THE NORSE MYTHOLOGY ENCYCLOPEDIA

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TREASURES, ARTEFACTS, WEAPONS AND OTHER MYTHOLOGICAL ITEMS

Brisingamen | Brísingamen - ᛒᚱᛁᛋᛁᚴᛅᛘᛁᚾ

The necklace of the goddess Freyja.

Gram | Gramr - ᚴᚱᛅᛘᛦ

The sword of Sigurd (Sigurðr), used to slay the dragon Fafnir.

Hofund | Hǫfuð - ᚼᛅᚠᚢᚦ

The sword of Heimdall.

Hrotti - ᚼᚱᚢᛏᛁ

One of the swords taken by Sigurd from Fafnir's hoard.

Laevateinn | Lævateinn - ᛚᛅᚢᛅᛏᛅᛁᚾ

A weapon mentioned in the Poetic Edda.

Naglfar | Naglfari - ᚾᛅᚴᛚᚠᛅᚱᛁ

A ship made from the fingernails and toenails of the dead, which will carry the giants to the battle of Ragnarok.

Svalinn - ᛋᚢᛅᛚᛁᚾ 

A shield that stands before the sun and cools the Earth.

Tyrfing - ᛏᚢᚱᚠᛁᚴ

A cursed sword that must kill a man every time it is drawn and bring three great evils to its owner.

Angurvadal / Angrvaðall - ᛅᚴᚢᚱᚢᛅᛏᛅᛚ / ᛅᚴᚱᚢᛅᚦᛅᛚ

A sword inscribed with runes that blazed in times of war.

Hringhorni - ᚼᚱᛁᚴᚼᚢᚱᚾᛁ

The ship of Baldr, considered the largest of all ships.

Járngreipr / Járnglófar - ᛁᛅᚱᚾᚴᚱᛅᛁᛒᛦ / ᛁᛅᚱᚾᚴᛚᚢᚠᛅᛦ

Iron gloves worn by Thor to handle Mjollnir.

Megingjörð | Megingjǫrð - ᛘᛁᚴᛁᚴᛁᛅᚱᚦ

Thor's belt of strength, which doubles his power.

Andvaranaut - ᛅᛏᚢᛅᚱᛅᚾᛅᚢᛏ

A cursed ring that was the source of Andvari's wealth.

Eldhrímnir - ᛁᛚᛏᚼᚱᛁᛘᚾᛁᛦ

The cauldron in which Andhrímnir cooks Sæhrímnir, the beast that provides endless sustenance in Valhalla.

Odroerir, Bodn & - Son | Óðrœrir / Boðn / Són - ᚢᚦᚱᚢᚱᛁᛦ / ᛒᚢᚦᚾ / ᛋᚢᚾ 

The names of the three vessels in which the Mead of Poetry is kept.

Dainsleif - ᛏᛅᛁᚾᛋᛚᛅᛁᚠ

King Högni's sword, which inflicted wounds that never healed.

Læraðr - ᛚᛅᚱᛅᚦᛦ

The tree standing near the well of Urd in Asgard, associated with the goats Heidrun and Eikthyrnir.

Gungnir - ᚴᚢᚴᚾᛁᛦ

The spear made by the dwarves for Odin. 

Skíðblaðnir - ᛋᚴᛁᚦᛒᛚᛅᚦᚾᛁᛦ

Another of the treasures crafted by the dwarves - A ship given to Freyr that can fold down to fit in his pocket, and said to always catch a favourable wind.

Draupnir - ᛏᚱᛅᚢᛒᚾᛁᛦ

‘Dripper’ - A golden ring forged by Brokkr and Sindri and given to Odin. Every 9th night this ring will duplicate, ‘dripping’ 8 copies of itself. 

Mjǫllnir - ᛘᛁᛅᛚᚾᛁᛦ

The mighty hammer of Thor, forged by the dwarves, and the most powerful weapon in the 9 realms

Skofnung - ᛋᚴᚢᚠᚾᚢᚴ

The named sword, forged for the legendary Danish king Hrólf Kraki. 

Gjallarhorn - ᚴᛁᛅᛚᛅᚱᚼᚢᚱᚾ

Heimdall’s Horn, which will be heard throughout the 9 realms at the dawn of Ragnarok.

THE WEAPONS OF THE VIKING AGE

Axe | Øx - ᚢᚴᛋ 

Description Coming Soon

Spear | Geirr - ᚴᛅᛁᛦ 

Sword | Sverð - ᛋᚢᛁᚱᚦ 

Shield | Skjǫldr - ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᛏᛦ 

Bow | Bogi - ᛒᚢᚴᛁ 

Arrow | Ǫr - ᛅᛦ 

Halberd | Atgeirr - ᛅᛏᚴᛅᛁᛦ 

Saex Knife | Seax / Sax - ᛋᛅᚴᛋ