Northern mythology

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INDEX. 301
Menia, a slave, 207.
Midgard, 5 ; description of, 11.
Midgard's Serpent (Jormungand), 31
49 ; cast into the ocean, 50 ; in the
likeness of a cat hfted by Thor, 62 ;
; is caught by Thor, 66, 68 at Ragnarock,
79, 81 ; myth of, explained,
185.
Midwinter sacrifice, 208.
Mimamei'Sr, 157.
Mirair, his well, 12 ; drinks from the
horn Gitill, ib. ; sent with Hcenir to
the Vanir, 15 ; slain, ib. ; of his
head, ib. ; his fountain explained,
154 ; of his myth, 157.
Mimir, a smith, 88.
Miotvi'Sr (Aliotu'Sr), a tree, 79, 157.
Miolnir, the name of Thor's hammer,
22 ; its origin, 39 ; stolen by the
giant Thrym and recovered, 54-56 ;
will be possessed by JModi and Magni
after Ragnarock, 84 ; the name
explained, 171, 173.
Modgud, guardian of the bridge over
Gi511, 75, 188.
Modi, Thor's son, 22 ; will possess
Miolnir after Ragnarock, 84 ; name
explained, 177.
Modsognir, a dwarf, 9, 150.
Moon, his origin, 6 ; followed by a
wolf, 7
; man in the, 143, and note ^.
Mountain-ash, 211.
Mockurkalfi, a giant, 70 ; slain by
Thialfi, 71 ; name explained, 177.
Muudilfori, father of Sun and Moon,
6, 143.
Munin, one of Odin's ravens, 19.
Muspellheim, 3 ; sparks from, 5 ; explained,
139.
Myrkheim, 152.
Mysing, a sea-king, 207.
N.
Nabbi, a dwarf, 33.
Naglfar, the ship at Ragnarock, 79,
80 ; of what composed, ib.
Naglfari, a husband of Night, 5, 143.
Nal. See Laufey.
Nanna, Baldur's wife, 30, 34 ; her
death, 75 ; sends her veil to Frigg,
and her ring to Fulla, 76 ;
myth of,
explained, 185, 186.
Narfi. See Norvi.
Nari (Narvi), son of Loki, 31 ; his
death, 78, 183.
Nastrond, 82.
Needle-trees, 182, note -.
Nep (Nef), father of Nanna, 31, 187.
Nida-fells, 82, 83.
Nidhogg, a serpent, gnaws Yggdrasil's
root, 12 ; sucks dead bodies, 83
will bear dead carcases on hiswings,
ib. ; its name, 155.
Nidud, king of the Niarer, 85 ; hamstrings
Volund, 86.
Nidung, a king of Thy, 88.
Niflheim, 3, 139, 152.
Nitiung, Hogni's son, murders Atli,
106.
Night (Nott), 5 ; married to Naglfari.
ib. ; to Anar, ib. ; to Celling, 6 ;
her horse, ib. ; myth of, explained,
143.
Niiird given to the .^sir as a hostage,
14 ; his abode and attributes, 24 ;
his marriage with Skadi, 45 ;
myth
of, explained, 195.
Nith, a kind of magic, 219.
Nithi, the waning: moon, 5.
Noatun, Nitird's abode, 24, 45, 130.
Norns, their names, 12 functions, ib. ; ;
dogs, ib. ; water the ash Yggdrasil,
13 ; mvth of, explained, 156.
Northri, 5, 151.
Nott. See Night.
Ndrvi, the father of Night, 5.
Nyi, the new moon, 5.
O.
Od, Freyia's husband, 33, 197.
Odhraerir, name of a kettle, 40, 192.
Odin, his birth, 4 ; with his brothers
creates the earth, ocean, &c., ib. ;
also the heavenly bodies, 5 ; with
Hoenir and Lodur creates mankind,
10 ; with Vili and Ve creates mankind,
ib. ; casts a spear and excites
war among men, 14 ; enchants Mimir's
head, 15 ; his names, ib. ;
under the name of Gangrad visits
Vafthrudnir, 16 ; under the name
of Grimnir goes to Geirrod, 17, 18
asVegtam consults a deadVala, 19 ;
of his ravens, Hugin and Munin,