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Merovingian (mer-ō-vin′ji-an). Mythical descent of kings, 232
Mesnée d’Hellequin (mā-nā del-ẽ-cañ). Wild Hunt in France, 26
Midgard (mid′gärd). Earth called, 5; man dwells in, 12; root of Yggdrasil in, 13; Bifröst spans, 14; fields of, 118; Uller rules, 139; rooster of, 331
Midgard Snake. Thor attempts to lift, 72; Hymir fears, 190; Thor hooks, 191, 192; birth of, 218; rises from sea, 332; Thor slays, 335, 336; equivalent, 344; tempests caused by, 358
Midnight. Part of day, 9
Midsummer. Balder disappears at, 141; night, fairy revels, 248; eve, festival, 215
Milky Way in Germany and Holland, 30, 57
Miming (mē′ming). A sword, 179
Mimir (mē′mir). Well of, 13, 30, 94, 96, 146, 148, 231; god of ocean, 185; son of Hler, 232; Odin’s last talk with, 334
Minerva. Northern equivalents, 347, 348, 355, 363
Minos (mī′nos). Northern equivalent, 358
Miölnir (myẽl′nir). Thor’s hammer, 61; Thor receives, 67; dwarfs make, 67, 242; Thor gives life with, 69; Thor slays with, 192; giant slain by, 223, 231; Midgard snake slain with, 336; Greek equivalent for, 350
Mistletoe. Oath not sworn by, 199
Mödgud (mẽd′gud). Warder of Giöll, 181, 209, 210; Greek equivalent, 359
Modi (mō′dē). Thor’s son, 63; survival of, 338
Modir (mo′dēr). Heimdall visits, 153
Mœræ (mē′rē). Compared to Norns, 347
Moeri (mẽ′rē). Thor’s temple at, 83
Mokerkialfi (mō′ker-kyȧlf-ē). A clay image which Thialfi fights, 74, 75
Morning. Part of day, 9
Mors. Northern equivalent, 360
Moselle (mō-zel′). Celebrations along the, 124
Moss Maidens. Wild Hunt for, 25; Greek equivalents, 249
Mother Night. Longest night in year, 124, 215
Mühlberg (mēl′berg). Battle of, 89
Mundilfari (mo͞on′dil-fär-ē). Father of sun and moon drivers, 7
Munin (mo͞o′nin). Odin’s raven, 17; Od-hroerir found by, 96; Greek equivalent, 347
Muspell (mus′pel). Sons of, 333
Muspells-heim (mus′pels-hīm). Home of fire, 2; sparks from, 6; host from, 333
Mysinger (mē′sing-er). Viking, slays Frodi, 129
Nagilfar (nag′il-fär). Launching of, 332
Nagilfari (nag′il-fār-i). Nott’s first husband, 8
Nain. Dwarf of death, 100
Nal. Mother of Loki, 217
Nanna (nän′nä). Forseti’s mother 142; Balder’s wife, 197; death of, 206; accompanies Balder, 208; sends carpet to Frigga, 211; emblem of vegetation, 214; compared to Greek divinities, 360
Narve (när′va). Son of Loki, 218; death of, 227
Nastrond (nä′strond). The wicked in, 183, 340; compared to Tartarus, 359
Neckar (nek′kar). God and river, 193, 194, 359
Necks. Water sprites, 193, 194
Nectar. Compared to Northern drink, 346
Nemean Lion (nē′mē-an lī′on). Northern equivalent, 357
Neptune. Northern equivalents, 344, 347, 354, 358, 359, 361
Nereides (ne-rē′i-dēz). Northern equivalents, 359
Nereus (nē′re-us). Niörd like, 354
Nerthus (nẽr′thus). Same as Frigga, 57, 58; Niörd’s wife, 112, 117, 131
Nibelungenlied (nē′be-lung-en-lēd). German epic, 251, 289
Niblungs (nē′blungz). Sigurd visits the, 282; Brunhild, queen, 283, 284; lament of, 289; visit Atli, 291, 292
Nick, Old. Origin of the name of, 193
Nicors (nik′orz). Sea monsters, 193
Nida (nē′dȧ). Home of dwarfs, 34O
Nidhug (nē′dho͞og). Gnaws Yggdrasil, 13, 160, 183, 331
Nidud (nē′do͞od). King of Sweden, 177, 178; comparison, 358
Nifl-heim (nĭfl′-hīm). Land of mist, 2; root of Yggdrasil, in, 12; Bifröst connects, 14; Odin gazes into, 34; Hel in, 90, 180; Hel’s bird in, 331; Idun in, 109; Uller in, 141; horn heard in, 147; Odin visits, 199; Hermod visits, 205, 206; Balder in, 210; equivalents, 344, 353, 359
Night. Daughter of Norvi, 7
Niörd (nyẽrd). A hostage, 15; god of sea, 111–117, 185; Skadi marries, 114, 140; glove of, 116; Frey, son of, 117–119; semi-historical, 123; oath sworn by, 123; Freya, daughter of, 131; Greek equivalents, 185, 355
Nip. Father of Nanna, 197
Nixies. Dwell with Ægir, water spirits, 193, 194, 359
Njorfe (nyẽr′fe). King of Uplands, friend of Viking of Halfdan, 300; sons of, attack Viking’s sons, 302
Nôatûn (nō′ȧ-to͞on). Niörd’s home, 111, 112, 114, 115
Noon. Part of day, 9
Nordri (nôr′drē). Dwarf, supports heaven, 6
Nornagesta (nôrn-a-ges′tȧ). Story of, 169, 170; compared to Meleager, 358
Norns. Yggdrasil sprinkled by, 14; office of, 32, 166–172; decree of, 87; Odin questions, 159, 168; Valkyrs same as, 172; mortals visited by, 167, 263; torn web of, 167, 334; Greek equivalents, 347, 357
Norsemen. Elves guide, 250; various beliefs of the, 249, 339
Northern Riddle, 23
North Sea. Mannigfual in, 235, 362
Norvi (nôr′vē). Father of Night, 7, 166; ancestor of Norns, 166
Norway. Odin conquers, 39; Thor, god in, 60–62; kings of, 115, 123; Maelstrom near, 130; Freya in, 131, 137; Miners in, 245; Haloge, King of, 298; Sigurd Ring, King in, 308
Nott. Goddess of night, 7, 166
November. Sacred to Uller, 140, 141
Nymphs. Compared to elves, 346
Oaths. Sworn on Gungnir, 17, 348; on swords, 86; by Frey, 123; on boar, 125; by Uller, 140; by Leipter, 182; in favour of Balder, 199
Oberon (ō′be-ron). Fairy king, 242, 248
Oberwesel (ō-ber-vā′zel). Fisherman of, 195
Ocean. Ymir’s blood, 5
Oceanides (ō-sē-an′i-dēz). Compared to wave maidens, 359
Oceanus (ō-se′ȧ-nus). Northern equivalent, 344
Od-hroerir (od-hrẽ′rir). Kettle of inspiration, 95; Odin in quest of, 96; compared to Helicon, 353
Odin (ō′din). Birth of, 4; creates man, 12; hall of, 13; goat of, 13; brother of, 15; general account of, 16–41; characteristics of, 23; mantle and spear of, 16, 17; footstool of, 18; god of victory, 19; battle loved by, 21; the Wild Huntsman, 25; leader of souls, 27; constellation of, 30; one eye of, 31, 90, 94, 253, 334; Geirod fostered by, 34; historical Odin, 39, 123, 349; serpents of, 41; statues of, 41; Frigga, wife of, 42; toast to, 42; return of, 45; Thor, son of, 59; present for,
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