - 22:26, 28 April 2024 |
characters in Norse mythology are said to be very wise, though there's often no instance of them demonstrating this supposed wisdom: Dwarfs, particularly... 14 KB (1,490 words) - 20:04, 13 April 2024 |
Austri, Vestri, Norðri and Suðri (category Articles containing Old Norse-language text) In Nordic mythology, Austri, Vestri, Norðri and Suðri (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈɔustre, ˈwestre, ˈnorðre, ˈsuðre])[citation needed]; are four dwarfs... 8 KB (974 words) - 21:53, 24 October 2023 |
tough, warlike, and lovers of stone and craftsmanship. The origins of Tolkien's Dwarves can be traced to Norse mythology; Tolkien also mentioned a connection... 30 KB (3,468 words) - 11:06, 29 March 2024 |
Fenrir (redirect from Leyding (mythology)) (Old Norse 'monster of the [River] Ván'), is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology. In Old Norse texts, Fenrir plays a key role during the events of Ragnarök... 32 KB (3,981 words) - 18:15, 27 March 2024 |
Dvalinn (category Norse mythology stubs) In Norse mythology, Dvalinn (Old Norse: [ˈdwɑlenː]) is a dwarf (Hjort) who appears in several Old Norse tales and kennings. The name translates as "the... 4 KB (468 words) - 05:00, 22 December 2023 |
Germanic dragon (redirect from Dragons in Germanic mythology) Studies in Archeology. 14. Young, Jean (1992). The prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson : tales from Norse mythology. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California... 24 KB (2,353 words) - 12:34, 8 January 2024 |
Freyja (redirect from List of names of Freyja) In Norse mythology, Freyja (Old Norse "(the) Lady") is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr (magic for seeing... 59 KB (6,945 words) - 12:46, 12 April 2024 |
Germanic paganism (redirect from Germanic Religion and Mythology) demons of death. Snorri Sturluson equates the dwarfs to a subgroup of the elves, and many high medieval German epics and some Old Norse myths give dwarfs names... 128 KB (15,972 words) - 22:22, 10 February 2024 |
Fenris Wolf (Marvel Comics) (category Norse mythology in Marvel Comics) like Norse mythology, Odin had the Dwarfs forge the chain Gleipnir ("deceiver" or "entangler"). It appeared to be only a silken ribbon, but was made of six... 10 KB (1,269 words) - 06:27, 31 March 2024 |