Gallery

A feast in Valhalla
The great golden hall in Glaðsheimr where Odin gathers the einherjar, the chosen heroes that have fallen in battle.

Alvíss
Alvíss comes to Thor's hall.

Áslaug
Áslaug (also called Kráka) and her dog.

Atli
In Völsunga saga, the king of the Huns who married Guðrún after Sigurðr's death.

Baldr
The god of light, joy, purity, and the summer sun. He is the second son of Odin.

Baldr's funeral ship
Odin's last words to his son Baldr.

Bifröst
The rainbow bridge Bifröst.

Binding of Fenrir
The binding of the wolf Fenrir.

Bragi and Iðunn
The skaldic god of poetry, eloquence, and music. His wife is Iðunn.

Brynhildr
In the Volsunga saga, a valkyrie who disobeyed Odin. She became mortal and was placed in an enchanted castle.

Brynhildr and Guðrún
Guðrún tells Brynhildr that it was Sigurðr who rode through the flames and not her husband Gunnarr.

Brynhildr's Hel-ride
In the Volsunga saga, a valkyrie who disobeyed Odin. She became mortal and was placed in an enchanted castle.

Death of Baldr
The death of Baldr.

dísir
'Lady.' In Norse mythology, the dísir are a group of supernatural female beings whose precise attributes are unclear.

Dvalinn
Freyja in the dwarfs' cave.

Feeding of Fenrir
The feeding of the wolf Fenrir.

Fenja and Menja
Fenja and Menja near the mill Grótti, which possessed the property of grinding out whatever the grinder wished.

Four harts
The four harts that run in the limbs of the great ash Yggdrasil and nibble on the twigs and leaves.

Freyja
Freyja in her cart pulled by cats.

Freyr
Freyr is lovesick for Gerðr.

Frigg
The goddess of married love and of the hearth, wife of Odin. She is often identified with Freyja.

Frigg spinning clouds
Frigga spinning the clouds.

Gagnráðr
Odin as Gagnráðr.

Gerðr
Skírnir's message to Gerðr.

Grímhildr
The wife of Gjúki and by him the mother of Högni, Guðný, Guðrún, and Gunnarr. She desired Sigurðr's treasure.

Gróa
Gróa casting incantations for her son Svipdagr.

Gunnar
A son of Gjúki and Grímhildr, and the brother of Högni, Guðrún, and Gutthormr, Gjúki's stepson.

Gunnlöð
The daughter of Suttungr, a jötunn. He father charged her with guarding the mead of poetry.

Guðrún and her sons
The daughter of the legendary king Gjúki and his wife Grímhildr. She became the wife of Sigurdr.

Hárbarðr
Odin as the ferryman Hárbarðr.

Heimdallr
'World-brightener.' The god of light and dawn, the guardian of the bridge Bifröst.

Heimdallr
'World-brightener.' The god of light and dawn, the guardian of the bridge Bifröst.

Heimir and Áslaug
After the death of Áslaug's parents, her uncle Heimer feared for her life and constructed a large harp in which to hide the girl. Disguised as a poor harp player he traveled the country.

Helgi Hjörvarðsson
A dying Helgi tells his wife Sváva to marry his brother Heðinn.

Hermóðr
Hermóðr before Hel.

Himinhrjód
The huge ox that belonged to the jötunn Hymir. Thor used the ox's head as bait to catch Jörmungandr.

Högni and his son
Högni and his son.

Hymir and Thor
Hymir and Thor catch the Midgard Serpent on a fishing trip. Thor is about to strike the serpent with his hammer.

Hyndla
Freyja awakes Hyndla.

Ingeborg
Ingeborg.

Iðunn
Iðunn giving the apples of youth to the gods.

Jarl
The son of Faðir and Móðir (by the god Rígr). He is the ancestor of the class of warrior nobility.

Konr
Konr and the talking crow.

Loki
An ambiguous figure in Norse mythology, equally at home among the Æsir and their deadly foes, the jötnar.

Loki
Loki dons Freya's eagle cloak.

Loki and Höðr
Loki guiding the blind Höðr. The shot caused Baldr's death.

Loki and Sigyn
After Loki was bound, a venomous serpent was fastened up over him, so that the venom should drop into his face; but Sigyn stands near him and catches the venom in a basin.

Loki taunts Bragi
Loki taunts Bragi.

Menglöð
Menglöð (Freyja).

nine giant maidens
The eddic poem Völuspá hin skamma mentions nine giant maidens who bore a mighty son. This is possibly Heimdallr.

nine worlds
The nine realms of Norse cosmology: Ásgardr, Vanaheimr, Alfheimr, Miðgarðr, Jötunheimr, Hel, Svartálfaheimr, Múspell, Niflheimr.

Níðhöggr
Níðhöggr in Yggdrasil.

Njörðr
The Norse god of the sea and ruler of the winds, one of the Vanir. Njörðr and Freyr were delivered to the Æsir as hostages.

Njörðr
Njörðr longs for the sea.

Norns
The three Norns at the Urðarbrunnr.

Odin
Odin with his two wolfs Geri and Freki.

Odin and Brynhildr
In the Volsunga saga, a valkyrie who disobeyed Odin. She became mortal and was placed in an enchanted castle.

Odin and Sága
Sága pours Odin a drink.

Odin battling Fenrir
Odin battling Fenrir at Ragnarök. The wolf will kill him.

Odin rides to Hel
Odin rides to Hel to ask a völva who will be responsible for his son's death.

Odin standing over Mímir's body
A figure in Norse mythology renowned for his wisdom. Snorri Sturluson describes him as one of the Æsir.

Óttar
The ancestry of Óttar.

Rán
A Norse sea goddess, listed among the Ásynjur in the Nafnaþulur but she never appears among them. She is the wife of Ægir.

Ratatöskr
Ratatöskr in Yggdrasil.

Ride of the Valkyries
The handmaidens of Odin who ride their horse over battlefields and escort the souls of slain heroes to Valhalla.

Rígr
Rígr at the home of Ái and Edda.

Sif
The wife of Thor and by him the mother of Þrúðr. She is also the mother of Ullr. She had golden hair, made by dwarfs.

Sif and Thor
The wife of Thor and by him the mother of Þrúðr. She is also the mother of Ullr. She had golden hair, made by dwarfs.

Sigurðr
The legendary hero of Norse mythology. He is the central character in the Völsunga saga.

Sigurðr and Brynhildr
An epithet of the valkyrie Brynhildr, found in the eddic poem Sigrdrífumál.

Sigurðr and Fáfnir
Sigurðr slaying the serpent Fáfnir.

Sigurðr and Gunnarr
The legendary hero of Norse mythology. He is the central character in the Völsunga saga.

Sigurðr awakens Brynhildr
Sigurðr awakens Brynhildr

Sigurðr finds Brynhildr
Sigurðr passes through the flames surrounding Brynhildr.

Sinfjötli
Odin and the dead Sinfjötli.

Sinmara
Possibly the name of female jötunn. She is solely attested in Fjölsvinnsmál, where she is mentioned as the keeper of Lævateinn.

Skaði
The daughter of Þjazi. After her father's death she went to Ásgarðr to demand compensation, and was given Njörðr in marriage.

Skaði
Skaði longs for her mountain home of Þrymheimr.

Skaði choosing her husband
Skaði choosing a husband from among the Æsir by the feet only, seeing no more of him.

Skrýmir
Skrýmir and Loki.

Sleipnir
The eight-legged, gray horse of Odin. It is the offspring of Loki and the stallion Svaðilfari.

Sól and Máni
The wolves pursuing the sun and the moon.

Surtr
The giant with the flaming sword.

Suttungr
A jötunn, owner of the mead of poetry which he extorted from the dwarfs Fjalar and Galar.

Svaðilfari
Loki as a mare trying to lure away the stallion Svaðilfari from the giant builder.

Svipdagr
Svipdagr and Menglöð.

swan maiden
Swan maiden.

The chosen slain
The chosen warriors of Odin, the ones who have died in battle and are brought to Valhalla by the valkyries.

Thor
Thor threatening Hárbarðr (Odin).

Thor and the jötnar
Thor slaying jötnarr with his hammer Mjöllnir.

Thor disguised as Freyja
Loki disguises Thor as Freyja to fool the giant Þrymr, who had stolen Thor's hammer and would only return it in exchange for Freyja.

Thor in his goat cart
Thor in his cart pulled by goats and accompanied by Loki and his servants Þjálfi and Röskva.

Tom Hickathrift
Hero of an English nursery rhyme and mythical strong man.

Týr
The god of battle and war, the bravest and most daring of the Æsir. He lost his hand to the wolf Fenrir.

Ullr
The son of Sif, and the stepson of Thor. Ullr is associated with archery, hunting, skating, and skiing.

Víðarr and Váli
The son of Odin, according to Völuspá and the þulur, while Snorri Sturluson adds that the giantess Gríðr is his mother.

Víðarr slays Fenrir
Víðarr slays the wolf Fenrir.

Völundr
A legendary master blacksmith, known as Weyland the Smith. He is attested in the eddic poem Völundarkviða.

völva
A shamanic seeress in Norse paganism. In the eddic poem Völuspá, Odin calls on a certain völva in his search for knowledge.

Ægir and his daughters
The Norse sea god Ægir with his daughters, the nine billow maidens.

Þjazi
Þjazi in eagle form carrying off Loki.

Þrymr
Þrymr's wedding feast. The giant Þrymr tries to kiss Freyja (who is actually Thor disguised as Freyja).