Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.

The myths of the Norsemen are some of the most rousing tales ever told. Find and save ideas about Norse Mythology on Pinterest, the world's catalog of ideas. | See more about Mythology, Norse Goddess and Goddesses. Hel (Old Norse Hel, “Hidden”) is a giantess and goddess in Norse mythology who rules over Helheim, the underworld where the dead dwell. Vili and Ve are the two brothers of the god Odin, with whom they shared a decisive role in the original shaping of the cosmos. Sleipnir (pronounced “SLAYP-neer”; Old Norse Sleipnir, “The Sliding One”) is the eight-legged horse of the god Odin. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more). The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. Norse mythology is populated by a fascinating variety of beings. Thor (Old Norse Þórr, Old English Đunor, Old High German Donar, Proto- Germanic *Þunraz, “Thunder”) is one of the most prominent figures in Norsemythology. Pages in category "Horses in Norse mythology". The novelist Neil Gaiman has been fascinated by Norse mythology since he was a boy. Norse mythology comes from the northernmost part of Europe, Scandinavia: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. Hodr is a Scandinavian god whom we know only from a single episode in Norsemythology: the death of Baldr. Two widely divergent versions of this story exist. The Vanir (Old Norse Vanir, pronounced “VAN-ear”) are one of the two principal tribes of deities featured in Norse mythology.