Glossary and Index

Glossary and IndexA|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|Y|ZAAager(ä′ger) and Else. Ballad of,184Abel.Cain in Wild Hunt because of the murder of,26Abundantia(a-bun-dan′shyȧ). Same as Fulla,47Abundia.Same as Fulla,47Acheron(ak′e-ron). Giöll, the Northern,359Achilles(a-kil′ēz). Balder, the Northern,360; father of Pyrrhus,361Adonis(a-dō′nis). Odin, the Northern,348; Idun lost like,353; Odur, the Northern,355Ægean(ē-jē′an). Argo’s cruise round the,362Ægeus(ē-jē′us). Sigmund’s sword compared to that of,363Ægir(ā′jir). Tempests caused by,185; god of the sea,185–193,303; banquet in halls of,224; Neptune, the Greek,359Ægis(ē′jis). Fafnir’s Helmet of Dread so called,270Æneas(ē-nē′as). Vidar, the Northern,361Æsir(ā′sir). Northern gods called,5; twelve in number,11; Asgard, home of,15; dispute between Vanas and,15; to be supplanted,32; inhabitants of Asia Minor,39; Gylfi visits the,40; Hrungnir feasts with the,73; Freya visited by the,78; recovery of hammer pleases the,80; Fenris bound by the,92,93; Suttung slain by the,99; Idun welcomed by the,107; Niörd among the,111; Ægir not ranked with the,185; Ægir visits the,188; reward promised to the,205; heralds sent out by the,211; Loki slanders the,216,225; battle between the giants and the,231; beginning and end of the,329;Giallar-hornsummons the,332; giants come to fight the,333; courage and death of the,335; golden disks of the,339; Greek gods compared to the,346; Greek equivalent of dispute between the Vanas and the,347Ætna(et′nȧ),Mount. Northern equivalent for earthquakes in,361; dwarfs’ forge equivalent to Vulcan’s in,362Afi(ä′fē). Riger visits,152Afternoon.Division of day,9Agnar.Son of Hrauding, fostered by Frigga,34,36; gives Odin a drink,36; becomes king,37; Greek equivalent,348Ai(ä′ē). Riger visits,151Aku-Thor(ak′u-thor). The charioteer,62Alberich(al′bĕr-ik). King of the dwarfs,242Albion(al′bi-on). Conjectured origin of name,246Alf-blot.Sacrifices offered to elves,248Alf-heim(alf′hīm). Home of elves in,11,246; Frey, ruler of,117; Frey’s return to,119; Skirnir’s return to,121; Völund goes to dwell in,178Ali.Same as Vali,164Allfather.The uncreated is,2; Yggdrasil, created by,12; Odin called,16; questions Vafthrudnir,32; wrath of,44; Longbeards named by,46; disposes of Hel, Midgard snake, and Fenris,90; sends Hermod to Finland,155; goes with Vidar, to consult Norns,159; dooms Brunhild to marry,280; is slain,335Alpheus(al-fē′us). Greek equivalent of Northern river-god,359Alpine Rose.Attendants of Holda crowned with the,52Alps.Uller’s home on the,140; supposed meaning of the name,246Alsvider(äl′svid-er). Steed of moon chariot,7Alsvin(äl′svin). Steed of sun chariot,6Althæa(al-thē′ȧ). Like mother of Nornagesta,358Alva.Cheru’s sword borne by Duke of,89Alvis.A dwarf, changed to stone,63Alvit.A Valkyr, marries mortal,175Amalthea(am-al-thē′ȧ). Compared to Heidrun,347Ambrosia.Northern gods eat boar’s flesh instead of,346Amma.Riger visits,152Amphion(am-fī′on). Pied Piper like,350; Gunnar like,364Amphitrite(am-fi-trī′tē). Greek equivalent for Ran,359Amsvartnir(am-svärt′nir). Lake where Fenris is bound,92Anchises(an-kī′sēz). Northern equivalent of,355Andhrimnir(än-dhrim′nir). Cook in Valhalla,20Andvaranaut(änd-vä′ra-nout). Ring of Andvari,273; Sigurd appropriates,277; Brunhild betrothed with,280; Sigurd deprives Brunhild of,285; Gudrun shows,287; Gudrun sends Gunnar,291; Greek equivalent,363Andvari(änd′vä-rē). King of dwarfs,242; Loki visits,272; ring of,273,277,280,285,291,363Angantyr(än-gän′tēr). Ottar and,136,137; Tyrfing, sword of,242; joins Thorsten and Belé,303; tribute of,312; receives Frithiof,316Anglo-Saxon.Heptarchy,40; Uller called Vulder in,140; Ægir called Eagor in,187Angur-boda(än-gur-bō′dȧ). Mother of Hel, Fenris, and Iörmungandr,90,180; mother of Gerda,119; wife of Loki,218; feeds wolves in Ironwood,331Angurvadel(än-gur-vä′del). Viking’s magic sword,299,315; comparison,363Annar.Husband of Nott,8Antæus(an-tẽ′us). Greek equivalent for Hrungnir,352Apollo(a-pol′ō). Greek equivalent for Sol,345; personification of the sun,345; his contest with Marsyas compared to Odin’s with Vafthrudnir,348; marriage with Clio compared to Odin’s with Saga,349; flocks stolen by Mercury,350,351; chariot compared to Frey’s boar,351; god of music, like Bragi,353; Frey compared to,354; Uller, a hunter like,356; sun-god, like Balder,360; sun myth, like that of Sigurd,363Apples.Gna’s,48,252; Idun’s,103,105,107; Skirnir gives Gerda golden,120; emblem of fruitfulness,122; Norns watch over the magic,166; Idun only can pick magic,166; Rerir receives a magic,252; comparison between Atalanta’s and Gerda’s,355Arachne(a-rak′nē). Vafthrudnir, Northern equivalent,348Archangel St. Michael.Wields Cheru’s sword,89Arctic Circle.Scenery in the,1Ares(a′res). Resembles Tyr,352,353Arethusa(ar-ē-tho͝o′sȧ). Princess Ilse equivalent to,359Argo.Like Skidbladnir,352; like Mannigfual,362Argus.Story compared to that of Brock,351; eyes compared to Thiassi’s,354; eyes compared to Heimdall’s,356Ariadne(ar-i-ad′nē). Compared to Gudrun,364Arion(a-ri′on). Compared to Sleipner,361Arthur.In Wild Hunt,25,26Arvakr(ar′wak-r). Steed of sun chariot,6Aryans(är′yanz). Origin of,1; myths of,343Asa(ā′sȧ). Hoenir an,15;Odin, the almighty,123; Balder an,197Asa-bridge.Same as Bifröst,14; Heimdall, guardian of the,153Asabru(ā′sȧ-brū). Bridge of gods,14Asegeir(ā′se-gīr). Frisian elders,143Asgard(as′gärd). Home of gods,11; one root of Yggdrasil in,13; gods’ palaces in,15; Niörd welcomed in,15; Odin’s seat in,16; heroes brought to,18; Ifing separates Jötun-heim from,32; Odin leaves,37,44; Odin returns to,38; Gylfi visits,40; Thor admitted into,59; Bilskirnir in,59; Brock visits,67; Hrungnir boasts in,73; unprotected state of,221; Thor’s return to,80; Loki’s return to,81; Tyr, a god of,85; Fenris brought to,91; Odin brings inspiration to,99; Idun and Bragi arrive in,103; Idun to be lured out of,105; Idun mourns for,105,106,107,353; gods return without Idun to,110; Frey, Freya, and Niörd in,111; Niörd summoned to,112; Thiassi slain in,107,112; Skadi’s honeymoon in,114; Frey welcomed to,117; Freya welcomed to,131; Uller rules in,139; Balder leaves,141; Forseti arrives in,142; Heimdall arrives in,146; Heimdall leaves,151; Hermod returns to,157; Vali comes to,164; sin enters,166; Ægir’s visit to,188; Odin’s return to,202; gods’ sad return to,209; messengers’ return to,212; Loki banished from,218,224; gods wish to fortify,221; a Hrim-thurs threatens,223; Loki forfeits,226; fire giants storm,333; Olympus, the Greek,344; Valkyrs, cupbearers in,358Asgardreia(as-gard-rī′a). Wild Hunt called,23Asia.Plateau of Iran in,1; Æsir come from,39Ask(äsk). Ash tree from which gods made man,12; compared to creation of Prometheus,347Aslaug(a-sloug′). The fostering of,281Asynjur(a-sin′joor). Northern goddesses called,11Atalanta(at-ȧ-lan′tȧ). Her apples compared to Gerda’s,355Atla(at′lȧ). One of the wave maidens,146Atlantic.Cruise of the Mannigfual in the,235Atlas.Greek equivalent for Riesengebirge,362Atlé(at′lā). Challenges Frithiof,315Atli(at′lē). Gudrun wooed by,291; treachery of,292; Högni and Gunnar slain by,294; Gudrun slays,294; same as Attila,297; Gudrun’s union with,364Attila(at′i-lȧ). King of the Huns, has Cheru’s sword,89; same as Atli,297Aud(oud). Son of Nott,8Audhumla(ou-dhum′lȧ). Cow nourishes Ymir,3Augeia(ou-gī′yȧ). Wave maiden,146Augsburg(ougz′burg). Tyr’s city,85Aurgiafa(our-gyā′fȧ) Wave maiden,146Austri(ou′strē). Dwarf, supporter of heavenly vault at East,6Austria.Curious custom in,127BBacchus(bak′kus). Atli compared to,364Balder(bäl′der). Allfather questions Vafthrudnir about,32; son of Frigga,38; Skadi wishes to marry,113; Uller akin to,141; Forseti, son of,142; Forseti’s connection with,145; Vali, the avenger of,164; god of sun and summer,197–215; Loki, real murderer of,224;absent from Ægir’s banquet,224; compared to Sigurd,297; Loki deprives Æsir of,329; the return of,338; his death avenged,357; Hodur murders,357; compared to Greek sun-gods,360; shrine of,305; shrine burnt by Frithiof,318; temple rebuilt,327Balmung(bäl′mung). Völund forges,179; Odin drives into Branstock,254; Sigmund secures,254; Siggeir obtains,256; Sinfiotli makes use of,261,262; Odin breaks,266; Hiordis treasures shards of,267; forged again,274; Fafnir slain by,276; laid between Sigurd and Brunhild,285; Guttorm slain by,288; placed on funeral pyre,290; emblem of sunbeam,297; compared to sword of Ægeus,363Baltic Sea.Cruise of Mannigfual in,362Barbarossa(bär-bȧ-ros′sȧ),Frederick. Leader of Wild Hunt,25,26Baucis(baw′sis). Story of, compared with Geirrod and Agnar,348Baugi(bou′gē). Odin serves,97Beav.Same as Vali,164Behmer(bā′mer). Forest in Bohemia,24Beldegg(bel′deg). King of West Saxony,40Belé(bā-lā′). Heir of Sogn,302; banished by Jokul,302; replaced on throne,303; conquers Orkney Islands,303; helps Thorsten to secure Völund ring,304; sons of,304; last instructions of,305; kings seated on the tomb of,307Beli(bāl′ē). Death of,122; son of Kari,232Bergelmir(ber-gel′mir). Escapes deluge,4,230; same as Farbauti,217Berserker(bẽr′serk-er). Rage of,23; Frithiof in similar rage,317; wolf held by,207Bertha(bẽr′thȧ). Same as Frigga,56; mother of Charlemagne,56; patroness of spinning,57Bestla(best′lȧ). Giantess,4; Æsir’s mortal element from,9Bethlehem(beth′lē-em). Peace of Frodi when Christ was born in,128Beyggvir(bīg′vir). Servant of Frey,123Beyla(bī′lȧ). Servant of Frey,123Bifröst(bē′frẽst). Rainbow bridge,14; Valkyrs ride over,19,173; description of,146; Heimdall, warder of,147; Odin rides over,199; insufficiency of,221; Helgi rides over,264; downfall of,333; Giallar-horn proclaims passage of gods over,356Bil.The waning moon,9Billing.King of Ruthenes,162; anxious to save Rinda,164Bilskirnir(bil′skẽr-nir). Thor’s palace called,59; thralls entertained in,59,60Bingen(bing′en). Rat Tower near,30Bishop Hatto.Story of,29Björn(byẽrn). Confidant of Frithiof,307; plays chess with Frithiof,309; steers Ellida,314; carries men ashore,314; takes charge of Ellida,320Black Death.Pestilence,184Black Forest.Giants in the,236Blocksberg(bloks′berg). Norns on the,171Blodug-hofi(blō′dug-hō′fē). Frey’s steed called,118; Gymir’s fire crossed by,120; compared to Pegasus,355Bloody Eagle.Description of,86Boden(bō′den). The bowl of offering,95Bodvild(bod′vēld). Betrayed by Völund,177Bohemian Forest.Same as Behmer,24Bolthorn(bol′thorn). Giant called,4Bolwerk(bol′wẽrk). Odin serves,97Borr(bẽr). Marries Bestla,4; earth created by sons of,5; divine element of gods in,9Borghild(bôrg′hild). Sigmund marries,263; Sinfiotli poisoned by,265; Sigmund repudiates,266Bornholm(bôrn′holm). The formation of,236; Mannigfual cruise connected with,362Bous(bō′us). Same as Vali,164Braga-ful(brä′gȧ′ful). Toast in honour of Bragi,102Braga-men.Northern scalds,102Braga-women.Northern priestesses,102Bragi(brä′gē). Heroes welcomed to Asgard by,19; Gunlod, mother of,39; god of music and eloquence,100–110; birth of,100; the absence of,105; Idun mourns for,106; Idun sought by,109; remains with Idun in Nifl-heim,110; heroes welcomed by Heimdall and,151; Ægir delights in tales of,188; compared to Greek divinities,353Branstock(bran′stok). Oak in Volsungs’ hall,253; sword thrust in the,254; Sigmund under the,263Brechta(brek′tȧ). Frigga,56Breidablik(brī′dȧ-blik). Balder’s palace,197; Balder’s corpse carried to,205; compared to Apollo’s palace,360Bretland(bret′land). Mound in, where Soté hides,304Brimer(bri′mer). Hall of giants,340Brisinga-men(bri-sing′ȧ-men). Necklace of Freya,134; Loki attempts to steal,149,356; emblem of fruitfulness,150; made by dwarfs,242Brock. Jealousy of,65; Loki’s wager with,65; three treasures of,67; wager won by,67; story compared with that of Io,351Brocken(brǒk′en). Witches’ dance on the,137; Norns on the,171Brownies.Same as dwarfs,239; same as elves,246Brunhild(bro͞on′hild). A Valkyr,173,179; Sigurd finds,279; Sigurd wooes,280; Sigurd marries,281; Sigurd forgets,282; Gunnar loves,283; Gunnar wooes by proxy,284; wrath and jealousy of,287; Högni swears to avenge,288; rejoices at death of Sigurd,289; death of,289; Atli, brother of,291; compared to Greek divinities,297,363,364Brunnaker(bro͞on′na-ker). Idun’s grove in,105Burgundian(bẽr-gun′di-an). Ildico, a princess,89; Gunnar, a monarch,297Buri(bur′ē). Creation of,3; giants’ war against,4Buri.Grove where Frey and Gerda meet,121Byzantine(bi-zan′tīn). Teutonic race influenced by that faith,249

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AAager(ä′ger) and Else. Ballad of,184Abel.Cain in Wild Hunt because of the murder of,26Abundantia(a-bun-dan′shyȧ). Same as Fulla,47Abundia.Same as Fulla,47Acheron(ak′e-ron). Giöll, the Northern,359Achilles(a-kil′ēz). Balder, the Northern,360; father of Pyrrhus,361Adonis(a-dō′nis). Odin, the Northern,348; Idun lost like,353; Odur, the Northern,355Ægean(ē-jē′an). Argo’s cruise round the,362Ægeus(ē-jē′us). Sigmund’s sword compared to that of,363Ægir(ā′jir). Tempests caused by,185; god of the sea,185–193,303; banquet in halls of,224; Neptune, the Greek,359Ægis(ē′jis). Fafnir’s Helmet of Dread so called,270Æneas(ē-nē′as). Vidar, the Northern,361Æsir(ā′sir). Northern gods called,5; twelve in number,11; Asgard, home of,15; dispute between Vanas and,15; to be supplanted,32; inhabitants of Asia Minor,39; Gylfi visits the,40; Hrungnir feasts with the,73; Freya visited by the,78; recovery of hammer pleases the,80; Fenris bound by the,92,93; Suttung slain by the,99; Idun welcomed by the,107; Niörd among the,111; Ægir not ranked with the,185; Ægir visits the,188; reward promised to the,205; heralds sent out by the,211; Loki slanders the,216,225; battle between the giants and the,231; beginning and end of the,329;Giallar-hornsummons the,332; giants come to fight the,333; courage and death of the,335; golden disks of the,339; Greek gods compared to the,346; Greek equivalent of dispute between the Vanas and the,347Ætna(et′nȧ),Mount. Northern equivalent for earthquakes in,361; dwarfs’ forge equivalent to Vulcan’s in,362Afi(ä′fē). Riger visits,152Afternoon.Division of day,9Agnar.Son of Hrauding, fostered by Frigga,34,36; gives Odin a drink,36; becomes king,37; Greek equivalent,348Ai(ä′ē). Riger visits,151Aku-Thor(ak′u-thor). The charioteer,62Alberich(al′bĕr-ik). King of the dwarfs,242Albion(al′bi-on). Conjectured origin of name,246Alf-blot.Sacrifices offered to elves,248Alf-heim(alf′hīm). Home of elves in,11,246; Frey, ruler of,117; Frey’s return to,119; Skirnir’s return to,121; Völund goes to dwell in,178Ali.Same as Vali,164Allfather.The uncreated is,2; Yggdrasil, created by,12; Odin called,16; questions Vafthrudnir,32; wrath of,44; Longbeards named by,46; disposes of Hel, Midgard snake, and Fenris,90; sends Hermod to Finland,155; goes with Vidar, to consult Norns,159; dooms Brunhild to marry,280; is slain,335Alpheus(al-fē′us). Greek equivalent of Northern river-god,359Alpine Rose.Attendants of Holda crowned with the,52Alps.Uller’s home on the,140; supposed meaning of the name,246Alsvider(äl′svid-er). Steed of moon chariot,7Alsvin(äl′svin). Steed of sun chariot,6Althæa(al-thē′ȧ). Like mother of Nornagesta,358Alva.Cheru’s sword borne by Duke of,89Alvis.A dwarf, changed to stone,63Alvit.A Valkyr, marries mortal,175Amalthea(am-al-thē′ȧ). Compared to Heidrun,347Ambrosia.Northern gods eat boar’s flesh instead of,346Amma.Riger visits,152Amphion(am-fī′on). Pied Piper like,350; Gunnar like,364Amphitrite(am-fi-trī′tē). Greek equivalent for Ran,359Amsvartnir(am-svärt′nir). Lake where Fenris is bound,92Anchises(an-kī′sēz). Northern equivalent of,355Andhrimnir(än-dhrim′nir). Cook in Valhalla,20Andvaranaut(änd-vä′ra-nout). Ring of Andvari,273; Sigurd appropriates,277; Brunhild betrothed with,280; Sigurd deprives Brunhild of,285; Gudrun shows,287; Gudrun sends Gunnar,291; Greek equivalent,363Andvari(änd′vä-rē). King of dwarfs,242; Loki visits,272; ring of,273,277,280,285,291,363Angantyr(än-gän′tēr). Ottar and,136,137; Tyrfing, sword of,242; joins Thorsten and Belé,303; tribute of,312; receives Frithiof,316Anglo-Saxon.Heptarchy,40; Uller called Vulder in,140; Ægir called Eagor in,187Angur-boda(än-gur-bō′dȧ). Mother of Hel, Fenris, and Iörmungandr,90,180; mother of Gerda,119; wife of Loki,218; feeds wolves in Ironwood,331Angurvadel(än-gur-vä′del). Viking’s magic sword,299,315; comparison,363Annar.Husband of Nott,8Antæus(an-tẽ′us). Greek equivalent for Hrungnir,352Apollo(a-pol′ō). Greek equivalent for Sol,345; personification of the sun,345; his contest with Marsyas compared to Odin’s with Vafthrudnir,348; marriage with Clio compared to Odin’s with Saga,349; flocks stolen by Mercury,350,351; chariot compared to Frey’s boar,351; god of music, like Bragi,353; Frey compared to,354; Uller, a hunter like,356; sun-god, like Balder,360; sun myth, like that of Sigurd,363Apples.Gna’s,48,252; Idun’s,103,105,107; Skirnir gives Gerda golden,120; emblem of fruitfulness,122; Norns watch over the magic,166; Idun only can pick magic,166; Rerir receives a magic,252; comparison between Atalanta’s and Gerda’s,355Arachne(a-rak′nē). Vafthrudnir, Northern equivalent,348Archangel St. Michael.Wields Cheru’s sword,89Arctic Circle.Scenery in the,1Ares(a′res). Resembles Tyr,352,353Arethusa(ar-ē-tho͝o′sȧ). Princess Ilse equivalent to,359Argo.Like Skidbladnir,352; like Mannigfual,362Argus.Story compared to that of Brock,351; eyes compared to Thiassi’s,354; eyes compared to Heimdall’s,356Ariadne(ar-i-ad′nē). Compared to Gudrun,364Arion(a-ri′on). Compared to Sleipner,361Arthur.In Wild Hunt,25,26Arvakr(ar′wak-r). Steed of sun chariot,6Aryans(är′yanz). Origin of,1; myths of,343Asa(ā′sȧ). Hoenir an,15;Odin, the almighty,123; Balder an,197Asa-bridge.Same as Bifröst,14; Heimdall, guardian of the,153Asabru(ā′sȧ-brū). Bridge of gods,14Asegeir(ā′se-gīr). Frisian elders,143Asgard(as′gärd). Home of gods,11; one root of Yggdrasil in,13; gods’ palaces in,15; Niörd welcomed in,15; Odin’s seat in,16; heroes brought to,18; Ifing separates Jötun-heim from,32; Odin leaves,37,44; Odin returns to,38; Gylfi visits,40; Thor admitted into,59; Bilskirnir in,59; Brock visits,67; Hrungnir boasts in,73; unprotected state of,221; Thor’s return to,80; Loki’s return to,81; Tyr, a god of,85; Fenris brought to,91; Odin brings inspiration to,99; Idun and Bragi arrive in,103; Idun to be lured out of,105; Idun mourns for,105,106,107,353; gods return without Idun to,110; Frey, Freya, and Niörd in,111; Niörd summoned to,112; Thiassi slain in,107,112; Skadi’s honeymoon in,114; Frey welcomed to,117; Freya welcomed to,131; Uller rules in,139; Balder leaves,141; Forseti arrives in,142; Heimdall arrives in,146; Heimdall leaves,151; Hermod returns to,157; Vali comes to,164; sin enters,166; Ægir’s visit to,188; Odin’s return to,202; gods’ sad return to,209; messengers’ return to,212; Loki banished from,218,224; gods wish to fortify,221; a Hrim-thurs threatens,223; Loki forfeits,226; fire giants storm,333; Olympus, the Greek,344; Valkyrs, cupbearers in,358Asgardreia(as-gard-rī′a). Wild Hunt called,23Asia.Plateau of Iran in,1; Æsir come from,39Ask(äsk). Ash tree from which gods made man,12; compared to creation of Prometheus,347Aslaug(a-sloug′). The fostering of,281Asynjur(a-sin′joor). Northern goddesses called,11Atalanta(at-ȧ-lan′tȧ). Her apples compared to Gerda’s,355Atla(at′lȧ). One of the wave maidens,146Atlantic.Cruise of the Mannigfual in the,235Atlas.Greek equivalent for Riesengebirge,362Atlé(at′lā). Challenges Frithiof,315Atli(at′lē). Gudrun wooed by,291; treachery of,292; Högni and Gunnar slain by,294; Gudrun slays,294; same as Attila,297; Gudrun’s union with,364Attila(at′i-lȧ). King of the Huns, has Cheru’s sword,89; same as Atli,297Aud(oud). Son of Nott,8Audhumla(ou-dhum′lȧ). Cow nourishes Ymir,3Augeia(ou-gī′yȧ). Wave maiden,146Augsburg(ougz′burg). Tyr’s city,85Aurgiafa(our-gyā′fȧ) Wave maiden,146Austri(ou′strē). Dwarf, supporter of heavenly vault at East,6Austria.Curious custom in,127

Aager(ä′ger) and Else. Ballad of,184

Abel.Cain in Wild Hunt because of the murder of,26

Abundantia(a-bun-dan′shyȧ). Same as Fulla,47

Abundia.Same as Fulla,47

Acheron(ak′e-ron). Giöll, the Northern,359

Achilles(a-kil′ēz). Balder, the Northern,360; father of Pyrrhus,361

Adonis(a-dō′nis). Odin, the Northern,348; Idun lost like,353; Odur, the Northern,355

Ægean(ē-jē′an). Argo’s cruise round the,362

Ægeus(ē-jē′us). Sigmund’s sword compared to that of,363

Ægir(ā′jir). Tempests caused by,185; god of the sea,185–193,303; banquet in halls of,224; Neptune, the Greek,359

Ægis(ē′jis). Fafnir’s Helmet of Dread so called,270

Æneas(ē-nē′as). Vidar, the Northern,361

Æsir(ā′sir). Northern gods called,5; twelve in number,11; Asgard, home of,15; dispute between Vanas and,15; to be supplanted,32; inhabitants of Asia Minor,39; Gylfi visits the,40; Hrungnir feasts with the,73; Freya visited by the,78; recovery of hammer pleases the,80; Fenris bound by the,92,93; Suttung slain by the,99; Idun welcomed by the,107; Niörd among the,111; Ægir not ranked with the,185; Ægir visits the,188; reward promised to the,205; heralds sent out by the,211; Loki slanders the,216,225; battle between the giants and the,231; beginning and end of the,329;Giallar-hornsummons the,332; giants come to fight the,333; courage and death of the,335; golden disks of the,339; Greek gods compared to the,346; Greek equivalent of dispute between the Vanas and the,347

Ætna(et′nȧ),Mount. Northern equivalent for earthquakes in,361; dwarfs’ forge equivalent to Vulcan’s in,362

Afi(ä′fē). Riger visits,152

Afternoon.Division of day,9

Agnar.Son of Hrauding, fostered by Frigga,34,36; gives Odin a drink,36; becomes king,37; Greek equivalent,348

Ai(ä′ē). Riger visits,151

Aku-Thor(ak′u-thor). The charioteer,62

Alberich(al′bĕr-ik). King of the dwarfs,242

Albion(al′bi-on). Conjectured origin of name,246

Alf-blot.Sacrifices offered to elves,248

Alf-heim(alf′hīm). Home of elves in,11,246; Frey, ruler of,117; Frey’s return to,119; Skirnir’s return to,121; Völund goes to dwell in,178

Ali.Same as Vali,164

Allfather.The uncreated is,2; Yggdrasil, created by,12; Odin called,16; questions Vafthrudnir,32; wrath of,44; Longbeards named by,46; disposes of Hel, Midgard snake, and Fenris,90; sends Hermod to Finland,155; goes with Vidar, to consult Norns,159; dooms Brunhild to marry,280; is slain,335

Alpheus(al-fē′us). Greek equivalent of Northern river-god,359

Alpine Rose.Attendants of Holda crowned with the,52

Alps.Uller’s home on the,140; supposed meaning of the name,246

Alsvider(äl′svid-er). Steed of moon chariot,7

Alsvin(äl′svin). Steed of sun chariot,6

Althæa(al-thē′ȧ). Like mother of Nornagesta,358

Alva.Cheru’s sword borne by Duke of,89

Alvis.A dwarf, changed to stone,63

Alvit.A Valkyr, marries mortal,175

Amalthea(am-al-thē′ȧ). Compared to Heidrun,347

Ambrosia.Northern gods eat boar’s flesh instead of,346

Amma.Riger visits,152

Amphion(am-fī′on). Pied Piper like,350; Gunnar like,364

Amphitrite(am-fi-trī′tē). Greek equivalent for Ran,359

Amsvartnir(am-svärt′nir). Lake where Fenris is bound,92

Anchises(an-kī′sēz). Northern equivalent of,355

Andhrimnir(än-dhrim′nir). Cook in Valhalla,20

Andvaranaut(änd-vä′ra-nout). Ring of Andvari,273; Sigurd appropriates,277; Brunhild betrothed with,280; Sigurd deprives Brunhild of,285; Gudrun shows,287; Gudrun sends Gunnar,291; Greek equivalent,363

Andvari(änd′vä-rē). King of dwarfs,242; Loki visits,272; ring of,273,277,280,285,291,363

Angantyr(än-gän′tēr). Ottar and,136,137; Tyrfing, sword of,242; joins Thorsten and Belé,303; tribute of,312; receives Frithiof,316

Anglo-Saxon.Heptarchy,40; Uller called Vulder in,140; Ægir called Eagor in,187

Angur-boda(än-gur-bō′dȧ). Mother of Hel, Fenris, and Iörmungandr,90,180; mother of Gerda,119; wife of Loki,218; feeds wolves in Ironwood,331

Angurvadel(än-gur-vä′del). Viking’s magic sword,299,315; comparison,363

Annar.Husband of Nott,8

Antæus(an-tẽ′us). Greek equivalent for Hrungnir,352

Apollo(a-pol′ō). Greek equivalent for Sol,345; personification of the sun,345; his contest with Marsyas compared to Odin’s with Vafthrudnir,348; marriage with Clio compared to Odin’s with Saga,349; flocks stolen by Mercury,350,351; chariot compared to Frey’s boar,351; god of music, like Bragi,353; Frey compared to,354; Uller, a hunter like,356; sun-god, like Balder,360; sun myth, like that of Sigurd,363

Apples.Gna’s,48,252; Idun’s,103,105,107; Skirnir gives Gerda golden,120; emblem of fruitfulness,122; Norns watch over the magic,166; Idun only can pick magic,166; Rerir receives a magic,252; comparison between Atalanta’s and Gerda’s,355

Arachne(a-rak′nē). Vafthrudnir, Northern equivalent,348

Archangel St. Michael.Wields Cheru’s sword,89

Arctic Circle.Scenery in the,1

Ares(a′res). Resembles Tyr,352,353

Arethusa(ar-ē-tho͝o′sȧ). Princess Ilse equivalent to,359

Argo.Like Skidbladnir,352; like Mannigfual,362

Argus.Story compared to that of Brock,351; eyes compared to Thiassi’s,354; eyes compared to Heimdall’s,356

Ariadne(ar-i-ad′nē). Compared to Gudrun,364

Arion(a-ri′on). Compared to Sleipner,361

Arthur.In Wild Hunt,25,26

Arvakr(ar′wak-r). Steed of sun chariot,6

Aryans(är′yanz). Origin of,1; myths of,343

Asa(ā′sȧ). Hoenir an,15;Odin, the almighty,123; Balder an,197

Asa-bridge.Same as Bifröst,14; Heimdall, guardian of the,153

Asabru(ā′sȧ-brū). Bridge of gods,14

Asegeir(ā′se-gīr). Frisian elders,143

Asgard(as′gärd). Home of gods,11; one root of Yggdrasil in,13; gods’ palaces in,15; Niörd welcomed in,15; Odin’s seat in,16; heroes brought to,18; Ifing separates Jötun-heim from,32; Odin leaves,37,44; Odin returns to,38; Gylfi visits,40; Thor admitted into,59; Bilskirnir in,59; Brock visits,67; Hrungnir boasts in,73; unprotected state of,221; Thor’s return to,80; Loki’s return to,81; Tyr, a god of,85; Fenris brought to,91; Odin brings inspiration to,99; Idun and Bragi arrive in,103; Idun to be lured out of,105; Idun mourns for,105,106,107,353; gods return without Idun to,110; Frey, Freya, and Niörd in,111; Niörd summoned to,112; Thiassi slain in,107,112; Skadi’s honeymoon in,114; Frey welcomed to,117; Freya welcomed to,131; Uller rules in,139; Balder leaves,141; Forseti arrives in,142; Heimdall arrives in,146; Heimdall leaves,151; Hermod returns to,157; Vali comes to,164; sin enters,166; Ægir’s visit to,188; Odin’s return to,202; gods’ sad return to,209; messengers’ return to,212; Loki banished from,218,224; gods wish to fortify,221; a Hrim-thurs threatens,223; Loki forfeits,226; fire giants storm,333; Olympus, the Greek,344; Valkyrs, cupbearers in,358

Asgardreia(as-gard-rī′a). Wild Hunt called,23

Asia.Plateau of Iran in,1; Æsir come from,39

Ask(äsk). Ash tree from which gods made man,12; compared to creation of Prometheus,347

Aslaug(a-sloug′). The fostering of,281

Asynjur(a-sin′joor). Northern goddesses called,11

Atalanta(at-ȧ-lan′tȧ). Her apples compared to Gerda’s,355

Atla(at′lȧ). One of the wave maidens,146

Atlantic.Cruise of the Mannigfual in the,235

Atlas.Greek equivalent for Riesengebirge,362

Atlé(at′lā). Challenges Frithiof,315

Atli(at′lē). Gudrun wooed by,291; treachery of,292; Högni and Gunnar slain by,294; Gudrun slays,294; same as Attila,297; Gudrun’s union with,364

Attila(at′i-lȧ). King of the Huns, has Cheru’s sword,89; same as Atli,297

Aud(oud). Son of Nott,8

Audhumla(ou-dhum′lȧ). Cow nourishes Ymir,3

Augeia(ou-gī′yȧ). Wave maiden,146

Augsburg(ougz′burg). Tyr’s city,85

Aurgiafa(our-gyā′fȧ) Wave maiden,146

Austri(ou′strē). Dwarf, supporter of heavenly vault at East,6

Austria.Curious custom in,127

BBacchus(bak′kus). Atli compared to,364Balder(bäl′der). Allfather questions Vafthrudnir about,32; son of Frigga,38; Skadi wishes to marry,113; Uller akin to,141; Forseti, son of,142; Forseti’s connection with,145; Vali, the avenger of,164; god of sun and summer,197–215; Loki, real murderer of,224;absent from Ægir’s banquet,224; compared to Sigurd,297; Loki deprives Æsir of,329; the return of,338; his death avenged,357; Hodur murders,357; compared to Greek sun-gods,360; shrine of,305; shrine burnt by Frithiof,318; temple rebuilt,327Balmung(bäl′mung). Völund forges,179; Odin drives into Branstock,254; Sigmund secures,254; Siggeir obtains,256; Sinfiotli makes use of,261,262; Odin breaks,266; Hiordis treasures shards of,267; forged again,274; Fafnir slain by,276; laid between Sigurd and Brunhild,285; Guttorm slain by,288; placed on funeral pyre,290; emblem of sunbeam,297; compared to sword of Ægeus,363Baltic Sea.Cruise of Mannigfual in,362Barbarossa(bär-bȧ-ros′sȧ),Frederick. Leader of Wild Hunt,25,26Baucis(baw′sis). Story of, compared with Geirrod and Agnar,348Baugi(bou′gē). Odin serves,97Beav.Same as Vali,164Behmer(bā′mer). Forest in Bohemia,24Beldegg(bel′deg). King of West Saxony,40Belé(bā-lā′). Heir of Sogn,302; banished by Jokul,302; replaced on throne,303; conquers Orkney Islands,303; helps Thorsten to secure Völund ring,304; sons of,304; last instructions of,305; kings seated on the tomb of,307Beli(bāl′ē). Death of,122; son of Kari,232Bergelmir(ber-gel′mir). Escapes deluge,4,230; same as Farbauti,217Berserker(bẽr′serk-er). Rage of,23; Frithiof in similar rage,317; wolf held by,207Bertha(bẽr′thȧ). Same as Frigga,56; mother of Charlemagne,56; patroness of spinning,57Bestla(best′lȧ). Giantess,4; Æsir’s mortal element from,9Bethlehem(beth′lē-em). Peace of Frodi when Christ was born in,128Beyggvir(bīg′vir). Servant of Frey,123Beyla(bī′lȧ). Servant of Frey,123Bifröst(bē′frẽst). Rainbow bridge,14; Valkyrs ride over,19,173; description of,146; Heimdall, warder of,147; Odin rides over,199; insufficiency of,221; Helgi rides over,264; downfall of,333; Giallar-horn proclaims passage of gods over,356Bil.The waning moon,9Billing.King of Ruthenes,162; anxious to save Rinda,164Bilskirnir(bil′skẽr-nir). Thor’s palace called,59; thralls entertained in,59,60Bingen(bing′en). Rat Tower near,30Bishop Hatto.Story of,29Björn(byẽrn). Confidant of Frithiof,307; plays chess with Frithiof,309; steers Ellida,314; carries men ashore,314; takes charge of Ellida,320Black Death.Pestilence,184Black Forest.Giants in the,236Blocksberg(bloks′berg). Norns on the,171Blodug-hofi(blō′dug-hō′fē). Frey’s steed called,118; Gymir’s fire crossed by,120; compared to Pegasus,355Bloody Eagle.Description of,86Boden(bō′den). The bowl of offering,95Bodvild(bod′vēld). Betrayed by Völund,177Bohemian Forest.Same as Behmer,24Bolthorn(bol′thorn). Giant called,4Bolwerk(bol′wẽrk). Odin serves,97Borr(bẽr). Marries Bestla,4; earth created by sons of,5; divine element of gods in,9Borghild(bôrg′hild). Sigmund marries,263; Sinfiotli poisoned by,265; Sigmund repudiates,266Bornholm(bôrn′holm). The formation of,236; Mannigfual cruise connected with,362Bous(bō′us). Same as Vali,164Braga-ful(brä′gȧ′ful). Toast in honour of Bragi,102Braga-men.Northern scalds,102Braga-women.Northern priestesses,102Bragi(brä′gē). Heroes welcomed to Asgard by,19; Gunlod, mother of,39; god of music and eloquence,100–110; birth of,100; the absence of,105; Idun mourns for,106; Idun sought by,109; remains with Idun in Nifl-heim,110; heroes welcomed by Heimdall and,151; Ægir delights in tales of,188; compared to Greek divinities,353Branstock(bran′stok). Oak in Volsungs’ hall,253; sword thrust in the,254; Sigmund under the,263Brechta(brek′tȧ). Frigga,56Breidablik(brī′dȧ-blik). Balder’s palace,197; Balder’s corpse carried to,205; compared to Apollo’s palace,360Bretland(bret′land). Mound in, where Soté hides,304Brimer(bri′mer). Hall of giants,340Brisinga-men(bri-sing′ȧ-men). Necklace of Freya,134; Loki attempts to steal,149,356; emblem of fruitfulness,150; made by dwarfs,242Brock. Jealousy of,65; Loki’s wager with,65; three treasures of,67; wager won by,67; story compared with that of Io,351Brocken(brǒk′en). Witches’ dance on the,137; Norns on the,171Brownies.Same as dwarfs,239; same as elves,246Brunhild(bro͞on′hild). A Valkyr,173,179; Sigurd finds,279; Sigurd wooes,280; Sigurd marries,281; Sigurd forgets,282; Gunnar loves,283; Gunnar wooes by proxy,284; wrath and jealousy of,287; Högni swears to avenge,288; rejoices at death of Sigurd,289; death of,289; Atli, brother of,291; compared to Greek divinities,297,363,364Brunnaker(bro͞on′na-ker). Idun’s grove in,105Burgundian(bẽr-gun′di-an). Ildico, a princess,89; Gunnar, a monarch,297Buri(bur′ē). Creation of,3; giants’ war against,4Buri.Grove where Frey and Gerda meet,121Byzantine(bi-zan′tīn). Teutonic race influenced by that faith,249

Bacchus(bak′kus). Atli compared to,364

Balder(bäl′der). Allfather questions Vafthrudnir about,32; son of Frigga,38; Skadi wishes to marry,113; Uller akin to,141; Forseti, son of,142; Forseti’s connection with,145; Vali, the avenger of,164; god of sun and summer,197–215; Loki, real murderer of,224;absent from Ægir’s banquet,224; compared to Sigurd,297; Loki deprives Æsir of,329; the return of,338; his death avenged,357; Hodur murders,357; compared to Greek sun-gods,360; shrine of,305; shrine burnt by Frithiof,318; temple rebuilt,327

Balmung(bäl′mung). Völund forges,179; Odin drives into Branstock,254; Sigmund secures,254; Siggeir obtains,256; Sinfiotli makes use of,261,262; Odin breaks,266; Hiordis treasures shards of,267; forged again,274; Fafnir slain by,276; laid between Sigurd and Brunhild,285; Guttorm slain by,288; placed on funeral pyre,290; emblem of sunbeam,297; compared to sword of Ægeus,363

Baltic Sea.Cruise of Mannigfual in,362

Barbarossa(bär-bȧ-ros′sȧ),Frederick. Leader of Wild Hunt,25,26

Baucis(baw′sis). Story of, compared with Geirrod and Agnar,348

Baugi(bou′gē). Odin serves,97

Beav.Same as Vali,164

Behmer(bā′mer). Forest in Bohemia,24

Beldegg(bel′deg). King of West Saxony,40

Belé(bā-lā′). Heir of Sogn,302; banished by Jokul,302; replaced on throne,303; conquers Orkney Islands,303; helps Thorsten to secure Völund ring,304; sons of,304; last instructions of,305; kings seated on the tomb of,307

Beli(bāl′ē). Death of,122; son of Kari,232

Bergelmir(ber-gel′mir). Escapes deluge,4,230; same as Farbauti,217

Berserker(bẽr′serk-er). Rage of,23; Frithiof in similar rage,317; wolf held by,207

Bertha(bẽr′thȧ). Same as Frigga,56; mother of Charlemagne,56; patroness of spinning,57

Bestla(best′lȧ). Giantess,4; Æsir’s mortal element from,9

Bethlehem(beth′lē-em). Peace of Frodi when Christ was born in,128

Beyggvir(bīg′vir). Servant of Frey,123

Beyla(bī′lȧ). Servant of Frey,123

Bifröst(bē′frẽst). Rainbow bridge,14; Valkyrs ride over,19,173; description of,146; Heimdall, warder of,147; Odin rides over,199; insufficiency of,221; Helgi rides over,264; downfall of,333; Giallar-horn proclaims passage of gods over,356

Bil.The waning moon,9

Billing.King of Ruthenes,162; anxious to save Rinda,164

Bilskirnir(bil′skẽr-nir). Thor’s palace called,59; thralls entertained in,59,60

Bingen(bing′en). Rat Tower near,30

Bishop Hatto.Story of,29

Björn(byẽrn). Confidant of Frithiof,307; plays chess with Frithiof,309; steers Ellida,314; carries men ashore,314; takes charge of Ellida,320

Black Death.Pestilence,184

Black Forest.Giants in the,236

Blocksberg(bloks′berg). Norns on the,171

Blodug-hofi(blō′dug-hō′fē). Frey’s steed called,118; Gymir’s fire crossed by,120; compared to Pegasus,355

Bloody Eagle.Description of,86

Boden(bō′den). The bowl of offering,95

Bodvild(bod′vēld). Betrayed by Völund,177

Bohemian Forest.Same as Behmer,24

Bolthorn(bol′thorn). Giant called,4

Bolwerk(bol′wẽrk). Odin serves,97

Borr(bẽr). Marries Bestla,4; earth created by sons of,5; divine element of gods in,9

Borghild(bôrg′hild). Sigmund marries,263; Sinfiotli poisoned by,265; Sigmund repudiates,266

Bornholm(bôrn′holm). The formation of,236; Mannigfual cruise connected with,362

Bous(bō′us). Same as Vali,164

Braga-ful(brä′gȧ′ful). Toast in honour of Bragi,102

Braga-men.Northern scalds,102

Braga-women.Northern priestesses,102

Bragi(brä′gē). Heroes welcomed to Asgard by,19; Gunlod, mother of,39; god of music and eloquence,100–110; birth of,100; the absence of,105; Idun mourns for,106; Idun sought by,109; remains with Idun in Nifl-heim,110; heroes welcomed by Heimdall and,151; Ægir delights in tales of,188; compared to Greek divinities,353

Branstock(bran′stok). Oak in Volsungs’ hall,253; sword thrust in the,254; Sigmund under the,263

Brechta(brek′tȧ). Frigga,56

Breidablik(brī′dȧ-blik). Balder’s palace,197; Balder’s corpse carried to,205; compared to Apollo’s palace,360

Bretland(bret′land). Mound in, where Soté hides,304

Brimer(bri′mer). Hall of giants,340

Brisinga-men(bri-sing′ȧ-men). Necklace of Freya,134; Loki attempts to steal,149,356; emblem of fruitfulness,150; made by dwarfs,242

Brock. Jealousy of,65; Loki’s wager with,65; three treasures of,67; wager won by,67; story compared with that of Io,351

Brocken(brǒk′en). Witches’ dance on the,137; Norns on the,171

Brownies.Same as dwarfs,239; same as elves,246

Brunhild(bro͞on′hild). A Valkyr,173,179; Sigurd finds,279; Sigurd wooes,280; Sigurd marries,281; Sigurd forgets,282; Gunnar loves,283; Gunnar wooes by proxy,284; wrath and jealousy of,287; Högni swears to avenge,288; rejoices at death of Sigurd,289; death of,289; Atli, brother of,291; compared to Greek divinities,297,363,364

Brunnaker(bro͞on′na-ker). Idun’s grove in,105

Burgundian(bẽr-gun′di-an). Ildico, a princess,89; Gunnar, a monarch,297

Buri(bur′ē). Creation of,3; giants’ war against,4

Buri.Grove where Frey and Gerda meet,121

Byzantine(bi-zan′tīn). Teutonic race influenced by that faith,249

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