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 is the mother of Jörmungandr, the Fenrir wolf, and Hel
In Norse mythology, Angrboda (Old Norse: Angrboða) is a jötunn and the mother of Loki’s hideous three children. The name Angrboda means “The one who brings grief” or “She who …
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 is Gerd’s father in Norse mythology
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 …