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LORD OF THE RINGS and the EDDAS

Although Tolkien loved the Norse culture, he was upset at there being no English mythology on par with the Greek Odessy or the Norse Eddas.
Gandalf was given his personality and role in Lord of the Rings based on Odin from the Norse myths.
The name of Gandalf (and the names of the other dwarves in the Hobbit) were found in the Voluspa, part of the poetic (elder) Edda.

http://www.webspawner.com/users/whoiamiswho



Science Fair Projects - Durin

The name Durin, like other names of Tolkien's Dwarves, was taken from old Norse : this was later explained by the translation fiction: because Westron was translated with English, the language of Dale was translated with Old Norse.
In Norse mythology, Durin was the first of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves.
The Dwarvish names were in Dalish, which therefore was translated in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with old Norse.

http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Durin



Durin biography .ms

The name Durin, like other names of Tolkien's Dwarves, was taken from old Norse : this was later explained by the translation fiction: because Westron was translated with English, the language of Dale was translated with Old Norse.
He became King under the Mountain after his father died, and set out for Moria, which was resettled by the Dwarves of Durin's folk and renamed back to Khazad-dûm.
Little is recorded about his reign, although there are indications that the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm were in a confederation with the Men of the vales of Anduin, where the Men provided food in return for Dwarven weapons.

http://durin.biography.ms



iBrimstone > Brimstone Online 2001 - Norse Mythology > Characters

In Norse mythology, Gungnir is Odin's spear, obtained from the Dwarves by Loki for Odin.
In Norse mythology, Nastrand was the worst region of hell.
The Vanir are one of two races of gods in Norse mythology, the other being the Æsir.

http://www.angelfire.com/art/brim2001/norse_characters.htm



gods_goddesses norse mythology

She is seen as wearing a cloak of bird feathers, which allows the wearer to change into a falcon and the beautiful necklace of the Brising`s had been given to her by dwarves, which the Norse still refer to as the Milky Way.
He is the supreme god and oldest of all in Norse mythology, god of wisdom, poetry, magic, runes, occult, and war.
The source of evil of creation in Norse myths.

http://www.traditionalvisionpagan.org/gods_goddesses.html (5577 words)



Aesir

Norse Creation, Gifts of the Dwarves, Search for Wisdom, Sacrifice: Hanging and Runes, Mead of Poetry, Head of Mimir, Ragnarök, Otter's Ransom.
If this is truly the case, then she became the goddess of prophecy and divination, though in the usual Norse mythology, she doesn't appeared to have any gift with divination.
Aesir (Æsir in Old Norse) were one race of gods that resided in Asgard.

http://www.timelessmyths.com/norse/aesir.html (5577 words)



Aoibhel's Encyclopedia of Norse Mythology

The limbs held up the nine worlds of the Norse, the realms of the gods and light elves at the top under the rainbow bridge, then the worlds of mortals, dwarves, and dark elves, then the frost giant's land.
After Loki was bound to the rocks by the entrails of their son Narvi and the snake was hung above him to drip acid venom and ensure his discomfort, his faithful wife Sigyn sat near him to catch the venom in a bowl and bring him what comfort she could.
The second ended in foggy Nifflheim, close by the spring of Hvergelmir where the dragon Nidhogg gnawed on corpses and the root, and the third was embedded near Asgard, beneath Urd's well, where the gods held their daily assembly.

http://www.verijaa.com/VoVMyths.htm (5577 words)



Norse dwarves - free-definition

Tolkien got some of the names of the Dwarves in his books from Norse mythology: Dwalin, Náin, Dain, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Nori, Thorin, Thrain, Fili, and Kili.
The Norse dwarves are highly significant entities within Norse mythology.
He also used some of the Norse Dwarf names for other non-dwarf characters, for example Gandalf.

http://www.free-definition.com/Norse-dwarves.html (5577 words)



Barron's Booknotes-The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - Free Literature Summaries/Booknotes from PinkMonkey.com

But like elves, the dwarves of fairy tales have
Norse mythology, The Prose Edda, by Snorri Sturlson.
(Gandalf), come from a list of dwarves in an ancient book of

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/hobbit23.asp (635 words)



Gandalf Information - TextSheet.com

In Norse mythology, Gandalf is a dwarvish name referenced in the "Catalogue of Dwarves" section of the poem Voluspa contained within the Elder Edda.
In The Lord of the Rings, he urges Bilbo to give his magic ring to Frodo, whom he motivates to take the ring and destroy it in Mount Doom.
Mithrandir, his Sindarin name, used in Gondor, and meaning Grey Pilgrim.

http://viridian.sferahost.com/encyclopedia/g/ga/gandalf.html (635 words)



Goddess Nerthus : Goddess

Click here is normally the poems devoted to frigg with four dwarves are highly significant in valhalla vanaheim loki as the goddess of old norse mythology which was a mission of wars.
Odin however we might perhaps bring with a barn.
For some support to country to cross the spring-truces harvest-truces plough-truces fixed for profit.

http://www.devipress.com/articles/goddess-nerthus?goddess (635 words)



Norse Mythology p2

I must tell of the dwarves in Dvalin' s host;
Nyi and Nidi, Nordri, Sudri, Austri and Vestri, Althjof, Dvalin, Bivor, Bavor Bombur, Nori, An and Anar, Ai, Mjodvitnir, Veignr and Gandalf, Vindalf, Thorin, Thror and Thrain, Thekkur, Litur, Vitur, Nar and Nyradur, Fili, Kili, Fundin, Nali Hefti, Vili, Hanar, Sviur, Billing, Bruni, Bildur, and Buri, Frar, Hornbori Fraegur, Loni, Aurvangur, Jari, Eikinskjaldi:

http://wintersteel.homestead.com/Norse_Mythologyp2.html (635 words)



Nidavellir -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article

Nidavellir, "The Dark Fields," is the land of the (Click link for more info and facts about dwarves) dwarves in (The mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity) Norse mythology.
The sometimes used word (Click link for more info and facts about svartálfar) svartálfar refer to the same race as the dwarves, and consequently their realm is then known as Svartálfheim.
It is identical to the underground of ((Norse mythology) the abode of humans in Norse mythology) Midgard but separated from (Click link for more info and facts about Helheim) Helheim.

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/n/ni/nidavellir.htm (118 words)



Books, Listed by Author

* *Revenge of the Valkyrie (Ace 0-441-72359-4, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.50, 202pp, pb) [Song of the Dwarves] Norse fantasy novel, sequel to Song of the Dwarves.
* *Song of the Dwarves (Ace 0-441-72690-9, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 214pp, pb) [Song of the Dwarves] Nordic fantasy novel with dwarves, gods, and gold rings.
* _Rhinegold (Bantam 0-553-56945-7, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $6.99, 830pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Rhinegold] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1994) fantasy novel, a retelling of the same Norse myths and legends that inspired Wagner& Ring Cycle.

http://www.locusmag.com/index/b209.html (2465 words)



Norse Gods Goddesses

She is known as much later end of gods and fire end of the norse gods goddesses giants dwarves end of promises and fire and is permitted to choose the knowledge end of waters and one form of nature forsets woodlands and iron gloves end of justice end at jul yule.
Norse goddess of women end of children and forty doors end of wisdom wit and rain involve in oath taking end of balder and german barbarians viewed her stronghold in the welsh end of seeds and carrier of loki his mighty hammer mjollnir modgud modi muspelheim muspell muspellheim mysterious-three norse god.
Norse god of fertility end of odin end of the dutch gallic and runemaster who is the norse/germanic people adopted brother end of names to be used in show web rings submit commercial link so we had two ravens fertility and luck end of justice and nanna wife of an overshadowing.

http://www.goddess.ws/articles/norse-gods-goddesses (1362 words)



Ymir: Information From Answers.com

The gods set Ymir's skull in the sky, supported by four dwarves, and his brains became clouds.
Meaning #1: (Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world: the sea from his blood; the earth from his flesh; the mountains from his bones; the sky from his skull
In Norse mythology, Ymir (also named Aurgelmir among the giants themselves) was the founder of the race of frost giants and an important figure in Norse cosmology.

http://www.answers.com/topic/ymir (389 words)



Fantasy Humor Comic: Brat-halla ... Norse mythology gets schooled

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http://storyboard.darkora.net/brat (851 words)



Norse dwarves - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In Norse mythology, the dwarves (Old Norse: dvergar, sing.
The Völuspá divides the dwarves into what may be three tribes, lead by respectively Mótsognir, their first ruler; secondly Durinn, and finally Dvalinn, who according to the Hávamál brought them the art of rune writing.
The dwarves came into existence while Odin and his brothers Vili and Ve fabricated the world from the corpse of the cosmic giant Ymir.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_dwarves (851 words)



The Battle for Britain (Topic 3)

Dwarves are central in Norse myths, while they rarely appear in Celtic stories, and appear in some of the Anglo-Saxon myths that are similar to Norse stories.
Both dark and light elves also made appearances in Celtic myths, however, like their place in Norse myths they were no prominent or prevalent figures.
Elves are the closest little people the Celtic culture had to the dark and deep dwelling dwarves.

http://www.gettysburg.edu/academics/english/britain/student_9/topic3.html (1095 words)



Dwarf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nidavellir is the land of the dwarves in Norse mythology.
Dwarves in the Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game are also accomplished smiths, but their distrust of magic dates to the Elf-Dwarf War, where the dwarves caused many atrocities by misusing magic.
Stories of dwarves may have a historical background: during the Bronze Age, tin miners from southern and southeastern Europe slowly migrated northwest, since the relatively rare tin, which is needed to make bronze, was more common in the north.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf (1095 words)



Dwarf

Dwarves in the Dungeons & Dragons; role-playing game are directly derived from Tolkien's dwarves, although many variants exist, such as the hairless, desert-dwelling dwarves of the Dark Sun campaign setting.
See also: Norse dwarves, svartalfar, dark elves, Dwarves (Middle-earth) and Dwarfs (Discworld).
One can never pay in gratitude: one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life.

http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/d/dw/dwarf.html (426 words)



Encyclopedia: Norse mythology

Nidavellir is the land of the dwarves in Norse mythology.
In Norse Mythology, BifrÃ¶st is the bridge leading from the realm of the mortals Midgard to the realm of the gods Asgard, which the gods travel daily to hold their councils under the shade of the tree Yggdrasil.
Midgard (The common English transliteration of Old Norse MiÃ°garÃ°r), Midjungards (Gothic), Middangeard (Old English) and Mittilagart (Old High German), from Proto-Germanic *medja-garda (*meddila-, *medjan-, projected PIE *medhyo-gharto), is an old Germanic name for our world, the places inhabited men, with the literal meaning middle enclosure...

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Norse-mythology (9534 words)



Warhammer

Chaos (Daemonic forces, Norse/Steppe nomad culture) The Legions of Chaos are composed of evil madmen who worship the Four Dark Gods of Chaos, who are Khorne, Slaanesh, Nurgle and Tzeentch.
Chaos Dwarves (Corrupted Dwarves, Mesopatamian culture) Chaos Dwarves resemble Dwarves, but have become barbaric and now worship the Dark Powers.
They are a highly developed culture that is on the verge of collapse after devastating wars with the Dwarves, and constant attacks from their Dark Elf cousins.

http://www.worldhistory.com/wiki/W/Warhammer.htm (9534 words)



Allakhazam.com: Final Fantasy XI

In norse mythology when the dwarves were trying to create mjollnir lokki came in the form of a fly.
I LOVE the Norse Myths, and Mjollnir was Thor's Mighty Hammer crafted by Dark Dwarves.
Thor's hammer, Mjollnir was created for him by two dwarves Brok and Eitri (these guys made a couple of things for the Gods).

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?fitem=7017 (2551 words)



:::► Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net ◄:::

Nidavellir is the land of the dwarves in Norse mythology.
Some dwarves of mythology and fairy tales are: Rumpelstiltskin, the dwarves from ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', Snorri, Dvalin, Lit, Fjalar and Galar, Alvis, Eitri, Brokk, Hreidmar, Alfrik, Mimir, Berling, Grer, Fafnir, Otr, Regin, and Alberich (or Andvari).
For other meanings see Dwarf (disambiguation).}} A '''dwarf''' is a short humanoid creature in Norse mythology, fairy tales, fantasy fiction and role-playing game role-playing games.

http://www.mauspfeil.net/Dwarf.html (1589 words)



Durin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The name Durin, like other names of Tolkien's Dwarves, was taken from old Norse: this was later explained by the translation fiction: because Westron was translated with English, the language of Dale was translated with Old Norse.
Durin II Little is recorded about his reign, although there are indications that the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm were in a confederation with the Men of the vales of Anduin, where the Men provided food in return for Dwarven weapons.
Durin VI Durin VI was King of the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm when the Balrog was aroused deep beneath the city.

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durin_VI (564 words)



Encyclopedia: Durin

The name Durin, like other names of Tolkien's Dwarves, was taken from old Norse: this was later explained by the translation fiction: because Westron was translated with English, the language of Dale was translated with Old Norse.
Durin II Little is recorded about his reign, although there are indications that the Dwarves of Khazad-dÃ»m were in a confederation with the Men of the vales of Anduin, where the Men provided food in return for Dwarven weapons.
Durin VI Durin VI was King of the Dwarves of Khazad-dÃ»m when the Balrog was aroused deep beneath the city.

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Durin (2704 words)



Durin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The name Durin, like other names of Tolkien's Dwarves, was taken from old Norse: this was later explained by the translation fiction: because Westron was translated with English, the language of Dale was translated with Old Norse.
Durin II Little is recorded about his reign, although there are indications that the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm were in a confederation with the Men of the vales of Anduin, where the Men provided food in return for Dwarven weapons.
Durin VI Durin VI was King of the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm when the Balrog was aroused deep beneath the city.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durin (564 words)



Durin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The name Durin, like other names of Tolkien's Dwarves, was taken from old Norse: this was later explained by the translation fiction: because Westron was translated with English, the language of Dale was translated with Old Norse.
Durin II Little is recorded about his reign, although there are indications that the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm were in a confederation with the Men of the vales of Anduin, where the Men provided food in return for Dwarven weapons.
Durin VI Durin VI was King of the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm when the Balrog was aroused deep beneath the city.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durin (564 words)



Durin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The name Durin, like other names of Tolkien's Dwarves, was taken from old Norse: this was later explained by the translation fiction: because Westron was translated with English, the language of Dale was translated with Old Norse.
Durin II Little is recorded about his reign, although there are indications that the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm were in a confederation with the Men of the vales of Anduin, where the Men provided food in return for Dwarven weapons.
Durin VI Durin VI was King of the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm when the Balrog was aroused deep beneath the city.

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durin (564 words)