Norse Mythology – Creatures: Skoll and Hati

The offspring of the famous father of all wolves, Fenrir. Skoll and Hati are key figures in the cosmological mythology as well as Ragnarok itself. Skoll means "One who Mocks" and Hati means "One who Hates".Skoll chases the moon and Hati chases the Sun. They will eventually catch their prey and that will be the...

Norse Mythology – Creatures: Huginn and Muninn

Huginn (from Old Norse "thought") and Muninn (Old Norse "memory") are a pair of ravens that fly all over the world, Midgard, and bring information to the god Odin.

Norse Mythology – Creatures: AUDUMBLA

Audumbla is a primitive cow that also emerged from the ginnungagap. She is instrumental in the beginning but she isn't that important overall. She's mostly forgotten now, and most of what remains of her is in the story of Gylfaginning. This cow (does have horns in all the art because sometimes artists are stupid...) provided...

Norse Mythology – Creatures: Elves

From Alfheim, one of the Nine Worlds, ruled over by Freyr. The Elves were considered to be "helpful spirits". As trivial as Elves are to us today, remember that these were the original spirits that the concept was built on over the last couple of thousand of years. They would surface to help, aid and...

Norse Mythology – Creatures: Sleipnir

Sleipnir is one of the four offspring of LOKI and is "the best of all steeds". The eight legged horse is the fastest of any animal in the Nine Worlds. Sleipnir is the envy of all for his speed, his name "Sleipnir" means "The Slipper" as in, slipping away. He was gifted to Odin and...

Norse Mythology – Creatures: Dwarves

The Dwarves of Norse Mythology and Folklore are well known for craftsmanship, mining, smithing and even wisdom. In the actualy myths and legends, they were never thought of as "ugly", "clumsy" or "short", though, they always had the beards. It is thought that the Dwarves are the "Dark Elves" and that they were dark for...

Norse Mythology – Creatures: Jormungandr

Norse Mythology - Creatures: Jormungandr The second of LOKI and ANGRBODA's offspring, Jormungandr, is another monstrous spirit in the shape of what we know as The World Serpent. It encircles all of Midgard and is one of the early warning systems of Ragnarok's beginning by becoming restless, the seas will begin to become unnaturally violent....

Norse Mythology – Creatures: Fenrir

Offspring of LOKI and ANGRBODA, this monster in the shape of a giant wolf has been restrained by the gods- but not without cost. TYR had to sacrifice part of himself to trick this creature to be tied down. He waits, pulling, ripping and struggling. When he finally gets free, it will be Rangarok, and...

Norse Mythology – Creatures: SVADILFARI

Norse Pantheon: SVADILFARI This is the mythical spirit in the shape of a Work Horse used by the disguised unnamed master builder (Who was really a Jotunn) who was building the protective walls around ASGARD. SVADILFARI is the father of SLEIPNIR, the eight legged horse.

Norse Mythology – Creatures: The Four Stags

Mythological CreaturesI wanted to start doing posts here and there about the gods and entities that inhabit the 9 Worlds of Norse Mythology. I figured we would start with the Four Stags; Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór.In Norse mythology, four stags eat of the branches of Yggdrasill, the World Tree. Their names are Dáinn, Dvalinn,...