The conception that diseases and death come from invisible shots sent by supernatural beings, or magicians is common in Germanic and Norse mythology.

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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 ).

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In Norse mythology, Ask and Embla ( from Old Norse Askr ok Embla )— male and female respectively — were the first two humans, created by the gods.

Ægir ( Old Norse " sea ") is a sea giant, god of the ocean and king of the sea creatures in Norse mythology.

* Norse mythology

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.

In Norse mythology, the dragon Fafnir ( best known in the form of a dragon slain by Sigurðr ) bears on his forehead the Ægis-helm ( ON ægishjálmr ), or Ægir's helmet, or more specifically the " Helm of Terror ".

In Norse mythology, Bifröst ( or sometimes Bilröst ) is a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard ( the world ) and Asgard, the realm of the gods.

Scholars have proposed that the bridge may have originally represented the Milky Way and have noted parallels between the bridge and another bridge in Norse mythology, Gjallarbrú.

Baldr ( also Balder, Baldur ) is a god in Norse mythology.

In Norse mythology, Breiðablik ( Broad-gleaming ) is the home of Baldr.

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Bilskirnir ( Old Norse " lightning-crack ") is the hall of the god Thor in Norse mythology.

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In Norse mythology, Brísingamen ( from Old Norse brisinga " flaming, glowing " and men " jewellery, ornament ") is the necklace of the goddess Freyja.

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Bragi is the skaldic god of poetry in Norse mythology.

Examples of goddesses attested in Norse mythology include Frigg ( wife of Odin, and the Anglo-Saxon version of whom is namesake of the modern English weekday Friday ), Skaði ( one time wife of Njörðr ), Njerda ( Scandinavian name of Nerthus ), that also was married to Njörðr during Bronze Age, Freyja ( wife of Óðr ), Sif ( wife of Thor ), Gerðr ( wife of Freyr ), and personifications such as Jörð ( earth ), Sól ( the sun ), and Nótt ( night ).

Skaði is alternately referred to as Öndurguð ( Old Norse " ski god ") and Öndurdís ( Old Norse " ski lady ").

Scholars have theorized a potential connection between Skaði and the god Ullr ( who is also associated with skiing and appears most frequently in place names in Sweden ), a particular relationship with the jötunn Loki, and that Scandinavia may be related to the name Skaði ( potentially meaning " Skaði's island ") or the name may be connected to an Old Norse noun meaning " harm ".

The Old Norse name Skaði, along with Sca ( n ) dinavia and Skáney, may be related to Gothic skadus, Old English sceadu, Old Saxon scado, and Old High German scato ( meaning " shadow ").

Alternatively, Skaði may be connected with the Old Norse noun skaði (" harm "), whence the Icelandic skaði (“ harm, damage ”).

High notes that Skaði is also referred to as " ski god " ( Old Norse Öndurgud ) or Öndurdis and the " ski lady " ( Öndurdís ).

The Norse mythology | Norse goddess Skaði hunts in the mountains on skis in an illustration ( 1901 ) by H. L. M.

* 950: Skiing is recorded in Norse mythology, where two deities — the god Ullr and the goddess Skaði are described as hunting on skis.

In Norse mythology, Alvaldi or Ölvaldi ( Old Norse, ' the all-powerful one ') was a giant and the father of Þjazi, Gangr and Iði as well as the grandfather of Skaði.

Its name comes from Norse mythology, where Skaði is a giantess who is the wife of the Vanir god Niord.

* An anglicized form of the Old Norse goddess name Skaði

The hero Wayland the Smith | Völundr the ' ruler of the elves ' ( vísi álfar ), sometimes thought to be Norse dwarves | dwarves, nicknamed ' dark elves ' ( dökkálfar )

The elf makes many appearances in ballads of English and Scottish origin, as well as folk tales, many involving trips to Elphame or Elfland ( the Álfheim of Norse mythology ), a mystical realm which is sometimes an eerie and unpleasant place.

Freyr ( sometimes anglicized Frey, from * frawjaz " lord ") is one of the most important gods of Norse paganism.

Frigg ( sometimes anglicized as Frigga ) is a major goddess in Norse paganism, a subset of Germanic paganism.

Sources from the 17th and 18th centuries speak of Norn ( sometimes identified as " Norse ", " Norwegian " or " Danish ") as being in a state of decline and generally indicate that the language remained stronger in Shetland than in Orkney.

Old Gutnish, the more obscure dialectal branch, is sometimes included in the Old East Norse dialect due to geographical associations.

Skíðblaðnir ( Old Norse ' assembled from thin pieces of wood '), sometimes anglicized as Skidbladnir or Skithblathnir, is the best of ships in Norse mythology.

In Old Norse sources, trolls are said to dwell in isolated mountains, rocks, and caves, sometimes live together ( usually as father-and-daughter or mother-and-son ), and are rarely described as helpful or friendly.

The tree of life appears in Norse religion as Yggdrasil, the world tree, a massive tree ( sometimes considered a yew or ash tree ) with extensive lore surrounding it.

There were two distinct classes of Viking ships: the ' longship ' ( sometimes erroneously called " drakkar ", a corruption of " dragon " in Norse ) and the ' knarr '.

In Norse mythology, Verðandi ( Old Norse, meaning possibly " happening " or " present "), sometimes anglicized as Verdandi or Verthandi, is one of the norns.

In Norse mythology, Víðarr ( Old Norse, possibly " wide ruler ", sometimes anglicized as Vidar, Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr ) is a god among the Æsir associated with vengeance.

Rollo ( c. 846 – c. 931 ), baptised Robert and so sometimes numbered Robert I to distinguish him from his descendants, was a Norse nobleman of Norwegian or Danish descent and founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as Normandy.

The Greek Ladon and the Norse Níðhöggr ( Nidhogg Nagar ) are sometimes described as serpents and sometimes as dragons.

One account by Ahmad ibn Fadlan as part of his account of an embassy to the Volga Bulgars in 921 claims that Norse warriors were sometimes buried with enslaved women with the belief that these women would become their wives in Valhalla.

Brynhildr ( sometimes spelled Brunhild, Brünnhilde, Brynhild ) is a shieldmaiden and a valkyrie in Norse mythology, where she appears as a main character in the Völsunga saga and some Eddic poems treating the same events.

Þrúðr ( Old Norse " strength "), sometimes anglicized as Thrúd or Thrud, is a daughter of the major god Thor in Norse mythology.