05.11.2019
Sons of Ivaldi In Norse mythology, the Sons of Ivaldi are a group of dwarfs who fashion Skidbladnir, the ship of Freyr, and the Gungnir, the spear of Odin, as well as golden hair for Sif to replace what Loki had cut off....
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05.11.2019
Regin Reginn, often Anglicized as Regin or Regan, in Norse mythology, is a son of Hreiðmarr and foster father of Sigurd. His brothers are Fafnir and Ótr. When Loki mistakenly kills Ótr, Hreiðmarr demands...
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04.11.2019
Otr In Norse mythology, Ótr (alternately: Ott, Oter, Otr, Ottar, Ottarr, Otter) is a dwarf. He is the son of the king Hreidmar and the brother of Fafnir and Regin. According to the Prose Edda, he could...
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04.11.2019
Nordri, Sudri, Austri and Vestri In Norse mythology, Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri ("Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western") are four dwarves in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning who each support one of the four cardinal points. Together, they...
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04.11.2019
Motsognir In Norse mythology, Mótsognir (Old Norse "he who drinks in might"), also found as Móðsognir (Hauksbók manuscript variant), "he who drinks in courage", is the ruler of the dwarves. In...
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03.11.2019
Litr In Norse mythology Litr (often anglicized as Lit, confer Icelandic litur), which means "colour", is a name borne by a dwarf and a giant. In Snorri Sturluson's Gylfaginning (49) , Litr is kicked...
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03.11.2019
Hreidmar In Norse mythology, Hreiðmarr (anglicized as Hreidmar) is a sorcerer. He is featured in the Völsunga saga and in Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda. Hreiðmarr was the father of Regin, Fafnir, Ótr, Lyngheiðr...
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03.11.2019
Gandalf Gandalf (Gandálfr) is a Dvergr (Norse dwarf) in Norse mythology, appearing in the so-called 'Tally of the Dwarves' within the poem Völuspá from the Poetic Edda, as well as in the Prose Edda. The name derives from...
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02.11.2019
Fjalar and Galar In Norse mythology, Fjalar and his brother Galar, were wicked dwarves who killed Kvasir and turned his blood into the mead of poetry, which inspired poets. They appear in Skáldskaparmál. Myth Fjalar and Galar...
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02.11.2019
Fafnir In Norse mythology, Fáfnir (Old Norse and Icelandic) or Frænir is a son of the dwarf king Hreidmar and brother of Regin, Ótr, Lyngheiðr and Lofnheiðr. After being affected by the curse...
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