This dictionary will be covering a broad range of subjects from Norse mythology. It started as an internal To-Do list, and has been expanded upon for quite a while.
When publishing all this in a post, I have decided to group the dictionary into different broad groups, rather than just sort every entry alphabetically. In this manner I believe it will be easier to navigate. The groups, like “Gods” or “Artifacts” are broad enough to encompass many entries for each. However, they are specific enough so that it should be easy to look up specific things if you have a vague idea of what you are searching for.
This will be a work-in-progress for some time to come. Suggestions, ideas or corrections to entries will be greatly appreciated!
Gods and Goddesses
Aesir
Aesir (Old Norse: Aesir) the main group of gods in Norse mythology, living in Asgard, they are ruled by Odin.
Balder
Balder (Old Norse: Baldr) is the god of light, joy, purity, and beauty, son of Odin and Frigg.
Borr
Borr (Old Norse: Borr) is a primordial god, the son of Buri and the father of Odin, Vili, and Ve.
Bragi
Bragi (Old Norse: Bragi) is the god of poetry, eloquence, and music.
Buri
Buri (Old Norse: Búri) is the first god, revealed when the primeval cow Audumbla licked a salt block, and the father of Borr.
Eir
Eir (Old Norse: Eir) is the goddess of healing and medicine.
Fjorgyn
Fjorgyn (Old Norse: Fjörgyn) is the personification of the earth, mother of Thor and Hlodyn.
Forseti
Forseti (Old Norse: Forseti) is the god of justice, law, and mediation
Freyja
Freyja (Old Norse: Freyja) is the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility.
Freyr
Freyr (Old Norse: Freyr) is the god of fertility, peace, and prosperity.
Frigg
Frigg (Old Norse: Frigg) is the goddess of marriage, fertility, and motherhood wife of Odin.
Gefjon
Gefjon (Old Norse: Gefjon) is the goddess of agriculture, plowing, and fertility.
Gna
Gna (Old Norse: Gná) is the goddess of errands and messenger of Frigg.
Heimdall
Heimdall (Old Norse: Heimdallr) is the god who guards the Bifrost Bridge and will sound the Gjallarhorn to signal the beginning of Ragnarok.
Hel
Hel (Old Norse: Hel) is the goddess of the dead and ruler of Helheim.
Hermod
Hermod (Old Norse: Hermóðr) is the messenger of the gods son of Odin and Frigg.
Hodr
Hodr (Old Norse: Höðr) is the blind god of darkness and winter brother of Balder.
Hoenir
Hoenir (Old Norse: Hœnir) is a member of the Aesir associated with wisdom and decision making.
Idunn
Idunn (Old Norse: Iðunn) is the goddess of youth and the keeper of the golden apples that grant the gods eternal youth.
Kvasir
Kvasir (Old Norse: Kvasir) is the shortlived demigod of inspiration and wisdom, born from the saliva of Aesir and Vanir gods.
Lofn
Lofn (Old Norse: Lofn) is the goddess of forbidden love and marriages.
Loki
Loki (Old Norse: Loki) is the mischievous trickster god and instigator of many conflicts. Son of a jötun and possibly an Aesir goddess, he has a central role in Norse mythology.
Magni
Magni (Old Norse: Magni) is the god of strength and might son of Thor and the giantess Jarnsaxa.
Mimir
Mimir (Old Norse: Mímir) is the wise god who guards the well of wisdom.
Modi
Modi (Old Norse: Móði) is the god of courage and strength son of Thor and Sif.
Nanna
Nanna (Old Norse: Nanna) is the goddess of joy and peace, wife of Balder.
Nepr
Nepr (Old Norse: Nepr) is listed in the Nafnathulur as a son of Odin, and in Gylfaginning as the father to the goddess Nanna.
Nerthus
Nerthus (Old Norse: Nerþuz) is an ancient fertility goddess, possibly related to Njord.
Njord
Njord (Old Norse: Njörðr) is the Vanir god of wind, sea, and wealth.
Odin
Odin (Old Norse: Óðinn) is the chief of the Aesir gods, associated with wisdom, war, and poetry.
Ran
Rán (Old Norse: Rán) is a sea goddess, the wife of Aegir, who is known for drowning sailors and pulling them down into her underwater hall.
Sif
Sif (Old Norse: Sif) is the goddess of agriculture and wife of Thor.
Sigyn
Sigyn (Old Norse: Sigyn) is the goddess of fidelity and wife of Loki.
Sjofn
Sjofn (Old Norse: Sjöfn) is the goddess of love, affection, and harmony.
Skadi
Skadi (Old Norse: Skaði) is the goddess of winter, hunting, and skiing.
Sumarr
Sumarr (Old Norse: Sumarr), meaning summer, is the personification, and god of summer.
Syn
Syn (Old Norse: Syn) is the goddess of truth, defense, and refutation.
Thor
Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) is the god of thunder and protector of mankind.
Tyr
Tyr (Old Norse: Týr) is the god of war, justice, and order.
Ullr
Ullr (Old Norse: Ullr) is the god of skiing, archery, and hunting.
Vali
Vali (Old Norse: Váli) is the god of eternal light son of Odin and the giantess Rind.
Vanir
Vanir (Old Norse: Vanir) is a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future, including Freyr, Freyja, and Njord.
Var
Var (Old Norse: Vár) is the goddess of oaths, agreements, and marriages.
Ve
Ve (Old Norse: Vé) is one of the three creator gods, alongside Odin and Vili.
Vetr
Vetr (Old Norse: Vetr), meaning winter, is the personification, and god of winter.
Vili
Vili (Old Norse: Vili) is one of the three creator gods, alongside Odin and Ve.
Vidar
Vithar (Old Norse: Víðarr) is the god of vengeance and silence son of Odin and the giantess Grid.
Jötnar (Giants)
Aegir
Aegir (Old Norse: Ægir) is a giant and god of the sea, known for his ability to brew ale and for his legendary feasts with the gods.
Angrboda
Angrboda (Old Norse: Angrboða) is a giantess from Jotunheim who is the mother of three monstrous children by Loki: Fenrir, Jormungandr, and Hel.
Bestla
Bestla (Old Norse: Bestla) is a giantess, the wife of Borr and the mother of Odin, Vili, and Ve.
Billingr
Billingr (Old Norse: Billingr) is a powerful giant whose daughter Odin desires, but ultimately loses due to deception.
Elli
Elli (Old Norse: Elli) is an elderly woman who personifies old age and defeats Thor in a wrestling match at the court of Utgard Loki.
Geirrod
Geirrod (Old Norse: Geirröðr) is a giant who captures Thor and Loki, but is eventually killed by Thor using a piece of molten iron.
Gerd
Gerd (Old Norse: Gerðr) is a beautiful giantess who marries the god Freyr after a courtship involving threats and promises of wealth.
Gunnlöd
Gunnlöd (Old Norse: Gunnlöd) is a giantess, daughter of Suttungr and guardian of the Mead of Poetry. A one-time mistress of Odin, and possible mother to Bragi.
Hati
Hati (Old Norse: Háti) is a giantess who marries the god Njord, but their marriage is unhappy and ends in divorce.
Hrungnir
Hrungnir (Old Norse: Hrungnir) is a giant with a stone heart and a head made of stone, who is killed by Thor in a duel.
Järnsaxa
Järnsaxa (Old Norse: Järnsaxa) is a giantess and mistress to the god Thor. Mother to Magni and possibly one of nine mothers to Heimdall.
Nine Daughters of Aegir and Rán
The Nine Daughters of Aegir and Rán (Old Norse: Ægis dœtr) are powerful sea spirits, each representing a different aspect of the waves.
Skrymir
Skrymir (Old Norse: Skrýmir) is a giant encountered by Thor and his companions in Jotunheim, who tricks them with his immense size and strength.
Surtr
Surtr (Old Norse: Surtr) is a fire giant from Muspelheim who will lead his army of fire giants to destroy the world during Ragnarok.
Suttung
Suttung (Old Norse: Suttungr) is a giant who possesses the Mead of Poetry, which Odin eventually steals by trickery.
Thjazi
Thjazi (Old Norse: Þjazi) is a giant who kidnaps the goddess Idunn, but is later killed by the gods in the form of an eagle.
Thrym
Thrym (Old Norse: Þrymr) is a frost giant and the king of Jotunheim, who stole Thor’s hammer Mjölnir and demanded the goddess Freyja as his bride in return.
Utgard Loki
Utgard Loki (Old Norse: Útgarða Loki) is a giant who rules over the castle of Utgard in Jotunheim and tricks Thor and his companions with illusions.
Vafthrudnir
Vafthrudnir (Old Norse: Vafþrúðnir) is a wise giant who engages in a contest of riddles with Odin, ultimately losing when he is unable to answer a question about the future.
Ymir
Ymir (Old Norse: Ymir) is the primordial giant created from the melting ice of Niflheim, and from his body, the world was formed.
Dwarves
Alviss
Alviss (Old Norse: Alvíss) is a knowledgeable dwarf who is tricked by Thor into staying out in the sunlight, turning him into stone.
Andvari
Andvari (Old Norse: Andvari) is a dwarf who lives beneath a waterfall and possesses a vast hoard of gold, including the cursed Andvaranaut ring, which is taken by Loki.
Austri
Austri ( Old Norse: Austri) one of the four dwarves that, according to Norse cosmology, hold up the sky. Their names represent the four cardinal directions, Austri being East.
Brokk
Brokk (Old Norse: Brokkr) is a skilled dwarf who, along with his brother Sindri, creates several powerful objects for the gods, including Thor’s hammer Mjölnir.
Durinn
Durinn (Old Norse: Durinn) is known as the ‘sleepy one’. His name appears in the ‘Dvergatal’ or ‘Catalogue of Dwarves’ within the Völuspá.
Dúrnir
Dúrnir (Old Norse: Dúrnir) is a dwarf mentioned in the ‘Dvergatal’. The name Dúrnir suggests a connection with doors or doorways, but his story is not elaborated upon.
Dvalinn
Dvalinn (Old Norse: Dvalinn) is a prominent dwarf often named in various sources, including the Poetic Edda. He is known as a leader of a group of dwarves who created the mead of poetry
Eitri
Eitri (Old Norse: Eitri), also referred to as Sindri, is a masterful dwarf craftsman who, together with his brother Brokk, forges magical objects for the gods.
Fafnir
Fafnir (Old Norse: Fáfnir) is a dwarf who transforms into a dragon due to the curse of the Andvaranaut ring and is later slain by the hero Sigurd.
Fjalar
Fjalar (Old Norse: Fjalar) one of the two mischievous dwarves who kill the wise being Kvasir and use his blood to create the Mead of Poetry.
Galar
Galar (Old Norse Galar) one of the two mischievous dwarves who kill the wise being Kvasir and use his blood to create the Mead of Poetry.
Gandalf
Gandalf (Old Norse: Gandálfr) is a dwarf whose name appears in the ‘Dvergatal’. The meaning of his name can be interpreted as “magic-elf”. He shares his name with a wizard character in J.R.R. Tolkien’s works.
Hreidmar
Hreidmar (Old Norse: Hreiðmarr) is a powerful sorcerer and the father of the dwarves Fafnir, Otter, and Regin, who seeks vengeance on the gods for Otter’s death.
Ivaldi
Ivaldi (Old Norse: Ívaldi) sole claim to fame is as the father of the Sons of Ivaldi, a group of dwarves who are known for crafting several important items for the gods.
Lit
Lit (Old Norse Litr) is a dwarf mentioned in the Prose Edda, during the account of the death of the god Baldr. He is said to have been kicked into Baldr’s funeral pyre by Thor.
Mótsognir
Mótsognir (Old Norse: Mótsognir) is described in the Poetic Edda as one of the first dwarves and the mightiest of them all. His name is interpreted as ‘angry swallower’.
Nordri
Nordri ( Old Norse Norðri) one of the four dwarves that, according to Norse cosmology, hold up the sky. Their names represent the four cardinal directions, Nordri being North.
Otter
Otter (Old Norse: Ótr) is a shape shifting dwarf who is killed by Loki while in the form of an otter, leading to a blood feud between the gods and Otter’s family.
Regin
Regin (Old Norse: Reginn) is a dwarf, the son of Hreidmar and the brother of Fafnir and Otter, who becomes the foster father and mentor of
Sons of Ívaldi
The Sons of Ívaldi (Old Norse: Ívalda synir) are a group of dwarves, sons of Ivaldi. They are gifted craftsmen and are responsible for creating several important objects for the gods, including Odin’s spear, Gungnir, and Skidbladnir, the best of all ships.
Sudri
Sudri ( Old Norse: Suðri) one of the four dwarves that, according to Norse cosmology, hold up the sky. Their names represent the four cardinal directions, Sudri being South.
Vestri
Vestri ( Old Norse: Vestri) one of the four dwarves that, according to Norse cosmology, hold up the sky. Their names represent the four cardinal directions, Vestri being West.
Monsters, Beasts and Other Creatures
Audumbla
Audumbla (Old Norse: Auðumbla) is the primeval cow whose milk nourished the first giant, Ymir, and whose licking of a salt block revealed the first god, Buri.
Draugr
Draugr (Old Norse: Draugr) are undead beings, the reanimated corpses of the dead, often found in burial mounds or haunting the living.
Dvalinn
Dvalinn (Old Norse: Dvalinn) is a stag who feeds on the leaves of Yggdrasil, along with three other stags: Duneyrr, Durathror, and Dainn.
Eikthyrnir
Eikthyrnir (Old Norse: Eikþyrnir) is a stag that stands atop Valhalla and feeds on the leaves of Yggdrasil, from whose antlers drip the waters that form the rivers of the world.
Einherjar
Einherjar (Old Norse: Einherjar) are the spirits of warriors who have died in battle and are taken to Valhalla by the Valkyries to fight and feast until Ragnarok.
Fenrir
Fenrir (Old Norse: Fenrir) is a monstrous wolf, the offspring of Loki and Angrboda, who is prophesied to kill Odin during Ragnarok.
Fylgja
Fylgja (Old Norse: Fylgja) are guardian spirits in animal form, often believed to accompany individuals throughout their lives, reflecting their character or fate.
Garm
Garm (Old Norse: Garmr) is a monstrous hound that guards the entrance to Helheim and will break free during Ragnarok to fight the god Tyr.
Gullinbursti
Gullinbursti (Old Norse: Gullinbursti) is a boar with golden bristles, crafted by the dwarves Brokk and Sindri as a gift for the god Freyr.
Gullveig
Gullveig (Old Norse: Gullveig) is a mysterious figure, possibly a Vanir goddess or a powerful witch, whose attempted murder by the Aesir led to the first war between the Aesir and Vanir.
Hati
Hati (Old Norse: Háti) is one of the two giant wolves who chase the sun and the moon across the sky, eventually swallowing them during Ragnarok. He is the one chasing the sun.
Hel
Hel (Old Norse: Hel) is the half living, half dead daughter of Loki and Angrboda, who rules over the realm of the dead named after her, Helheim.
Hjuki and Bil
Hjuki and Bil (Old Norse: Hjúki and Bil ) are two children who accompany the moon god Mani, representing the waxing and waning of the moon.
Hrimfaxi
Hrimfaxi (Old Norse: Hrímfaxi) is the horse of the goddess Nött, the personification of night.
Hugin
Hugin (Old Norse: Huginn ) one of Odin’s two ravens, who fly around the world each day to gather information and report back to him, Hugin means thought.
Huldra
Huldra (Old Norse: Hulðr) is a seductive forest spirit with a hollow back, often portrayed as a beautiful woman with a cow’s tail.
Jormungandr
Jormungandr (Old Norse: Jörmungandr) is a gigantic serpent, also born from Loki and Angrboda, that encircles Midgard and is destined to fight Thor during Ragnarok.
Kraken
Kraken (Old Norse: Kraki) is a legendary sea monster of gigantic proportions, said to dwell off the coasts of Norway and Greenland.
Kvasir
Kvasir (Old Norse: Kvasir) is a wise being created from the saliva of the Aesir and Vanir gods, who is later killed by the dwarves Fjalar and Galar.
Munin
Munin (Old Norse: Muninn ) one of Odin’s two ravens, who fly around the world each day to gather information and report back to him, Munin means memory.
Nidhogg
Nidhogg (Old Norse: Níðhöggr) is a dragon that gnaws at the roots of Yggdrasil, the world tree, and feeds on the corpses of the dead in Niflheim.
Norns
Norns (Old Norse: Nornir) are female beings who rule the destinies of gods and humans, and reside by the Well of Urd beneath Yggdrasil.
Ratatoskr
Ratatoskr (Old Norse: Ratatoskr) is a squirrel that runs up and down Yggdrasil, carrying messages and insults between the eagle at the top of the tree and Nidhogg at the bottom.
Skinfaxi
Skinfaxi (Old Norse: Skinfax) is the horse of the god Dágr, the personification of day.
Skoll
Skoll (Old Norse: Sköll ) is one of the two giant wolves who chase the sun and the moon across the sky, eventually swallowing them during Ragnarok. He is the one chasing the moon.
Sleipnir
Sleipnir (Old Norse: Sleipnir) is Odin’s eight legged horse, borne by Loki in the shape of a mare.
Svadilfari
Svadilfari (Old Norse: Svaðilfari) is a powerful stallion that mates with Loki in the form of a mare, resulting in the birth of Sleipnir.
Valkyries
Valkyries (Old Norse: Valkyrjur) are female warrior spirits who serve Odin, choosing the slain warriors from battlefields and bringing them to Valhalla or Folkvangr.
Veðrfölnir
Veðrfölnir (Old Norse: Veðrfölnir) is a hawk that sits between the eyes of an unnamed eagle perched atop Yggdrasil.
Realms, Places and Structures
Alfheim
Alfheim (Old Norse: Álfheimr) is the realm of the light elves.
Amsvartnir
Amsvartnir (Old Norse: Ámsvartnir) is a lake in Jotunheim where the serpent Jormungandr lives, encircling the realm of Midgard.
Andlang
Andlang (Old Norse: Andlangr) is a heavenly realm located above Asgard, where the righteous will dwell after Ragnarok.
Asgard
Asgard (Old Norse: Ásgarðr) is the realm of the Aesir gods and goddesses.
Barri
Barri (Old Norse: Barri) is the forested meeting place of Freyr and his bride to be, the giantess Gerd, as prophesied by Skirnir.
Bifrost
Bifrost (Old Norse: Bifröst) is the rainbow bridge connecting Asgard and Midgard.
Bilskirnir
Bilskirnir (Old Norse: Bilskirnir) is the magnificent hall of the god Thor, located in the realm of Asgard.
Breidablik
Breidablik (Old Norse: Breiðablik) is the dwelling of the god Balder, known for its beauty and purity.
Fensalir
Fensalir (Old Norse: Fensalir) is the dwelling of the goddess Frigg.
Folkvangr
Folkvangr (Old Norse: Fólkvangr) is a meadow in Asgard where the goddess Freyja resides and receives half of the slain warriors, while the other half goes to Valhalla.
Gastropnir
Gastropnir (Old Norse: Gastrópnir) is the fortress of the giantess Mengloth, guarded by the watchman Fjölsviðr.
Gimle
Gimle (Old Norse: Gimlé) is a heavenly dwelling that will remain after Ragnarok, inhabited by the survivors and the righteous.
Ginnungagap
Ginnungagap (Old Norse: Ginnungagap) is the primordial void that existed before the creation of the cosmos.
Gjallarbru
Gjallarbru (Old Norse: Gjallarbrú) is the bridge across the river Gjoll in Helheim, guarded by the giantess Modgud.
Gladsheim
Gladsheim (Old Norse: Gladsheimr) is the realm within Asgard where Odin’s hall, Valhalla, is located.
Glasislundr
Glasislundr (Old Norse: Glæsisvellir) is a mythical location mentioned in the Prose Edda, where the giant Geirrod resides.
Glitnir
Glitnir (Old Norse: Glitnir) is the silver and gold hall of the god Forseti, where disputes are resolved and justice is maintained.
Gnipahellir
Gnipahellir (Old Norse: Gnipahellir) is a cave located near the entrance of Helheim, guarded by the monstrous hound Garm.
Helheim
Helheim (Old Norse: Helheimr) is the realm of the dead, ruled by the goddess Hel.
Himinbjorg
Himinbjorg (Old Norse: Himinbjörg) is the dwelling of the god Heimdall, located at the edge of Asgard near the Bifrost bridge.
Hlidskjalf
Hlidskjalf (Old Norse: Hliðskjálf) is Odin’s high throne in his hall Valaskjalf, from which he can see into all the realms.
Hoddminir’s Forest
Hoddminir (Old Norse: Höðmímir) is a mythical forest where the human survivors of Ragnarok will find refuge and repopulate the world.
Idavoll
Idavoll (Old Norse: Iðavöllr) is the plain in the center of Asgard, where the Aesir gods will gather to rebuild the world after Ragnarok.
Ironwood
Ironwood (Old Norse: Járnviðr) is a dark, dense forest located in Jotunheim, inhabited by monstrous wolves and giants, including Angrboda, the mother of some of Loki’s children.
Isle of Singasteinn
Singasteinn (Old Norse: Singasteinn) is a mysterious island where Loki and Heimdall fought in the form of seals to obtain the Brisings’ necklace.
Jotunheim
Jotunheim (Old Norse: Jötunheimr) is the realm of the giants.
Laerad
Laerad (Old Norse: Læraðr) is the tree in Valhalla where the goat Heidrun and the hart Eikthyrnir graze, providing mead and water for the Einherjar and the tree Yggdrasil.
Landvidi
Landvidi (Old Norse: Landvíði) is the dwelling place of the god Vidar, known for its spaciousness and beauty.
Lyfjaberg
Lyfjaberg (Old Norse: Lyfjaberg) is a hill or mountain in Asgard, associated with the goddess Eir, where healing and rejuvenation occur.
Midgard
Midgard (Old Norse: Miðgarðr) is the world inhabited by humans.
Muspelheim
Muspelheim (Old Norse: Múspellsheimr) is the realm of fire and home to fire giants.
Nastrond
Nastrond (Old Norse: Náströnd) is a part of Helheim, where the wicked and oath breakers suffer in a hall made of serpents’ venom and the corpses of the dead.
Nidavellir
Nidavellir (Old Norse: Niðavellir) is the home of the dwarves, often considered synonymous with Svartalfheim.
Niflheim
Niflheim (Old Norse: Niflheimr) is the realm of ice, fog, and the dead.
Njord’s Grove
Njord’s Grove (Old Norse: Njarðar Vé) is a sacred grove dedicated to the god Njord, where he is honored and worshiped.
Noatun
Noatun (Old Norse: Nóatún) is the seaside residence of the god Njord in Asgard.
Okolnir
Okolnir (Old Norse: Ókolnir) is an island that will remain after Ragnarok, where the hall Brimir is located, providing shelter for the survivors.
Sessrumnir
Sessrumnir (Old Norse: Sessrúmnir) is the hall of the goddess Freyja, located in Folkvangr.
Skrymir’s Forest
Skrymir’s Forest (Old Norse: Skrýmir) is a dense forest in Jotunheim where Thor and his companions encountered the giant Skrymir.
Surtsey
Surtsey (Old Norse: Surtr’s Island) is an island that will emerge from the sea after Ragnarok, created by the fire giant Surtr.
Svartalfheim
Svartalfheim (Old Norse: Svartálfaheimr) is the home of the dark elves or dwarves.
Thrudvang
Thrúdvang (Old Norse: Thrúdvangr) is the realm of Thor in Asgard, where his hall Bilskirnir is located.
Thrymheim
Thrymheim (Old Norse: Þrymheimr) is the home of the giant Thiazi and his daughter, the goddess Skadi.
Utgard
Utgard (Old Norse: Útgarðr) is a stronghold in Jotunheim inhabited by giants, where the gods Thor and Loki have several adventures.
Valaskjalf
Valaskjalf (Old Norse: Valaskjálf) is one of Odin’s halls in Asgard, where he has a throne named Hlidskjalf that allows him to see into all realms.
Valhalla
Valhalla (Old Norse: Valhöll) is Odin’s hall, where fallen warriors are brought to prepare for Ragnarok.
Vanaheim
Vanaheim (Old Norse: Vanaheimr) is the home of the Vanir gods and goddesses.
Vidblain
Vidblain (Old Norse: Viðbláinn) is the third heavenly realm situated above Asgard and Andlang, where the survivors of Ragnarok will live.
Vingolf
Vingolf (Old Norse: Vingólf) is the hall of the goddesses in Asgard, sometimes described as a sanctuary or a meeting place for the gods.
Ydalir
Ydalir (Old Norse: Ydalir) is the dwelling place of the god Ullr, located in Asgard.
Yggdrasil
Yggdrasil (Old Norse: Yggdrasill) is the immense cosmic tree connecting the nine worlds.
Rivers and Wells
Elivagar
Elivagar (Old Norse: Élivágar) is a group of eleven rivers that flow from the wellspring Hvergelmir in Niflheim.
Fimbulthul
Fimbulthul (Old Norse: Fimbulþul) is one of the eleven rivers of Elivagar, originating from the wellspring Hvergelmir in Niflheim.
Fjorm
Fjorm (Old Norse: Fjörm) is one of the eleven rivers of Elivagar, originating from the wellspring Hvergelmir in Niflheim.
Gjoll
Gjoll (Old Norse: Gjöll) is is one of the eleven rivers of Elivagar. The dead must cross it on their way to Helheim, it is guarded by the giantess Modgud and the Gjallarbru bridge.
Gunthora
Gunthora (Old Norse: Gunnþrá) is one of the eleven rivers of Elivagar, flowing from the wellspring Hvergelmir in Niflheim.
Hrid
Hrid (Old Norse: Hríð) is one of the eleven rivers of Elivagar, originating from the wellspring Hvergelmir in Niflheim.
Hvergelmir’s Well
Ymir’s Well (Old Norse: Hvergelmir) is the wellspring in Niflheim from which the Elivagar rivers flow, and one of the three roots of Yggdrasil reaches it.
Ifing
Ifing (Old Norse: Ífingr) is a river that separates the realms of Asgard and Jotunheim, never freezing due to the heat from the Aesir gods.
Kormt and Ormt
Kormt and Ormt (Old Norse: Körmt and Örmt) are two rivers that Thor wades through every day to reach the judgment seat at Yggdrasil.
Leiptr
Leiptr (Old Norse: Leiptr) is one of the eleven rivers of Elivagar, flowing from the wellspring Hvergelmir in Niflheim.
Mimir’s Well
Mimir’s Well (Old Norse: Mímisbrunnr) is another well beneath Yggdrasil, guarded by the wise giant Mimir, who granted Odin wisdom in exchange for his eye.
Slidr
Slidr (Old Norse: Slíðr) is one of the eleven rivers of Elivagar, it ryns past Nastrond. Myth has it that its water is flowing with weapons of war.
Svol
Svol (Old Norse: Svöl) is one of the eleven rivers of Elivagar, originating from the wellspring Hvergelmir in Niflheim.
Sylg
Sylg (Old Norse: Sylgr) is one of the eleven rivers of Elivagar, flowing from the wellspring Hvergelmir in Niflheim.
Thund
Thund (Old Norse: Þundr) is a river that flows near Valhalla, where the valkyries ride across to deliver the slain warriors to Odin’s hall.
Urd’s Well
Urd’s Well (Old Norse: Urðarbrunnr) is one of the wells beneath the three roots of Yggdrasil, where the Norns, the three goddesses of fate, dwell.
Vid
Vid (Old Norse: Víð) is one of the eleven rivers of Elivagar, flowing from the wellspring Hvergelmir in Niflheim.
Vimur
Vimur (Old Norse: Vimur) is a river in Jotunheim that Thor wades through on his way to confront the giant Geirrod.
Ylg
Ylg (Old Norse: Ylgr) is one of the eleven rivers of Elivagar, originating from the wellspring Hvergelmir in Niflheim.
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