Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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,
