Nordic Mythology

Gullinbursti
Gullinbursti (Old Norse: [ˈɡulːenˌburste], meaning "Golden Mane" or "Golden Bristles") is a boar in Norse mythology. When Loki had the sons of Ivaldi craft Sif's hair, Freyr's ship Skíðblaðnir, and...
Gullinbursti
Gullinbursti (Old Norse: [ˈɡulːenˌburste], meaning "Golden Mane" or "Golden Bristles") is a boar in Norse mythology. When Loki had the sons of Ivaldi craft Sif's hair, Freyr's ship Skíðblaðnir, and...

Ratatoskr
Ratatoskr (Old Norse, generally meaning "Drill Tooth" or "Bore Tooth") is a squirrel in Norse mythology that runs up and down the World Tree, Yggdrasil. Its role is to deliver...
Ratatoskr
Ratatoskr (Old Norse, generally meaning "Drill Tooth" or "Bore Tooth") is a squirrel in Norse mythology that runs up and down the World Tree, Yggdrasil. Its role is to deliver...

Sköll und Hati
Skoll and Hati (pronounced "SKOHL" and "HAHT-ee" respectively; Old Norse Sköll, meaning "One Who Scoffs" and Hati, meaning "One Who Hates") are two wolves briefly mentioned in Norse mythology, known...
Sköll und Hati
Skoll and Hati (pronounced "SKOHL" and "HAHT-ee" respectively; Old Norse Sköll, meaning "One Who Scoffs" and Hati, meaning "One Who Hates") are two wolves briefly mentioned in Norse mythology, known...

The Norns
The Norns (Old Norse: norn [ˈnorn], plural: nornir [ˈnornez̠]) are deities in Norse mythology responsible for shaping human destinies. In the Völuspá as recorded by Snorri Sturluson, the three primordial...
The Norns
The Norns (Old Norse: norn [ˈnorn], plural: nornir [ˈnornez̠]) are deities in Norse mythology responsible for shaping human destinies. In the Völuspá as recorded by Snorri Sturluson, the three primordial...

Hel
Hel is a figure in Norse mythology who presides over the realm of Niflheimr, where she receives a portion of the dead—specifically, those who are dishonoured. Hel is mentioned in...
Hel
Hel is a figure in Norse mythology who presides over the realm of Niflheimr, where she receives a portion of the dead—specifically, those who are dishonoured. Hel is mentioned in...

Tyr
Týr (/tɪər/; Old Norse: Týr, pronounced [tyːz̠]) is a god in Germanic mythology, a brave and powerful member of the Æsir, and a patron of warriors and mythological heroes. In...
Tyr
Týr (/tɪər/; Old Norse: Týr, pronounced [tyːz̠]) is a god in Germanic mythology, a brave and powerful member of the Æsir, and a patron of warriors and mythological heroes. In...