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#Beasts & Wonders of the Norse Cosmos

26 chronicles

01

Troll

The myth of the Troll: an enduring creature of Norse and Scandinavian folklore, a being of the wild mountains, forests and caves, often huge, ugly and

Norse & Germanic · 15 June 2026

02

Lyngbakr

The myth of the Lyngbakr ("heather-back"): a monstrous Norse sea-creature, a whale-like beast so vast that its back, overgrown with heather, was mistaken

Norse & Germanic · 15 June 2026

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Kraken

The myth of the Kraken: the legendary colossal sea-monster of Norse and Scandinavian lore, a vast many-armed beast of the deep ocean off Norway and

Norse & Germanic · 15 June 2026

04

Hafgufa

The myth of the Hafgufa: the greatest sea-monster of Norse legend, a creature so vast that sailors mistook it for an island, which lured fish into its

Norse & Germanic · 15 June 2026

05

Gullinkambi

The myth of Gullinkambi: the golden rooster of Valhalla, the cockerel with a comb of gold whose crowing will wake the slain heroes and the gods on the

Norse & Germanic · 15 June 2026

06

Eikthyrnir

The myth of Eikthyrnir: the great stag that stands upon the roof of Valhalla, browsing the world-tree, from whose antlers drips the water that fills the

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

07

Saehrimnir

The myth of Saehrimnir: the magical beast of Valhalla, the boar slaughtered and cooked every day to feed the slain warriors at their endless feast and

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

08

Heidrun

The myth of Heidrun: the magical she-goat of Valhalla who stands upon Odin's hall browsing a special tree, and from whose udder flows an endless supply of

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

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Gullinbursti

The myth of Gullinbursti: the golden boar of the god Frey, a creature with bristles of pure gold that glowed in the dark, forged by the dwarves Brokkr and

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

10

Fafnir

The myth of Fafnir: the most famous dragon of Norse legend, a man who murdered his father for the cursed gold of Andvari and let his greed transform him

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

11

Andvari

The myth of Andvari: the shape-shifting dwarf whose cursed gold and ring Andvaranaut set the great tragedy of the Volsungs in motion. Robbed by Loki, he

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

12

Alviss

The myth of Alviss ("All-Wise"): the immensely learned dwarf who came to claim Thor's daughter as his bride, only to be outwitted by Thor, who kept him

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

13

Dvalin

The myth of Dvalin: one of the great dwarves of Norse myth, a master craftsman who helped forge famous treasures including Freya's necklace, the dwarf who

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

14

Durin

The myth of Durin: one of the first and greatest of the Norse dwarves, named in the Völuspá as second only to Mótsognir and as a maker of many of his

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

15

Eitri

The myth of Eitri (Sindri): the master dwarf-smith who with his brother Brokkr forged the three greatest treasures of the Norse gods — Thor's hammer

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

16

Brokkr

The myth of Brokkr: a master dwarf-smith of Norse myth who with his brother Eitri forged three of the gods' greatest treasures — Thor's hammer Mjölnir,

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

17

Audhumla

The myth of Audhumla: the primeval cow of Norse myth, the great nourishing mother-beast formed at the dawn of creation whose milk fed the primordial giant

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

18

Hati

The myth of Hati: the great wolf that chases the moon across the night sky, counterpart of his brother Sköll who hunts the sun, pursuing the moon-god Mani

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

19

Skoll

The myth of Sköll: the great wolf that chases the sun across the sky, pursuing the sun-goddess Sol day after day and driving the sun in eternal flight,

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

20

Nidhogg

The myth of Nidhogg: the great dragon-serpent that gnaws at the roots of the world-tree Yggdrasil, the malevolent corpse-eating beast of the Norse

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026

21

Ratatoskr

The myth of Ratatoskr: the squirrel that runs up and down the world-tree Yggdrasil, the restless messenger who carries insults and slander between the

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026

22

Huginn and Muninn

The myth of Huginn and Muninn: the two ravens of Odin, "Thought" and "Memory," who flew across all the worlds each day and returned to whisper to the

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026

23

Garm

The myth of Garm: the monstrous blood-stained hound of the Norse underworld, the dog that guards the gates of Hel whose howling heralds Ragnarök, fated to

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026

24

Fenrir

The myth of Fenrir: the monstrous wolf of Norse myth, the ever-growing child of Loki whom the gods bound with the magical fetter Gleipnir at the cost of

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026

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Jormungandr

The myth of Jörmungandr: the world-serpent of Norse myth, the colossal child of Loki so vast he encircles the world beneath the sea biting his own tail,

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026

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Sleipnir

The myth of Sleipnir: the eight-legged horse of Odin, swiftest of all steeds, able to gallop over land, sea and sky and into the realm of the dead. The

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026