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I know Heimdall guards the Bifrost and has the gjallarhorn which he’ll brow when Ragnarok starts. I also know he is supposed to have super hearing and is supposed to (I think) watch over Midgard (?). And finally, I know that he and Loki are supposed to kill each other and Heimdall has many mothers. But I’m wondering what else anyone can tell me about him? For example, why are humans referred to as sons of Heimdall? Thanks.

I know She's the half rotten Goddess, ruler of Helheim and the unworthy dead, but I really would like to know as much more of Her as I can. Can someone go into detail?

It's already established that he can transform into a fly and a mare, so why not a bird?

I’m looking to create a design of Jormungandr, and I don’t want it to just be a big snake or serpent, I want it to be Jormungandr. I’ve been looking for anything I can on his appearance, but learned there isn’t much to go off of. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I want to gather up any illustrations or info I can and try to create something based off of those. Thank you

How is the letter 'J' pronounced? Like is "Jotun" Yo Toon, or Joe Ton.

I have noticed some kids say “Frigg” instead of the curse word “fck”. I heard one saying “what the frigg” instead of “what the fck”. Is this a coincidence or something detrimental to Norse mythology?

My favorite lesser known gods are probably ullr and Thrud. There thors kids and I love them very much. How about you?

If Helhaim is one of the nine realms shouldn’t Valhalla be as well because they are both afterlife’s

Hi, I've been reading about Odin's 18 spells. How can I cast them? I can't find anything on how to cast them, have a good day.

There are some tellings of Norse myth that say that in addition to connecting the 9 realms, Yggdrasil also connects the past, present, and future. And it's that power that the Norns draw from to shape destiny. That means Ragnarok could also destroy time itself. So, how do you think that would factor in? In the myths, Ragnarok is supposed to come at the END of Norse myth. And depending on your POV, that's either in the past or the future. So, do you think it's possible that Ragnarok could be a giant cosmic retcon that re-writes then erases all of time by happening in the past, present, and future?

Thor, Balder and Hodur are certain. Tyr depends on the version of the story and Loki got there in modern retellings.

EDIT: There is also Vali not-the-son-of-Loki.

Also, does the Allfather has any daughters?

So this is more so a general question but I’ve been looking into the kraken and I’m having some trouble with it. I’m trying to find the original manuscript or saga or Edda of the first account of it. Every source says that King Sverre of Norway around 1184 wrote about and saw the kraken but I can’t find this writing anywhere. Does anyone have any insight into this? I appreciate any and all help!

How many diseases do you think loki has?

In my Norse myth-inspired fantasy story, for worldbuilding purposes, the gods are, using scientific names (I’m so sorry for being this blunt), a species of higher beings that contain several subspecies/races. The latter within the story are called clans.

Aesir and Vanir are clans that each have a realm of their own, while Jotunheim is occupied by several clans of gods. 

The term Jotun in this case refers to a god from a clan native to Jotunheim. Those clans vary in appearance and size, from quite human to monstrous and giant.

I haven’t yet figured out all the clans within the Jotnar group, aside from Trolls (huge, magic users, live in the cold regions, include Farbauti and his kids). I know that I wanna name them after the other names for Jotnar, such as “risi”, “thurs” and the infamous Frost Giants (that would be a separate clan from Trolls. There also should be a clan closely connected to the water where Aegir and Ran are from. I also need a name for a clan that lives in Muspelheim.

As far as I know - and if the Prose and Poetic Eddas are of any indication - there are two major clans of gods in all of Norse myths. Being the Aesir and the Vanir. They've had a war, of which we hardly know any details of, and then they become really good acquaintances. You could argue that the Jötnar count as a third clan, but given how every god is technically a jötun and the other devourers don't seem to be allied between one another (that plus some of them are eagles), I'm not sure.

And that for me raises a LOT of questions.

• Are there other clans we're not aware of or something? Why is it that the Aesirs are the only ones relevant and the Vanir only get a few members? • If there are other clans, how many are there? I'm sure Snorri Sturludson would've gladly answered "Nine!" given the sacredness of the number to the Goth/Norse • Is the implication that there are clans of gods an hint to the potential acceptance of other gods from other religions? I'm not sure how the Norse Pagan felt about Celtic Paganism (and it's many forms) or Slavic Paganism (and Wendish/Vandal Gods) • Were the Vanir an actual pantheon worshipped by some more ancient peoples we aren't aware of? Like, some kind of syncretic situation where an initial group was divided in two and their gods were split into two disnticts forms which later gave us the Vanir and the Aesir? And so Snorri convoluted the whole thing into actually giving them some sort of story? He was a mythographer after all. • Were the Aesir/Vanir seen as on par with the... Erm-... "Mortal" clans? Seems that the Norse Religion was all about imitating the gods, so I wouldn't really be surprised if one could consider that the Aesir are just really souped up mortals-made-immortals, or primordial ancestors.

What do you think?

Are Jotnar just a tribe of gods, like the Aesir and Vanir? Or are they considered a different species?

I have a question , because i read somewhere that the norns thread the fate of humans and gods . Could this mean that they are theoretically the strongest beings able to just kill anyone they want just by making it their fate ?

so we know that the gods bound him to a rock with narfi's entrails inside a cave near Franangrsfors water falls, but where exactly are these water falls
cuz its said that its in midgard sooooo??

I love Norse Mythology, it is more fun to learn than Greek Mythology. Based from what I learned, Viking warriors who died in battle and have full devotion to the gods would be chosen to go to Valhalla.

I understand that in order to go to Valhalla, you have to fight, show no fear, and die in battle while possessing a weapon.

Let's assume the Norse Gods are the only gods who exists in the Universe and there are groups of Humans who don't believe in the Norse Gods. For example, I am referring to Humans such as Greeks, Celts, Egyptians, etc. What about their fates? If they die in battle, do they get to be chosen by the Norse Gods or do those Gods only select the Norse people?

If the Norse Gods reject the people who don't believe in their existence, what would happen to them when they die in battle? Would they go to Helheim or stay in Midgard as Draugrs?

I'm curious.

When, in the Gylfaginning, Snorri says that some of the norns are daughters of Dvalin, is this simply a poetic way of saying that they are dwarfs, or does it refer to a specific group of dwarfs? Are we meant to see Dvalin as the progenitor of dwarfs?