I have included a number of tales about Odin, Thor and Loki, the most popular gods in Norse mythology. You will find a number of German tales under the page titled Dietrich Legend and Other Germanic Tales, where you will find the story of Beowulf. ...
Another term closely associated with Norse mythology that we have adopted into English issaga, which originally meant “a medieval Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.” Today,sagais used more generally to refer to “any very long story ...
Ragnarök Twilight of the Gods from Old Norse mythology, from Old Norse word of same meaning, composed of wordsragna, genitive of "the gods", andrök"destined end" orrökr"twilight" raft raptr(="log") raise reisa ransack rannsaka(="to search thoroughly") reindeer hreindyri rive rifa ...
This is a powerful and sacred ring that was crafted by the dwarf brothers Brokk and Eitri. It was presented to Odin. The word Draupnir means “to drip“…it was named such because every ninth night from the day of its creation, the ring dripped or reproduced eight new rings. In other...
Celtic* mythology also mentions apples as the fruit of the gods and of immortality. Today the apple is often associated with an episode of temptation described in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. Adam and Eve, the first man and woman, lived in a garden paradise called Eden. God ...
Synonyms for Norse Saga in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for Norse Saga. 20 synonyms for saga: carry-on, to-do, performance, rigmarole, soap opera, pantomime, chain of events, catalogue of disasters, epic, story, tale, legend... What are synonyms for Norse S