Grímhildr f Norse Mythology Ancient Scandinavian Old Norse cognate of Kriemhild.

Scandinavian mythology names female. The goddess Freya is referred to as the Dis of the Vanir. This beautiful statue of Freya stands proudly in. Although there was a male priesthood who served the Gods it was women who were considered to have natural psychic abilities they performed the roles of seers and shamans for their tribes.

Mare is a female Vette who gives people bad dreams at night by sitting on them in their sleep. The Nordic Goddess list is designed to give a very brief introduction to the main Goddesses and female characters that appear in the Nordic and Germanic myths. The female members of the Aesir and the Vanir as well as the Valkyries are often called Disen.

Freya is one of the permanent goddesses of the Norse Pantheon. In this example it means the son of Odin. Old Norse legend name from the Nibelungenlied of a queen of the Valkyries composed of the elements brynja armor coat of mail and hildr battle fight hence armored warrior woman BRYNJA.

Hence it is the Goddess Freya who instructs Odin on Seidr a. She is a common belief in Germanic folklore and appears in many different shapes. The role of the Goddesses in Nordic mythology reflects the matriarchal society they come from.

It was also called the horse running through the flame. 53 rows In Norse mythology Freya was the goddess of love. Translated from the old language Freya means lady.

Today owners of girl Siberian huskies the world over celebrate her name. The name for a group of goddesses of fate and fertility in old-Scandinavian mythology. It was also the name of several queens of the main Nordic sagas.