| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Imd" | Norse | One of Heimdal's nine giant mothers. Norse |
"Ingun's Frey" | Norse | One of the names of Frey. Norse |
"Instein" | Norse | The father of Ottar Heimske; the favourite of Freyja. Norse |
"Ivald" | Norse | A dwarf. His sons construct the ship Skidbladner. Norse |
"Jafnhar" | Norse | Equally high. A name of Odin. Norse |
"Jalk" | Norse | A name of Odin. Norse |
"Jarnvid Iron-wood" | Norse | A wood east of Midgard, peopled by giantesses called Jarnvids. This wood had iron leaves. Norse |
"Jarnvids" | Norse | The giantesses in the Iron-wood. Norse |
| God name "Jormungand" | Norse | The serpent, Jormungand was the middle child of Loki and the giantess, Angrboda. He had 2 siblings, Hel, and the wolf, Fenrir. Alarmed that Loki had fathered these children, Odin sent a group of gods to kidnap them. Once captured, Odin threw Jormungand into the ocean surrounding Midgard, where he lived from then on. The serpent grew so much that he encircled the whole world and bit his own tail. Norse |
| Spirit name "Jormungandar or Midgardsormen" | Norse | earth's monster. The great serpent, brother of Hela and Fenrir and son of Loki, the spirit of evil. It used to lie at the root of the celestial ash till All-Fader cast it into the ocean; it then grew so large that in time it encompåśśed the whole world, and was for ever biting its own tail. Norse |
"Jotun" | Norse | A giant. The giants were the earliest created beings and Thor frequently contends with them. Famous giants are: Ymer, Hymer, Hrungner, Orvandel, Gymer, Skrymer, Vafthrudner and Thjåśśe. Norse |
"Jotunheim" | Norse | Jotunheimer. The Utgaard; the home of the giants in the outermost parts of the earth. Norse |
| God name "Kvasir" | Norse | The God of Ultimate Wisdom. Norse |
"Laeding" | Norse | One of the fetters with which the Fenris-wolf was bound. Norse |
"Laerad" | Norse | A tree near Valhal. Norse |
"Landvide" | Norse | A mountain range overgrown with trees. Vidar's abode. The primeval Forests. Norse |
"Laufey" | Norse | Leafy island. Loke's mother. Norse |
| God name "Letfeti" | Norse | Light-foot. One of the horses of the gods. Norse |
The Norse Sagas
