...tree located at the center of the universe and joining the nine worlds of Norse cosmology.
...acquire knowledge of the runes. The gallows are sometimes described in Old Norse poetry as the "horse of the hanged." In the case of "terrible steed", the a
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In Roman mythology, '''Orcus''' was a god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths.
...god who tormented evildoers in the afterlife. Like the name Hades (or the Norse Hel, for that matter), "Orcus" could also mean the land of the dead.
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*[[Norse Wild Hunt]];
...tegory:Celtic mythology]] [[Category:Scottish mythology]] [[Category:Irish mythology]] [[Category:Ghosts]]
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...he abode of the ''Álfar'' '[[Elves]]' in [[:Category:Norse mythology|Norse mythology]] and appears also in northern English ballads under the forms '''Elfhame''
===In Old Norse texts===
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In the study of [[mythology]] and religion, the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equiva
===[[Akkadian mythology]]===
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Also Norse mythology contains examples of [[necromancy]]: Odin summons a seeress from the dead t
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...ifferent figures. In some versions, a vârcolac is a wolf [[demon]]. As the Norse [[Fenris]], a varcolac may swallow the moon and the sun; it's thus responsi
[[Category:Romanian mythology]] [[Category:Vampires]] [[Category:Shapeshifters]] [[Category:Werewolves]]
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...term for any number of [[legendary creature]]s that frequently appear in [[mythology]], [[legend]], and [[horror fiction]]. The word originates from the Old Fre
===Religion and mythology===
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'''Loki Laufeyjarson''' is the god of mischief in [[Norse mythology]], a son of the [[Jotun|giants]] [[Fárbauti]] and [[Laufey]], and foster-b
.... In any case, the figure of Loki was probably not a late invention of the Norse poets but was rather descended from a common Indo-European prototype.
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The old Norse "utburd" means "that which is taken outside," and this refers to the tradit
[[Category: Scandinavian mythology]]
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...ngs, derived from one of the most famed example: the ''gigantes'' of Greek mythology.
...nd they are frequently in conflict with the gods, be they Olympian gods or Norse. There are also historical stories featuring giants in the Old Testament, p
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*G. Henderson, ''The Norse Influence in Celtic Scotland''.
[[Category:Scottish mythology]]
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...ings perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end (See Phoenix (mythology)). It can also represent the idea of primordial unity. The Jungian psycholo
===Norse mythology===
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*[[Adramelech]] ([[Assyrian]] mythology)
*[[Af]] ([[Jewish mythology]])
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*[[Norse Wild Hunt]];
[[Category:Celtic mythology]]
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...or draugen (Norwegian meaning the draug) is a corporeal undead from Norse mythology. Draugar were believed to live in the graves of dead Vikings, being the bod
...is speculated that this belief began in Denmark and spread through out the Norse culture. The belief was founded on the idea that the dead only enter throug
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==Comparative mythology==
...n Yam and Baal (the Storm God) resembles the battle in Hurrian and Hittite mythology between the sky God Teshub (or Tarhunt) with the serpent Illuyanka.
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In Norse mythology the '''valkyries''' are dísir, minor female deities, who are described as
From Old Norse ''Valkyrja'' lit. "Choosers of the Slain".
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...welt in a number of places in Wales as genii loci similar to Greek nymphs, Norse norns or Irish sidhe. Such places included the lake Llyn y Fan Fach. Tylwyt
*MacKillop, James (1998). ''Dictionary of Celtic Mythology''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 368. ISBN 0192801201.
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===Norse/Germanic mythology===
In [[:Category:Norse mythology|Norse mythology]], '''Svartálfar''' ("Swartelves" or "[[black elves]]"), sometimes conside
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