The Younger Edda Part 23

NAGLFAR. A mythical s.h.i.+p made of nail-parings; it appears in Ragnarok.

NAIN. A dwarf.

NAL. Mother of Loke.

NANNA. Daughter of Nep; mother of Forsete, and wife of Balder.

NARE. Sod of Loke; also called Narfe.

NARFE. _See_ Nare.

NASTRAND. A place of punishment for the wicked after Ragnarok.

NEP. Father of Nanna.

NIBLUNGS. Identical with Gjukungs.

NIDA MOUNTAINS. A place where there is, after Ragnarok, a golden hall for the race of Sindre (the dwarfs).

NIDE. A dwarf.

NIDHUG. A serpent in the nether world.

NIFLHEIM. The world of mist before the creation.

NIFLUNGS. Identical with Niblungs.

NIGHT. Daughter of Norfe.

NIKAR. A name of Odin.

NIKUZ. A name of Odin.

NIPING. A dwarf.

NJORD. A van; husband of Skade, and father of Frey and Freyja.

NOATUN. Njord's dwelling.

NON. One of the streams flowing from Hvergelmer.

NOR. The man after whom Norway was supposed to have been named.

NORDRE. A dwarf.

NORFE. A giant, father of Night.

NORNS. The weird sisters.

NOT. One of the streams flowing from Hvergelmer.

NY. A dwarf.

NYE. A dwarf.

NYRAD. A dwarf.

ODER. Freyja's husband.

ODIN. Son of Bor and Bestla; the chief of Teutonic G.o.ds.

ODRARER. One of the vessels in which the poetic mead was kept.

OFNER. A serpent under Ygdrasil.

OIN. A dwarf.

OKU-THOR. A name of Thor.

OLVALDE. A giant; father of Thja.s.se, Ide and Gang.

OME. A name of Odin.

ONAR. A dwarf.

ORBODA. Wife of the giant Gymer.

ORE. A dwarf.

ORMT. One of the rivers that Thor has to cross.

ORNER. The name of a giant.

ORVANDEL. The husband of Groa, the vala who sang magic songs over Thor after he had fought with Hrungner.

OSKE. A name of Odin.

OTTER. A son of Hreidmar; in the form of an otter he was killed by Loke.

QUASER. _See_ Kvaser.

RADGRID. A valkyrie.

RADSVID. A dwarf.

RAFNAGUD. A name of Odin.

RAGNAROK. The last day; the dissolution of the G.o.ds and the world; the twilight of the G.o.ds.

RAN. The G.o.ddess of the sea; wife of aeger.

RANDGRID. A valkyrie.

RANDVER. A son of Jormunrek.

RATATOSK. A squirrel in Ygdrasil.

RATE. An auger used by Odin in obtaining the poetic mead.

REGIN. Son of Hreidmar.

REGINLEIF. A valkyrie.

REIDARTYR. A name of Odin.

REK. A dwarf.

RIND. Mother of Vale.

ROGNER. A name of Odin.

ROSKVA. Thor's maiden follower.

SAHRIMNER. The boar on which the G.o.ds and heroes in Valhal live.

SAD. A name of Odin.

SAGA. The G.o.ddess of history.

SAGER. The bucket carried by Bil and Hjuke.

SANGETAL. A name of Odin.

SEKIN. One of the streams flowing from Hvergelmer.

SESSRYMNER. Freyja's palace.

SIAR. A dwarf.

SID. A stream flowing from Hvergelmer.

SIDHOT. A name of Odin.

SIDSKEG. A name of Odin.

SIF. Thor's wife.

SIGFATHER. A name of Odin.

SIGFRID. The hero in the Niblung story; the same as Sigurd.

SIGMUND. Son of Volsung. Also son of Sigurd and Gudrun.

SINDRE. A dwarf.

SIGTYR. A name of Odin.

SIGYN. Loke's wife.

SIGURD. The hero in the Niblung story; identical with Sigfrid.

SILVERTOP. One of the horses of the G.o.ds.

SIMUL. The pole on which Bil and Hjuke carried the bucket.

SINFJOTLE. Son of Sigmund.

SINER. One of the horses of the G.o.ds.

SJOFN. One of the asynjes.

SKADE. A giantess; daughter of Thja.s.se and wife of Njord.

SKEGGOLD. A valkyrie.

SKEIDBRIMER. One of the horses of the G.o.ds.

SKIDBLADNER. Frey's s.h.i.+p.

SKIFID. A dwarf.

SKIFIR. A dwarf.

SKILFING. A name of Odin.

SKINFAXE. The horse of Day.

SKIRNER. Frey's messenger.

SKOGUL. A valkyrie.