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In Norse Mythology, the Nine Mothers of Heimdallr are nine sisters who gave birth to the god Heimdallr.
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Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.
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In Norse Mythology, Thor, the god of thunder and lightning, wields a hammer named Mjolnir.
Jötunheimr ( or Jǫtunheimr ; often anglicized Jotunheim ) is one of the Nine Worlds and the homeland ( heim ' home ') of the Giants of Norse Mythology — Rock Giants and Frost Giants.
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Traces of Norse Mythology in the Isle of Man.
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In Norse Mythology, the God Odin's spear ( named Gungnir ) was made by the sons of Ivaldi.
In Norse Mythology, the apples from Iðunn's ash box provide immortality for the gods.
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Norse Mythology: Legends of Gods and Heroes.
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Ulmo is similar to the god Poseidon in Greek mythology, Neptune in Roman mythology, Ægir in Norse Mythology, and Manannan in Celtic Mythology.
Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.
Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.
Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.
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Norse and Nine
In Norse religion, Asgard ( Old Norse: Ásgarðr ; meaning " Enclosure of the Æsir ") is one of the Nine Worlds and is the country or capital city of the Norse Gods surrounded by an incomplete wall attributed to a Hrimthurs riding the stallion Svaðilfari, according to Gylfaginning.
Alfheim (, " elf home ") is one of the Nine Worlds and home of the Light Elves in Norse mythology and appears also in Anglo-Scottish ballads under the form Elfhame ( Elphame, Elfame ) as a fairyland, sometimes modernized as Elfland ( Elfinland, Elvenland ).
In Norse mythology, Heimdallr is a god who possesses the resounding horn Gjallarhorn, owns the golden-maned horse Gulltoppr, has gold teeth, and is the son of Nine Mothers.
Midgard ( an anglicised form of Old Norse ; Old English, Old High German, Gothic Midjun-gards ; literally " middle enclosure ") is the name for the world ( in the sense of oikoumene ) inhabited by and known to humans in early Germanic cosmology, and specifically one of the Nine Worlds and in Norse mythology.
Niflheim ( or Niflheimr ) (" Mist Home ", the " Abode of Mist " or " Mist World ") is one of the Nine Worlds and is a location in Norse mythology which overlaps with the notions of Niflhel and Hel.
In the 2011 Marvel Studios superhero film Thor, the Asgardian warrior Thor explains that the Nine Realms of the Asgardian cosmos are linked by Yggdrasil, the Norse mythological Tree of Life, which is here interpreted as a nebula in space connecting the planets in an orbit.
In Norse mythology, Nidavellir ( Dark fields ) is one of the Nine Worlds and home of the Dwarves.
In Norse mythology, Vanaheimr ( Old Norse " home of the Vanir ") is one of the Nine Worlds and home of the Vanir, a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future.
In Norse cosmology, Vanaheimr is considered one of the Nine Worlds.
Norse and Mothers
* Imd, a giantess in Norse mythology, one of the nine Mothers of Heimdall
Norse and Heimdallr
Heimdallr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material ; in the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, both written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson ; in the poetry of skalds ; and on an Old Norse runic inscription found in England.
A lead spindle whorl bearing an Old Norse Younger Futhark inscription that mentions Heimdallr was discovered in Saltfleetby, England on September 1, 2010.
Regarding the inscription reading, John Hines of Cardiff University comments that there is " quite an essay to be written over the uncertainties of translation and identification here ; what are clear, and very important, are the names of two of the Norse gods on the side, Odin and Heimdallr, while Þjalfi ( masculine, not the feminine in-a ) is the recorded name of a servant of the god Thor.
In Norse mythology, Ragnarök (, or ), typically spelled Ragnarǫk in the handwritten scripts, is a series of future events, including a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures ( including the gods Odin, Thor, Týr, Freyr, Heimdallr, and Loki ), the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water.
* Heimdall ( voiced by Teryl Rothery, who also played Dr. Janet Fraiser ) An Asgard scientist based on the Heimdallr of Norse mythology.
In Norse mythology, Gjallarhorn ( Old Norse " yelling horn " or " the loud sounding horn ") is a mystical horn blown at the onset of Ragnarök associated with the god Heimdallr and the wise being Mímir.
Heimdall is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, based on the god Heimdallr of Norse mythology.
Norse and are
The Poetic and Prose Eddas, the oldest sources for information on the Norse concept of the afterlife, vary in their description of the several realms that are described as falling under this topic.
Old Norse askr literally means " ash tree " but the etymology of embla is uncertain, and two possibilities of the meaning of embla are generally proposed.
The word aegis is identified with protection by a strong force with its roots in Greek mythology and adopted by the Romans ; there are parallels in Norse mythology and in Egyptian mythology as well, where the Greek word aegis is applied by extension.
Norse berserkers and the Zulu battle trance are two other examples of the tendency of certain groups to work themselves up into a killing frenzy.
Similar creatures are also found in Welsh, Norse and American folklore, such as aos sí (" tumulus folk ").
There are many examples in Greek, Norse, and Hindu mythology.
For example, the English words shirt and skirt are doublets ; the former derives from the Old English sċyrte, while the latter is loaned from Old Norse skyrta, both of which derive from the Proto-Germanic * skurtjōn -.
Elves are first attested in Old English and Old Norse texts and are prominent in traditional British and Scandinavian folklore.
In Old Norse they are called álfar ( nominative singular álfr ).
The Norwegian expressions seldom appear in genuine folklore, and when they do, they are always used synonymous to huldrefolk or vetter, a category of earth-dwelling beings generally held to be more related to Norse dwarves than elves which is comparable to the Icelandic huldufólk ( hidden people ).
The books are the main sources of medieval skaldic tradition in Iceland and Norse mythology.
The vast majority of the population are ethnic Faroese, of Norse descent.
Cognates are found in old Norse, Slavic and also Greek and Sanskrit.
Old Norse Frigg ( genitive Friggjar ), Old Saxon Fri, and Old English Frig are derived from Common Germanic Frijjō.
In Norse mythology, Geri and Freki ( Old Norse, both meaning " the ravenous " or " greedy one ") are two wolves which are said to accompany the god Odin.
Interestingly Old Norse records do not distinguish between the Goths and the Gutes ( Gotlanders ) and both are called Gotar in Old West Norse.
However, the Geats are clearly differentiated from the Goths, or Gutes, in both Old Norse and Old English literature.
Other female deities such as the valkyries, the norns, and the dísir are associated with a Germanic concept of fate ( Old Norse Ørlög, Old English Wyrd ), and celebrations were held in their honor, such as the Dísablót and Disting.
Danish and Norwegian settlement made enough of an impact to leave significant traces in the English language ; many fundamental words in modern English are derived from Old Norse, though of the 100 most used words in English the vast majority are Old English in origin.
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