THE MYTHICAL ITEMS OF THE NORSE MYTHS
NAMES • RUNIC TRANSLATION • SYNOPSIS
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
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