Gods and Myths of Northern Europe

of, 27; to burn world, 38, 202, 204, 206, 208–9

Fishing of Thor, 35, 47, 89–90, 138, 207

Fjorgyn(n), 106, 111

Flateyjarbok mentions: battle in mound, 152; Freyja’s necklace, 115; Gunnar Helming, 93–4; image of Thor, 75–6; Lytir, 94; Norna-Gest, 120; Olaf of Geirstad, 155; Sigrid the Proud, 152; Thorgerda, 122, 170

Floamanna Saga, 85

Folklore: of Balder, 187; of Loki, 180, 181; of Ragnarok, 203; of Ran, 189; of ‘wild hunt’, 148; value of, 18– 19

Forseti, 29, 171–2

Freyfaxi, 97–8

Freyja, 30, 92, 114–25; bird shape of, 39, 42, 44; boar of, 98; child-birth and, 111; Gefion and, 113; giants and, 31, 41; Isis and, 137; Menglo? and, 175; necklace of, 176, 178; Odin and, 153–4; place-names after, 106; tears of, 23; Thor disguised as, 45, 73

Freyr, 29, 92–103; at Ragnarok, 38, 206; at Uppsala, 12, 121, 191; Frodi and, 104; Gerd and, 30, 92, 126, 165; Ing and, 104; in mound, 109, 154, 155; kings descended from, 110, 159; married to Freyja, 115; oaths to, 77; place-names after, 106; priests of, 135; sent to Aesir, 45; ship of, 42; Thorgerda and, 122

Freysgy?lingar, 101

Friagabi, 62, 64

Fridleif of Denmark, 112

Fri??jofs Saga, 129

Frigg, 25, 30, 111–14; Balder and, 35–6, 110; bird form of, 117; connexion with children, 121, 165; Freyja and, 123–4; infidelity of, 201

Frija, 111, 183

Frisians, 11, 171

Frodi, 101, 103–4, 107, 124, 135

Fulla, 30

Funeral rites, 17; for Balder, 36, 187; for Freyr, 100; for Odin, 152; funeral ale, 164; use of hammer, 80. See also Burning of Dead; Ship-graves

Fyrisvellir, Battle of, 53

Gamli Gn?va?arskald, 89

Gangleri, 25–6, 35

Garm, 38, 59

Gautreks Saga, 51–2

Geats, 51

Gefion, 30, 45, 113, 114, 116

Gefn, 113, 116

Geirrod, 42, 74, 111, 153

Gerd, 30, 92, 165, 206

Germanic peoples, 11, 14; funeral customs, 160, 165; god of Semnones, 59; sacred places, 200; sacred trees, 88, 190–1; seeresses, 12; Tacitus and, 15; warfare among, 70–1, 215; World Pillar, 196; worship of Alcis, 169; Donar, 82, 86; Mothers, 112; Saxnot, 60; Tiwaz, 56–8, 69; war-spirits, 62–3, 65–6; Wodan, 54–6, 70, 141, 148. See also under names of various tribes

Giants and giantesses, 26, 27, 29, 91, 115, 198–9, 214; Aegir, 130; at Ragnarok, 37–8, 181, 202; builder of Asgard, 31; Geirrod, 42, 74; giantess at Balder’s funeral, 36; Gilling, Suttung, and Baugi, 40; Gymir, 130; Hrungnir, 41, 74; Hymir, 35, 130; Loki and, 177; Mimir, 166; Thiazi, 39–40; Thrym, 45, 74; Utgard giants, 32–5

Gilton, Thor’s hammer from, 81

Gilling, 40

Gimli, 28

Ginnungagap, 27, 197

Gisla Saga, 100, 101, 135, 156

Gisli, 135

Gjallarhorn, 29, 38, 173

Gloves of Thor, 29, 42, 73, 179

Glum, 101–2

Gna, 30

Goats: round World Tree, 27, 28, 200; of Thor, 29, 32, 74, 75–6, 80

Gokstad ship, 134, 155

Goldmane, 41

Gosforth Cross, 173, 179, 207, 208, 221

Gosforth stone, 90

Goths, 53, 54

Great Goddess, 21, 110, 123

Greenland, 17, 117, 120

Gregory of Tours, 96

Grendel, 18, 198

Grimnismal, 111, 115, 146, 153, 171, 172

Gullinbursti, 98

Gungnir, 42, 53

Gunnar Helming, 93–4, 95, 103

Gylfaginning, 25, 197

Gylfi, 25, 201

Gymir, 130

Hadding, 49, 69, 143, 152

Haddingjar, 170

Hadrian’s Wall, 62, 112

Haethcyn, 189

Hagbard, 151

Haki of Norway, 136

Hakon Jarl, 122, 170

Hakon the Good of Norway, 50, 80–1

Hakonarmal, 50, 153

Halfdan the Black, 109

Halfdan Whiteleg, 156

Hammer of Thor, 29, 80–4, 86; as weapon, 33, 34, 42, 74; in England, 180; making of, 43; recovery of stolen, 44–5; revival of goats with, 32; sign of, 158

Hanging, death by, 51–2, 145, 151, 189

Harald Fairhair of Norway, 67, 77, 101, 121

Harald Wartooth of Denmark, 49

Har?ar Saga, 63–4

Harii, 67

Hart, 27, 194, 195, 200

Haustlong, 76, 175–6, 178

Havamal, 51, 63, 143, 146, 216

Hawk, 27; shape of, 39, 42, 44, 117

Heardings (Hasdingi), 104

Heidrun, 28

Heimdall, 29, 38, 44, 130, 172–6, 206

Heimdallargaldr, 175, 176