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M
Magni (Mighty), 67
Gullfaxi and, 42
Managarm (Moon Dog),
67
Mani, 67. See also creation
(sun and moon)
Bil and Hjuki and,
11–12
mead, 67f, 67
“The Mead of Poetry”,
77
Gilling and, 38
guarded by Gunlod, 43
Hnitbjorg and, 50
Kvasir (1) and, 60
Oderir and, 78
Megingjardir, 67–68
Meili, 68
Menglod (Necklace
Happy), 68
Menja. See Fenja and
Menja
Midgard (Middle Earth),
68
creation of, 17
Migration Period, 68
iron helmet excavated
fro, 68f
Mimir (1), 69
Mimir (2), 69
Aesir-Vanir War and, 1
Mimir’s Well, 69
mistletoe, 69f, 69
Balder and, 69
Mjollnir (Thor’s hammer),
69–70, 70f
Modgud, 70. See also
Gjallarbru
Modi (Courage), 70
Mokkurkalfi (Mist Calf),
70
Moon. See creation (sun
and moon)
Motsognir, 70–71
Mundilfari (Turner), 71.
See also creation (sun and
moon)
Munin (Memory), 71
Muspell, 71
Muspellheim (Home of
Destruction), 71
myths defined, vii
N
Nabbi, 72
Naglfar, 72
Naglfari (Darkling), 72
Aud and, 7
Nott and, 75
names, 72
Nanna, 72
Narfi, 72
son of Loki, 63–65
son of Sigyn, 91
Nastrond (Strand of
Corpses), 72
Nerthus (Earth), 72. See
also Earth Mother
Nidafjoll (Dark Moun-
tains), 72–73
Niflheim (World of Fog),
73
Elivagar and, 24–25
Hel (1) and, 48
Nithog and, 73
Thor and, 104–106
Nine Worlds, 73
Alfheim and, 2
Yggdrasil and, 119
Nithog, 73
Njord, xi, 73
Frey and, 30–31
Freya and, 32–33
Nerthus and, 72
Skade and, 92
Vanir god, 113
Noatun (Boathouse),
73–74. See also Njord
Nordi (North), 74. See also
dwarfs
father of Nott, 75
Jotunheim and, 59
Norfi, 74
Norns, xi, 74. See also
Skuld; Urd; Verdandi
Norse, vii–viii, 74
major gods, ix, xi
sources of Norse
myths, ix
Norway, 74–75
map of Scandanavia,
xiif
Osberg ship in, 74
Nott (Night), 75
O
oak, 76
Od, 76
Hnossa daughter of
Freya and, 50
Odin, ix, 76f, 76–78. See
also Aesir/Vanir War;
Balder; creation; Har-
bard; Ragnarok
Aesir/Vanir War and,
1–2
Audhumla and, 39
Billing’s Daughter and,
12
as Bolverk, 13
Draupnir and, 21F
Einherjar and, 24
father of all Aesir gods,
2
Freki and, 30
Frigg as wife of, xi, 33
Garm and, 35
Geirrod (2) and,
36–37
Geri and, 37
Gladsheim built by, 39
Grid and, 41
as “Grimnir”, 36–37, 41
Gungnir and, 43
Gylfi and, 44
Harbardsljoth and, 45
Havamal and, 45
hawks and, 45
Heimdall son of, 46–47
Hermod son of, 49
with his ravens, 53f
Hlidskjalf as throne
of, 49
Kvasir (2) and, 60
as Lord of the Gallows,
77
loss of eye to Mimir by,
77–78
mead of poetry and, 77
Mimir (1) receives eye
from, 68
names of, 78
Nine Worlds and, 73
Rati and, 84
raven as symbol of, 84
Rinda as mate of, 86
runes and, 86
Saeming son of, 88
as shape-shifter, 90
Sigmund and, 91
singing of Grimnismal,
41
Sleipnir and, 94, 94f
Sokkvaabekk home
of, 94
Uppsala, Old and, 109
Vafthrudnismal and, 111
Valhalla and, 111–112
Vali (2) youngest sn
of, 112
Valkyries and, 113
Vidar son of, 114
Vili brother of, 116
words heard by Lodd-
fafnir, 62
Odin and
Valaskjalf, 111
Odrerir, 78
Olvaldi, 78
Otr, 78–79
Giantess Hyndia and,
32–33
Otr’s Ransom, 78–79
son of Hreidmar, 51
P
Poetic Edda, 80t, 80–81.
See also Eddas, The
Prose Edda, 81. See also
Eddas, The
Gylfaginning and, 43
R
Ragnarok, 82–83. See also
Vigrid
Bilrost and, 12
cock’s crowing and, 16
as day of doom, 82–83
Eggther and, 23
Einherjar and, 24
Fjalar (1) and, 29
Gullinkiambi and, 43
Naglfar and, 72
regeneration, 83
Rainbow Bridge, 83
Bilrost and, 12
Ran (Robber), 83
Otr’s Ransom and,
78–79
sister and wife of Aegir
(1), 1
Ratatosk, 84
Rati (Traveler), 84
mead of poetry and, 77
raven, 84. See also Hugin;
Munin
Regin, 84. See also Fafnir;
Otr
Reginsmal and, 84
son of Hreidmar, 51
Reginsmal (Regin’s Poem),
84
Rig, 84. See also Heimdall
Jarl and, 58
Rig-Heimdall and races
of men, 84–85
Rigsthula, 85. See also Rig
rime-giants, 86. See also
Giants; Jotunheim