Freya (Old Norse Freyja, “Lady”) is the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility in Norse mythology — and, less commonly remembered, of sorcery, gold, and death as well. Her name …
Angrboda in Norse Mythology: Mother of Ragnarök’s Monsters
In Norse mythology, Angrboda (Old Norse: Angrboða) is a jötunn, a giantess, and the mother of Loki’s three monstrous children: the Fenrir wolf, the world serpent Jörmungandr, and Hel, the ruler of the dead. The name Angrboda means “the …
Gerd is said to be a very beautiful mountain giant in Norse mythology
In Norse mythology, Gerd (also spelled, Gerðr, Gerdr, Gerth) is a mountain jötunn who is said to be one of the most beautiful beings. She is the daughter of Aurboda …
Aurboda is a mountain-giant in Norse mythology
Aurboda is a mountain-giant, the wife of Gymir, and the mother of Gerd in Norse mythology. She lives together with her husband in Jötunheim, her daughter moved to Asgard to …
Gymir in Norse Mythology: The Wealthy Father of Gerd
Gymir is a jötunn in Norse mythology and the father of Gerd, the giantess Freyr falls in love with in Skírnismál. He lives in Jötunheim with his wife, Aurboda, but he remains largely in the background …