Mythology

Mythology

The term mythology can refer to either the study of myths, or to a body of myths. Comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures. In the study of folklore, a myth is a sacred narrative explaining how the world and humankind came to be in their present form. Many scholars in other fields use the term "myth" in somewhat different ways. In a very broad sense, the word can refer to any traditional story.

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Snotra

Anthropology; Mythology

A Norse god associated with Wisdom. She has very few mentions in the canon, so not much is known about her.

Rindr

Anthropology; Mythology

Possibly a giant, godess, or human princess. She was impregnated by Odin and gave birth to Váli.

Lofn

Anthropology; Mythology

A Norse goddess. She goes around arranging marriages, even when they have been forbidden.

Gná

Anthropology; Mythology

A Norse goddess who runs errands for Frigg using her flying horse Hófvarpnir.

Brísingamen

Anthropology; Mythology

The necklace of the god Freyja. In the Prose Edda it is stolen by Loki, and Heimdall has to fight Loki to return it to its rightful owner.

Gleipnir

Anthropology; Mythology

A chain forged by dwarves that is used to bind the wolf Fenrir. It is made from the sound of a cats footfall, the beard of a woman, the roots of a mountian, the sinews of a bear, the breath of a ...

Alberich

Anthropology; Mythology

A sorcerer from Norse mythology who had the ability to become invisible. He guards the treasure of Nibelungen, but is thwarted by the hero Siegfried in the poem Nibelunglied.