Nothing will remain of the armies of the living and of the dead, of the dreams of the gods and the bravery of their warriors, nothing bu ash. That is how the worlds will end, in ash and flood, in darkness and in ice. That is the final destiny of the gods. (查看原文) Rhiannon...
In old Norse Mythology the Aesir are the principal gods of the pantheon. They include many of the major figures, Odin, Frigg, Thor, Balder and Tyr. A second clan of gods, the Vanir, is also mentioned in the Norse mythos. The god Njord and his children, Freyr and Freyja, are the mos...
Balder was the most beautiful of the gods and the one most beloved by Odin. As a youth, he led a happy life and eventually married Nanna. Soon, however, Balder began to suffer from terrible dreams that threatened him with death. Fearing for his safety, Frigg asked everything in creation...
Odin is the most powerful and complex god in Norse mythology. He is the creator and the destroyer, the wise and the cunning, the noble and the ruthless, the generous and the greedy, the father and the foe. He is the god of everything and nothing, of life and death, of order andcha...
The gods and goddesses gathered in the shadow of Balder’s terrible dreams, dreams that threatened to pitch him into the darkness for ever. Not one of them doubted his life was in danger and for a long time they discussed how to protect him. ...
of the two Merseburg Incantations. According to the myth, Balder had evil dreams that presaged his death. Odin rode to Hel, where he awakened a seeress who foretold that Balder would be slain by the blind god Höðr. Frigg made every object on earth vow never to hurt Balder, except...
Norse mythology isn't nearly as bright and cheery as it's shown in the recent Marvel movies. Sure, most people have at least heard of Ragnarok, the great end of all things, and people know that it involves fire and a lot of death. But there are many more Norse myths that are often...
Baldur was the son of Odin and Frigg, and he was beloved by all of the gods. Soon, however, he was plagued with premonitions in dreams of his impending death. His mother, Frigg, alarmed by the dreams made sure to go to everything in the world and secure their agreement not to harm...
Loki, the god of mischief and trickeryin Norse mythology, was probablythe most devious character.He was one of the gods, yet he sought toundermine them any chance he got, just for the chance to do some of his tricks. He was involved in multiple myths, and he always added a bit of ...
in all of Norse mythology; “very handsome[…] plausible, convincing, likable, and far and away the most wily, subtle, and shrewd of all the inhabitants of Asgard,” Loki “makes the world more interesting but less safe. He is the father of monsters, the author of woes, the sly god....