Tradition collection 212 records
Norse and Germanic
The Æsir and Vanir as the Eddas tell them, and what the archaeology says instead.
Gods
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ThorHammer-wielding Norse god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oaks, strength, and fertility -
OdinWidely attested deity in Norse mythology -
FreyjaGoddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr in Norse mythology -
LokiNorse god of mischief, trickery, and deception -
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valkyrieOne of a host of female figures who decide which soldiers die in battle and which live -
FriggNorse deity -
BaldurNorse god associated with light, beauty, love and happiness -
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TyrGermanic deity -
HelGoddess of the underworld in Norse mythology -
HeimdallWatchman of the gods, and the guardian of the gods' stronghold in Norse mythology -
NjordOne of the Vanir, a group of gods within Norse mythology -
FreyrNorse god associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest
Figures
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FenrirMonstrous wolf in Norse mythology -
JörmungandrWorld Serpent in Norse mythology -
SifNorse goddess, wife of Thor -
SurtrNorse mythical character -
BúriNorse mythical character -
NóttNorse mythical character -
ÞrúðrThor's daughter in Norse mythology -
AslaugFigure in Norse mythology, the third wife of Ragnar Lodbrok -
DagrDeity -
HymirNorse giant -
Wayland the SmithGermanic mythological blacksmith -
SuttungrNorse mythical character
Stories and texts
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TextProse Edda
13th-century Norse work of literature written in Iceland -
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TextVöluspá
Poem from the Poetic Edda -
StoryAskr and Embla
First two humans, created by the gods in Norse mythology from trees -
TextHávamál
Poem in the Poetic Edda -
TextGrímnismál
Poem from the Poetic Edda -
StoryLokasenna
Old Norse poem from the Poetic Edda
Traditions and schools
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Old Norse religion
Historical religious tradition practiced by North Germanic peoples -
Germanic paganism
Ethnic religion practiced by the Germanic peoples from the Iron Age until Christianisation -
Anglo-Saxon paganism
Polytheistic religious beliefs and practices of the Anglo-Saxons -
Frankish paganism
Polytheistic religious beliefs and practices of the Franks
Also in this collection
Walk Norse and Germanic another way.
Its family trees, its places on the atlas, and its dates on the timeline.