Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark: 5

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The Fairy Mythology: Scandinavia: The Power of the Harp". Sacred-texts.com . Retrieved 26 December 2011. According to legend, the dwarves lived in their own region of Midgard, hidden from humans. They were smaller people with long beards who were masters at smithing. Scandinavian legend is rich with countless unique creatures, many of which have made their way over into Western culture in the form of novel characters and movie representations. Lindow, John (2001). Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515382-0. (A dictionary of Norse mythology.)

Price, Neil S (2002). The Viking Way: Religion and War in Late Iron Age Scandinavia. Uppsala: Dissertation, Dept. Archaeology & Ancient History. ISBN 91-506-1626-9.In the Viking fortress of Odense, the remains of 68 cats were once found in a well, and analysis showed they didn’t die of natural causes. Credit: Johannes Gehrts/Eduard Ade What kind of cats did Vikings have? According to the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda poem, Völuspá, the first human couple consisted of Ask and Embla; driftwood found by a trio of gods and imbued with life in the form of three gifts. After the cataclysm of Ragnarok, this process is mirrored in the survival of two humans from a wood; Líf and Lífþrasir. From these two humankind is foretold to repopulate the new and green earth. [35] See also [ edit ] Iversen & Norman (1990) harvp error: no target: CITEREFIversenNorman1990 ( help) [1960], Introduction, quoted in News of Norway. [12] The Karen Blixens Christmas Nordic Tales pendants from Rosendahl bring nature and Nordic design into the four walls. The small and large figures for hanging create an atmospheric decoration for the table or Christmas tree. The stylish pendants are made of natural materials and all have simple and fine ribbons for hanging made of vegan leather. Turville-Petre, E. O. G. (1964). Myth and Religion of the North: The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia. Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

Eve hid the children that were still dirty and lied to God about there whereabouts. God said that the hidden children should remain hidden, and they became the “Underjordiske” — lost souls living under the earth.Various movies and novels have created new versions of the Valkyries today, but the women are often described as beautiful and strong. The faces of Scandinavian folklore Sometimes he encounters people in human form, as a handsome youth, to lure young women to himself, and promises them joy and gladness in his hall if they want to go along with him. But if they get a suspicion of who he is, when they are giving themselves away, such that they can call him by his true name — nykur — then he loses the power over them and must release them and go along into his waters. Lindow, John (2001). Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515382-0. Grimm, Jacob (1888). Teutonic Mythology, 4 vols. Trans. S. Stallybras. London. Reprinted 2003 by Kessinger. ISBN 0-7661-7742-4, ISBN 0-7661-7743-2, ISBN 0-7661-7744-0, ISBN 0-7661-7745-9. Reprinted 2004 Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-43615-2 (4 vols.), ISBN 0-486-43546-6, ISBN 0-486-43547-4, ISBN 0-486-43548-2, ISBN 0-486-43549-0. Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen; Moe, Jørgen, eds. (1883). Eventyrbog for Børn. Norske Folkeeventyr. Vol.1. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag.