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Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Atlas Coeus Crius Cronus Demeter Dionysus Gaia Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phobos Phoebe Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Tethys Themis Uranus Zeus
Bacchus Ceres Diana Juno Jupiter Mars Mercury Minerva Neptune Pluto Venus Vesta Vulcan
Amun Anubis Aten Atum Babi Bastet Bes Geb Hapi hathor heqet Horus Isis Khepri Khnum Khonsu Maat Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Ra Seshat Seth Shu Sobek Thoth
Alfheim Baldur Freya Freyr Frigg Heimdallr Helheim Idun Jotunheim Loki Nerthus Njord Odin Thor Tyr
Aengus Arawn Badb Brigid Cailleach Ceridwen Cernunnos Cu Chulainn Dagda Danu Gwydion Herne the Hunter Lugh Medb Morrigan Neit Nuada Taliesin Taranis
Chalchiuhtlicue Coatlicue Huitzilopochtli Mictlantecuhtli Mixcoatl Ometeotl Quetzalcoatl Tezcatlipoca Tlaloc Tonatiuh Xipe Totec Xochiquetzal Xolotl
Amaterasu Ame no Uzume Benzaiten Bishamonten Daikokuten Ebisu Fujin Fukurokuju Inari Izanagi Kagutsuchi Raijin Susanoo Tsukuyomi
Caishen Cangjie Dragon King Eight Immortals Erlang Shen Fuxi Guanyin Hou Yi Huxian Jade Emperor King Yama Leizi Lu-ban Mazu Nezha Nuwa Pangu Shennong Sun Wukong Xiwangmu Yue Lao Zhong Kui
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Norse Heroes 1

The majority of these characters come from the Völsunga Saga, so for the full story, read Völsunga Saga.

It should be noted that Wayland was the English name of the divine master smith, but he was famous for myths throughout the other Germanic kingdoms, such as in the German and Norse myths (as Weiland and Volund). The other reason why Wayland is found in this page, instead of the German Heroes page, because my only information comes from a Norse (Icelandic) source where he was known as Volund, in the Poetic Edda.

Though the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf would fall under English literature and legend, the scene was set in Scandinavia: Denmark and later in southern Sweden. So, I set these characters here in the Norse Heroes instead of the German Heroes page.

Sigmund

Sigmund

Signy (Valkyrie)

Signy (Valkyrie)

Hjordis (Sisibe; Valkyrie)

Hjordis (Sisibe; Valkyrie)

Sinfjotli

Sinfjotli

Helgi

Helgi

Helgi Hiorvardsson

Helgi Hiorvardsson

Sigurd

Sigurd

Gunnar

Gunnar

Hogni

Hogni

Gudrun (Grimhild; Valkyrie)

Gudrun (Grimhild; Valkyrie)

Brynhild (Valkyrie)

Brynhild (Valkyrie)

Thiðrek (Dietrich von Bern)

Thiðrek (Dietrich von Bern)

Völund (Wayland the Smith)

Völund (Wayland the Smith)

Viðga (Witege)

Viðga (Witege)

Heimir (German Hero)

Heimir (German Hero)

Please note that I have moved all Norse heroines (and Valkyries) to the new Valkyries page. And some heroes can be found on the German Heroes page.

Related Pages

  • Volsunga Saga

  • Norse Heroes 2

  • Valkyries

  • Minor Norse Characters

  • German Heroes

  • Characters Comparison (see Cycle of the Ring).

Geneaology

Houses of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflungs)

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Norse Heroes 2

Norse Heroes 2

Norse Heroes 2 has articles of heroes who are not connected to the Volung-Nibelung cycle. Most of the characters in this page are the Skioldungs (Skjoldungs). The Skioldungs were known as the Scyldings in the Anglo-Saxon poem, Beowulf . The Skiold...

April 2nd, 2009 • Jimmy Joe
Minor Norse Characters

Minor Norse Characters

The majority of the characters here come from the Völsunga Saga (Volsunga Saga) and from the Eddas. So for the full story, read the Völsunga Saga . Volsungs Giukings (Niflungs) For Niflung, see Hogni . For Hamdir, Sorli and Erp, see Gudrun . Other...

August 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
German Heroes

German Heroes

Characters of the Nibelungenlied Other German Characters Characters of the Nibelungenlied For Alberich , see Dwarves. For Hiltgunt, see Waltharius . For Sieglind, see Hjordis . For Walther, see Waltharius . Genealogy The Nibelungs Thiðrekssaga Oth...

January 1st, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Norse Sagas

Norse Sagas

The word "saga" probably means "What is told". Norse sagas are similar to epics, but usually refer to works compiled in Iceland during the medieval period. A saga is usually a narrative, either in poems or prose, dealing with historical, legendary...

July 23rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Norse Demigods: Their Birth, Life and Death

Norse Demigods: Their Birth, Life and Death

Norse demigods are very famous in Norse mythology and even beyond the mythology. Probably because they have been shown to possess great power and strength. In this article, we talk about the most famous demigods of Norse mythology and their charac...

May 13th, 2022 • Timeless Myths
Sigmund

Sigmund

Sigmund was the son of Volsung and Ljod ( Hljod ). He was brother of Signy (his twin), and nine other brothers; no names were ever given for Sigmund's brothers. Sigmund was the only person who could draw out the magic sword Gram ( Balmung ) from t...

August 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Genealogy

Genealogy

Norse Tradition German Tradition Norse Tradition German Tradition

March 29th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
The Two Helgi

The Two Helgi

The name Helgi means "Sacred One", which is a name fitting in Norse mythology for a hero and a prince. However, there are many characters in Norse myths and legends with the name Helgi who were kings, princes or heroes, but only two of these chara...

April 4th, 2010 • Jimmy Joe
Valkyries

Valkyries

This page is devoted to both Valkyrie and non-Valkyrie heroines. For women skilled in magic, witchcraft or divination or women simply known for their wisdom, there's a separate page titled Witches . Background For Grimhild, see Gudrun . For Sigrdr...

August 16th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Background

Background

Background for the Norse Volung-Niflung myth and the German Nibelung epic. Sources The Edda Who were the Nibelungs? Plot Comparison Sources There are many sources for the saga of Sigurd/Siegfried and the downfall of the Burgundian family. Such was...

July 28th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe

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