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- Bragi is the god of poetry in Norse mythology. Given the prominent ... Bragi was a relatively important deity in Norse mythology, despite ...11 KB (1,734 words) - 14:56, 28 April 2020
- in them. In addition, Sturluson's Old Norse, while quite different ... of the types of verse-forms used in Old Norse poetry. Although Sturluson ...13 KB (2,143 words) - 05:13, 13 October 2022
- Leif Ericson (Old Norse: Leifr Eiríksson) (c. 970 – c. 1020 C.E.) was a Norse explorer thought to be the first European to have landed in ...11 KB (1,764 words) - 19:05, 25 October 2022
- Iðunn (romanized "Idun") is one of the goddesses of the ... a notable and relevant member of the Norse pantheon. More specifically ...15 KB (2,466 words) - 15:58, 12 February 2024
- In Norse mythology, Frigg or Frigga was said to be "foremost ... of the sky. As one of the Ásynjur (female Norse divinities), she was a goddess ...17 KB (2,558 words) - 07:03, 15 April 2024
- that the mythic account emerged in an Old Norse-speaking area in Yorkshire ... Norse Mythology is renowned for its rich tapestry of colorful stories ...16 KB (2,489 words) - 21:02, 3 May 2023
- In Norse mythology, Brunhild or Brynhildr is one of the Valkyries ... Valhalla. The term itself comes from the Old Norse valkyrja (plural "valkyrur ...18 KB (2,858 words) - 16:28, 30 April 2020
- to have lived on for some time after the Old Norse literature was documented ... a troll-woman who hails him with this verse (in Old Norse): ...13 KB (2,076 words) - 17:46, 2 May 2023
- The Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems primarily preserved in the Icelandic mediaeval manuscript Codex Regius. Along with Snorri ...21 KB (3,478 words) - 08:12, 24 November 2022
- The earliest preserved examples of Old Norse literature are the Eddic ... Old Norse poetry encompasses a range of verse forms written in Old ...19 KB (2,883 words) - 06:39, 16 November 2022
- Muspilli, the Old Saxon Heliand, and the Old Norse Poetic Edda all use alliterative ... alliterative meters beyond those of Old Norse. There have been many different ...24 KB (3,773 words) - 20:35, 30 November 2023
- comes from Norse mythology|right. In Old Norse they are called álfr, ... mill—perhaps a custom with roots in the Old Norse álfablót. ...21 KB (3,288 words) - 10:19, 21 January 2023
- Old Norse and Old English were still mutually comprehensible to a ... is often said to derive its name from the Old Norse, Jórvík, though that ...20 KB (3,196 words) - 18:13, 24 January 2024
- pagan, devoting himself to the Slavic-Norse deities, establishing numerous ... his housekeeper Malusha, described in the Norse sagas as a prophetess who ...12 KB (1,795 words) - 20:46, 3 May 2023
- In Norse mythology, Njord or Njordr (Old Norse Njörðr) is one of the Vanir (the gods of prosperity and fertility), and is seen as the god of ...22 KB (3,533 words) - 02:30, 16 November 2022
- In Norse Mythology, Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) was a widely worshipped deity among the Viking peoples and revered as the "God of Thunder. ...24 KB (3,867 words) - 21:00, 31 October 2022
- In Norse mythology, Asgard (Old Norse: Ásgarðr) was the realm of the gods (the Aesir) that was mythologically connected to the abode of the ...19 KB (3,050 words) - 03:59, 18 August 2023
- A dwarf is a mythical creature, appearing most frequently in Norse ... The word dwarf appears in numerous forms in the old languages of Europe: ...15 KB (2,408 words) - 15:51, 24 September 2020
- The word "fjord" comes from Old Norse, fjörðr, meaning ... In Norway, the usage is closest to the Old Norse, with fjord used for both ...16 KB (2,484 words) - 17:33, 28 March 2024
- Modern traditions portray gnomes as small, old men wearing pointed hats and ... Gnomes share many characteristics with the Norse dwarves, so much so that ...12 KB (1,863 words) - 08:03, 24 January 2023
- Odin (Old Norse: Óðinn) is the chief god in Norse mythology whose role in the Norse pantheon is complex and multivalent: he is known as the ...27 KB (4,091 words) - 10:20, 11 March 2023
- in response, depicted the standardized Old Norse spelling as an artificial ... as an introductory text for students of Old Norse. Sigurður Nordal called ...18 KB (2,992 words) - 01:26, 4 February 2023
- Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian legends ... The Old Norse vision of the future is bleak. Norse mythology's ...33 KB (5,117 words) - 10:01, 11 March 2023
- was one of the most important deities in Norse mythology. He was said ... Freyr was also one of the esteemed Vanir (a race of Norse gods) and ...27 KB (4,366 words) - 02:39, 1 December 2023
- her name itself means "lady" in Old Norse (cf. fru or Frau in Scandinavian ... seiðr magic to the Aesir (a clan of Norse gods). Given her various ...27 KB (4,334 words) - 12:25, 13 October 2022
- sometimes maliciously, for example the Norse Loki, but usually the trickster ... Eshu in Yoruba mythology, Loki in Norse mythology, and Wakdjunga ...19 KB (2,802 words) - 16:52, 2 May 2023
- came to be adjectives describing something old, rigid, out of touch with ... ===Germanic and Norse mythology=== [[Image:Ring45.jpg|thumb|right|200 ...20 KB (3,239 words) - 17:31, 30 January 2024
- Haakon Haakonsson (1204 – December 15, 1263) (Norwegian Håkon Håkonsson, Old Norse Hákon Hákonarson), also called Haakon the Old, was king ...19 KB (3,123 words) - 23:53, 29 July 2023
- Forseti (Old Norse: "chairman"; Modern Icelandic and Faroese: ... mythological role. In the standardized Old Norse orthography, the name is ...36 KB (5,860 words) - 11:08, 10 March 2023
- The term Nix comes from the Old High German Nichus, which became nickes or niches in Middle High German before finally becoming Nix in Modern ...14 KB (2,167 words) - 09:56, 11 March 2023
- legends and as Þjóðrekr and Þiðrekr in Norse mythology. During his reign ... Theodoric the Great lived at a time when the old order in Western and central ...20 KB (2,964 words) - 18:00, 30 April 2023
- words in modern English are derived from Old Norse, though of the 100 most ... each lost control of Northumbria to fresh Norse attacks before regaining ...18 KB (2,773 words) - 06:00, 28 July 2023
- ideas. The mighty oak, which grows to an old age of hundreds of years, ... many years to enjoy first. In Britain, one old tradition has it that if a ...14 KB (2,247 words) - 17:31, 16 February 2023
- new home and added features from their own Norse language, transforming it ... at Southwark. He then marched down the old Roman Road of Stane Street ...20 KB (3,151 words) - 02:47, 16 November 2022
- origin ("Turold," a variant of Old Norse "Thorvaldr"). ... later, southern aesthetic into the story. A Norse version of the Song of Roland ...19 KB (2,962 words) - 17:33, 30 April 2023
- The Primary Chronicle (Old-Slavonic: Пов ѣ сть времяньныхъ ... and George Hamartolus, native legends and Norse sagas, several Greek religious ...11 KB (1,577 words) - 03:56, 27 February 2023
- themselves into persons, such as a wise old man who, over the course of ... the mother, the father, the wise old man, and the self. Others ...28 KB (4,297 words) - 06:17, 12 August 2023
- English gos with the plural gés, German Gans and Old Norse gas. Other modern derivatives are Russian gus and Old Irish géiss; the family name of the ...10 KB (1,554 words) - 01:17, 5 March 2021
- The Isle of Man was controlled by Norse, Scottish, and English lords ... of 2036 feet (621 meters). According to an old saying, from the summit one ...38 KB (5,944 words) - 21:52, 8 March 2024
- In Old Norse, the víkingr, Jan Terje Faarlund. The Syntax of Old Norse ... itself is regarded in Scandinavia as of Old Norse origin, cognate with the ...60 KB (9,091 words) - 22:04, 17 April 2023
- be expanded to include the areas where Old Norse was spoken and where the ... and Faroese, which are descended from Old West Norse. Danish, Swedish ...27 KB (3,890 words) - 02:32, 21 April 2023
- believed to have been the Vikings ("Norse") during the eleventh ... mostly by outbreaks of Old World diseases but also by several massacres ...27 KB (3,995 words) - 12:25, 21 January 2023
- settlers around 700 C.E., bringing the Old Norse language to the islands ... grammar is most similar to Icelandic and Old Norse. In contrast, spoken Faeroese ...28 KB (4,130 words) - 00:27, 25 March 2024
- fifth century and sixth centuries C.E. Old Norse parallels of the legend ... Full many a wonder is told us in stories old, of heroes worthy of praise ...17 KB (2,719 words) - 23:27, 14 November 2022
- Yaroslav I the Wise (c. 978 - February 20, 1054) (East Slavic: Ярослав Мудрый; Christian name: George; Old Norse: Jarizleifr) was ...19 KB (2,940 words) - 10:15, 22 May 2023
- Canute (or Cnut) I, or Canute the Great (Old Norse: Knútr inn ríki, Danish: Knud den Store, Norwegian: Knut den mektige) (994/995 – November ...11 KB (1,794 words) - 19:28, 25 November 2023
- an older Scandinavian word related to Old Norse rosmhvalr, "red? whale ... Females can begin ovulating as soon as four to six years old. Interestingly ...11 KB (1,787 words) - 18:47, 17 April 2023
- struggles of the founding cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy; the other ... motif also appears in other stories from Norse mythology, in particular ...12 KB (1,851 words) - 20:35, 13 May 2023
- sea monster, referred to in sections of the Old Testament. It is regarded ... ;Dwarf: A dwarf, appearing most frequently in Norse mythology, is ...32 KB (4,984 words) - 22:44, 10 November 2022
- use of them, including the Roman, Greek, Norse, and other pagan religions ... The modern English word altar was derived from Old English alter, ...49 KB (7,532 words) - 23:19, 9 May 2024
