English > Norse mythology: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | The mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity. |
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Category of | Aesir | (Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard |
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Andvari | (Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki |
Asgard | (Norse mythology) the heavenly / heavenly dwelling of the Norse / Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes |
Balder, Baldr | (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature |
Bragi, Brage | (Norse mythology) god of poetry and music |
Brunhild, Brunnhilde, Brynhild | A Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried |
Elli | (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match |
Fafnir | (Norse mythology) the Norse / Norse dragon that guarded / guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd |
Fenrir | (Norse mythology) an enormous wolf that was fathered by Loki and that killed Odin |
Forseti | (Norse mythology) god of justice |
Frey, Freyr | (Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity |
Freya, Freyja | (Norse mythology) goddess of love / love and fecundity |
Frigg, Frigga | (Norse mythology) goddess of the heavens and married love / love |
Heimdall, Heimdal, Heimdallr | (Norse mythology) god of dawn and light |
Hel, Hela | (Norse mythology) goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld |
Hoenir | (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir having a strong and beautiful body but a dull mind |
Hoth, Hothr, Hoder, Hodr, Hodur | (Norse mythology) a blind god |
Idun, Ithunn | (Norse mythology) goddess of spring and wife of Bragi |
Jotun, Jotunn | (Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict / conflict with the Aesir |
Loki | (Norse mythology) trickster |
Midgard | (Norse mythology) the abode of humans in Norse mythology |
Mimir | (Norse mythology) giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil and guards / guards the well of wisdom |
Nanna | (Norse mythology) wife of Balder |
Njord, Njorth | (Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir |
Norn, weird sister | (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny |
Odin | (Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir |
Sif | (Norse mythology) wife of Thor and guardian of the home / home / home |
Sigurd | (Norse mythology) mythical Norse / Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild |
Sigyn | (Norse mythology) wife of Loki |
Thor | (Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming |
Tyr, Tyrr | (Norse mythology) god of war and strife / strife and son of Odin |
Ull, Ullr | (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis |
Valhalla, Walhalla | (Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin |
Vali | (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder |
Valkyrie | (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla |
Vanir | (Norse mythology) race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict / conflict with the Aesir |
Vitharr, Vithar, Vidar | (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir |
Volund | (Norse mythology) a wonderful smith |
Yggdrasil, Ygdrasil | (Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and Heaven and Hell together |
Ymir | (Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world |
Region | Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG | A republic in central Europe |
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Broader | mythology | myths collectively |
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Spanish | mitología nórdica |
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