List of Names and Terms

For alphabetization, accent marks are ignored, æ is treated as “ae,” œ is treated as “oe,” þ is treated as “th,” and ð comes after “d.” Words or names in parentheses provide disambiguation or indicate that the entry is a kenning or byname for someone else. Generally, the see also entries will point the reader to the kennings and bynames used for a particular entity. Therefore, even though this electronic edition doesn’t have fixed page numbers, this list has been left in. It also gives the reader another way to know what is waiting to be discovered in the text.

Aegir. See also Fornjót’s son, Hlér

Aesir. See also Bonds, Powers, Regin

Aesir’s lord (Óðinn)

Agnarr

Alcis

Álfar. See also Elves

Álfheim. See also Elf-home, Ljósálfheim

Álfrigg

Alsvið

Althing (assembly)

Alvíss

Amsvartnir

Andhrímnir

Angeyja

Anglo-Saxon (meter)

Angrboða

Annarr’s daughter (Jörð)

Árvak

Ás (one of the Aesir)

Ásabrag (Thor)

Asgard

Ash (human male collective)

Ash (Yggdrasil)

Ask

Ásynja / Ásynjur (specifically-female Aesir)

Atla

Atli

Auð’s mother (Nótt)

Auðumbla

Aurboða’s daughter

Aurvandil

Austri

Awl

Baldur. See also Óðinsson

Baldur’s slayer (Höð)

Báleyg (Óðinn)

Barri

Baugi

Beli’s bane (Freyr)

Beowulf (hero)

Beowulf (poem)

Berling

Bestla. See also Bölþorn’s daughter

Bifröst

Bilskirnir

Björn (Thor)

Blóðughadda

blót (blessing ritual)

Boðn (Óðrœrir)

Bölverk (Óðinn)

Bölverk’s bounty / wine (Óðrœrir)

Bölþorn’s daughter (Bestla)

Bonds (Aesir)

Borghild’s son (Helgi)

Borr

Bragi (god)

Bragi Boddason (skald)

Breiðablik (hall)

Brísingamen

Brokk

Búri

Byleist’s brother (Loki)

Bylgja

Camp Netimus

Commonwealth (Pennsylvania)

Dag. See also Delling’s son

Dark-Elf home. See also Dwarf-home, Svartálfheim

Delling’s son / Dellingsson (Dag)

Dísir (collective)

Dís of the Vanir (Freyja)

Disting

drápa / drápur

Draupnir

Dröfn

Drómi

dróttkvætt

Dróttning of Dawn (Ostara)

Dúfa

Dvalinn

Dvergar / Dwarves (collective)

Dwarf-home / Dwarf-world. See also Dark-Elf home, Svartálfheim

Dwarves’ draught / drink (Óðrœrir)

East Coast Thing

Easter (Ostara)

Eastern lady (Ostara)

Edda. See either Poetic Edda or Prose Edda

Egill Skallagrímsson

Eikþyrnir

Eindriði (Thor)

Einherjar

Eir

Eistla

Eitri

Eldhrímnir

Elf-home. See also Álfheim, Ljósálfheim

Elf-Lord (Freyr)

Éljúðnir

Elm (human female collective)

Elves (collective). See also Álfar

Embla

Ennilang (Thor)

Eternal Drighten (Óðinn)

etin. See also giant, jötunn

Etin-home / Etin-realm. See also Jötunheim

Etins (collective)

Eyrgjafa

Fáfnir

Farbauti’s son (Loki)

Fenrir. See also Wolf

Fensalir

Fimbultýr (Óðinn)

Fjalar and Galar (dwarves). Implied reference only

Fjölnir

Fjörgynsdóttir (Frigg)

flokk / flokkar

Folk (collective)

Fólkvang

Fólkvang’s lady (Freyja)

Fornjót’s son (Aegir)

fornyrðislag

Forseti. See also Queller of quarrels

Frau Holle

Freyfaxi

Freyja. See also Dís of the Vanir, Gefn, Gullveig, Heið, Lady, Mardöll, Sýr, Valfreyja, Vanadís

Freyr. See also Beli’s bane, Elf-Lord, Ing, Ingvi, Lord, Yngvi

Frigg. See also Fjörgynsdóttir

frith

Fulla

galdor

galdralag

Gaut (Óðinn)

Geats

Gefjon. See also Gylfi’s opponent

Gefn (Freyja)

Geirröð (etin)

Geirröð (king)

Gelgja

Gerð. See also Aurboða’s daughter, Gymir’s daughter

Gersemi

giant. See also etin, jötunn

’gild. See weregild

Gild. See Rune-Gild

Gilling’s son (Suttung)

Gjallarhorn (for drinking)

Gjálp (Geirröð’s daughter, etin)

Gjálp (Heimdall’s mother)

Gjöll (bridge)

Gjöll (stone slab)

Glaðsheim

Glasir

Gleipnir

Gleipnir’s getter (Skírnir)

Glitnir

Gná

Goldlocks (Sif’s hair)

Goths

Grani

Greip (Geirröð’s daughter, etin)

Greip (Heimdall’s mother)

Grérr

Gríð

Gríðarvöl

Grímnir (Óðinn)

grith

Grjóttúnagarðar

Gróa

Gullfaxi

Gullinbursti

Gullintanni (Heimdall)

Gulltopp

Gullveig (Freyja)

Gungnir

Gunnarr

Gunnlöð

Gylfi’s opponent (Gefjon)

Gymir’s daughter (Gerð)

Hallinskiði (Heimdall)

Hammer of Thor (Mjöllnir)

Hangatýr (Óðinn)

Hár (Óðinn)

Harðhugað (Thor)

Hati

Hávamál

Hearth of Yggdrasil (kindred)

heathen

Heaven’s Warder (Heimdall)

Hefring

Heidnische

Heið (Freyja)

Heiðrún

Heimdall. See also Gullintanni, Hallinskiði, Heaven’s Warder, Ríg, Sýr’s servant, Vindlér

Hel (goddess)

Hel (realm)

Helgi. See also Borghild’s son, Hunding’s bane

Hengest

Hermóð

Hild, wheel of (shield)

Hill of Healing

Himinbjörg

Himinglæva

Hjördís’s son (Sigurð)

Hlér (Aegir)

Hlín

Hliðskjálf

Hlórriði (Thor)

Hnitbjörg

Hnoss

Höð. See also Baldur’s slayer

Hœnir

Hœnir’s bud (Mímir, god)

hof (temple)

Holy Ruler (Óðinn)

Hope (river)

Horsa

Hrímfaxi

Hringhorn

Hrönn

Hropt (Óðinn)

Hropt’s drink (Óðrœrir)

Hrungnir

Hunding’s bane (Helgi)

Hvergelmir

Iceland

Iðunn

Imð

Ing (Freyr)

Ingvi (Freyr)

Inn dýri mjöðr (Óðrœrir)

Ívaldi’s sons / Ívaldasynir

Járnsaxa

Jera (rune)

Jólnir (Óðinn)

Jörð. See also Annarr’s daughter

Jörmundgand / Midgard Serpent. Implied references only

jötunn. See also etin, giant

Jötunheim. See also Etin-home

Kólga

Kvasir

Lady (Freyja)

Lærað

Landvættir

Laufey’s son or issue / Laufeyson (Loki)

Leyðing

ljóðahátt

Ljósálfheim. See also Álfheim, Elf-home

Lóðurr

Lofn

Lokasenna

Loki. See also Byleist’s brother, Farbauti’s son, Laufey’s son, Lopt, Mischief’s maker, Nálarson

Lopt (Loki)

Lord (Freyr)

Lyngvi

Magni

Man / Men (human collective)

Mankind’s Patron (Óðinn)

Man’s friend (Thor)

Máni. See also Mundilfari’s son, Mylinn

Mardöll (Freyja)

mead (poetry in general)

Mead (Óðrœrir specifically)

Menon (rune)

Midgard

Mím (Mímir, etin)

Mímir (god). See also Hœnir’s bud

Mímir (etin). See also Mím

Mímir (both)

Mímisbrunn / Mímir’s Well

Mischief’s maker / Mischief (Loki)

Mjöllnir. See also Hammer of Thor

Móði

Mökkurkálfi

Mundilfari’s son (Máni)

Muspellsheim / Muspell

Mylinn (Máni)

Nálarson (Loki)

Nanna. See also Nep’s daughter

Narfi’s mother (Sigyn)

Nep’s daughter (Nanna)

Nerthus

Netimus. See Camp Netimus

Nettie (land wight)

Níðhögg

Niðri

Níðuð

Niflheim / Nifl

Njörð. See also Nóatún’s lord

Nóatún

Nóatún’s lord (Njörð)

Norðri

Norns / Nornir. See also Urð, Verðandi, Skuld

Nörvi’s daughter / Nörvadóttir (Nótt)

Nótt. See also Auð’s mother, Nörvi’s daughter

Óðinn. See also Aesir’s lord, Báleyg, Bölverk, Eternal Drighten, Fimbultýr, Grímnir, Hangatýr, Hár, Holy Ruler, Hropt, Jólnir, Mankind’s Patron, Ölvir-Forn, Raven god, Rögnir, Sigföður, Sigtýr, Skollvald, Thund, Vegtam, Victory-Father, Woden, Worker of Wode

Óðinn’s ale (Óðrœrir)

Óðinsson (Baldur)

Óðrœrir. See also Boðn, Bölverk’s bounty, Dwarves’ draught, Hropt’s drink, Inn dýri mjöðr, Mead, Óðinn’s ale, Són, sumbel, Suttung’s sumbel, Ygg’s ale

Old English Rune Poem

Ollerus (Ull)

Ölvaldi’s issue (Thjazi)

Ölvir-Forn (Óðinn)

orlog

Ostara. See also Dróttning of Dawn, Easter, Eastern lady

Pennsylvania. See also Commonwealth

Pittsburgh

Poconos

Poetic Edda

Powers (Aesir)

Prose Edda

Queller of quarrels (Forseti)

Ragnarök

Rán

Ratatosk

Rati

Raven god (Óðinn)

Ref the sly

Regin (Aesir)

Ríg (Heimdall)

Rind

Rögnir (Óðinn)

Rome

Rune-Gild

runes (general mysteries or staves)

Runes (the Mysteries or Staves)

runhent

Rym (Thor)

Sæhrímnir

Sága

seið

Sessrúmnir

Sif

Sigföður (Óðinn)

Sigmund. See also Völsung’s son

Sigtýr (Óðinn)

Sigurð Sigmundarson. See also Hjördís’s son

Sigyn. See also Narfi’s mother

Sinfjötli

Singasteinn

Sjælland

Sjöfn

Skaði. See also Thjazi’s daughter, Thrymheim’s lady

Skaði’s sire (Thjazi)

skald / skaldic / skaldcraft

Skíðblaðnir

Skinfaxi

Skírnir. See also Gleipnir’s getter

Skírnismál

Sköll

Skollvald (Óðinn)

Skuld. See also Norns

Sleipnir

Snotra

Sökkvabekk

Sól (Sunna)

Són (Óðrœrir)

Sönnung (Thor)

Sowilo (rune)

Steed (Yggdrasil)

Suðri

Suebi

sumbel (drinking ritual)

sumbel (Óðrœrir)

Sunna. See also Sól

Surt

Suttung. See also Gilling’s son

Suttung’s sumbel / mead (Óðrœrir)

Svaðilfari

Svartálfheim. See also Dark-Elf home, Dwarf-home

Sweden

Swedes

Sýn

Sýr (Freyja)

Sýr’s servant (Heimdall)

Thing (assembly)

Thjálfi

Thjazi (and as eagle). See also Ölvaldi’s issue, Skaði’s sire

Thjazi’s daughter (Skaði)

Thjóðólfr Arnórsson

Thor. See also Ásabrag, Björn, Eindriði, Ennilang, Harðhugað, Hlórriði, Man’s friend, Rym, Sönnung, Véurr, Vingþórr

Thrúð

Thrym

Thrymheim

Thrymheim’s lady (Skaði)

Thrymskviða

Thund (Óðinn)

Thviti

Tooth-Gnasher

Tooth-Grinder

Tree (Yggdrasil)

Týr

Uð

Ulfrún

Ull. See also Ollerus, Wuldor, Wulþuz, Ýdalir’s lord

Uppi

Urð. See also Norns

Urðarbrunn / Urð’s Well

Vafþrúðnismál

Valfreyja (Freyja)

Valgrind

Valhalla / Valhöll

Váli

valknut

Valkyrjur / Valkyries (collective)

Vanadís (Freyja)

Vanaheim

Vanir. See also Wanes

Vár

Vartari

Vé

Vegtam (Óðinn)

Verðandi. See also Norns

Vestri

Véurr (Thor)

Victory-Father (Óðinn)

Víðarr

Viði

Vili

Vimur

Vindlér (Heimdall)

Vingþórr (Thor)

Völsung

Völsung’s son (Sigmund)

Völund

völur (seeresses)

Völuspá

Vör

Wanes (Vanir)

Well (of Wyrd)

weregild / ’gild

wights

Wild Hunt

wode

Woden (Óðinn)

Wolf (Fenrir)

Wood (Yggdrasil)

Worker of Wode (Óðinn)

World-Tree (Yggdrasil)

Wuldor (Ull)

Wulþuz (Ull)

wyrd (general force)

Wyrd (quasi-deity)

Ýdalir

Ýdalir’s lord (Ull)

Yew (Yggdrasil)

Ynglings

Yngvi (Freyr)

Ygg’s ale (Óðrœrir)

Yggdrasil. See also Ash, Steed, Tree, Wood, World-Tree, Yew

Ymir

Yule / Yuletide

Zisa