Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The myth of Eitri (Sindri): the master dwarf-smith who with his brother Brokkr forged the three greatest treasures of the Norse gods — Thor's hammer
The myth of Durin: one of the first and greatest of the Norse dwarves, named in the Völuspá as second only to Mótsognir and as a maker of many of his
The myth of Dvalin: one of the great dwarves of Norse myth, a master craftsman who helped forge famous treasures including Freya's necklace, the dwarf who
The myth of Fenrir: the monstrous wolf of Norse myth, the ever-growing child of Loki whom the gods bound with the magical fetter Gleipnir at the cost of
The myth of Jörmungandr: the world-serpent of Norse myth, the colossal child of Loki so vast he encircles the world beneath the sea biting his own tail,
The myth of Sleipnir: the eight-legged horse of Odin, swiftest of all steeds, able to gallop over land, sea and sky and into the realm of the dead. The
The myth of Nidhogg: the great dragon-serpent that gnaws at the roots of the world-tree Yggdrasil, the malevolent corpse-eating beast of the Norse
The myth of Ratatoskr: the squirrel that runs up and down the world-tree Yggdrasil, the restless messenger who carries insults and slander between the
The myth of Huginn and Muninn: the two ravens of Odin, "Thought" and "Memory," who flew across all the worlds each day and returned to whisper to the
The myth of Garm: the monstrous blood-stained hound of the Norse underworld, the dog that guards the gates of Hel whose howling heralds Ragnarök, fated to
