Now, while we were pondering how to write up this article – the main issue was how to rank the Norse gods and goddesses properly – we actually found an “official” list of gods and goddesses based on ...

Freyja — also spelled Freya, Freyia and Freja — translates from Old Norse as “The Lady”. The warrior goddess is depicted as being the most beautiful and refined of all the Norse goddesses, and is ...

Without a full encyclopaedic knowledge of Norse mythology – the sources are scant and contrary, ranging from stone carvings and mentions in poetry to the Prose Edda, a handbook for Skaldic poetry from ...

2. Frigg As the wife of Odin, Frigg was regarded as the Queen of the Æsir gods and therefore possibly the most important of all the Norse goddesses. She was the only one allowed to sit next to her ...

Public Domain From Norse mythology to modern festivals, death goddesses have long played a key role in religious and cultural practices. These death goddesses were as varied as the cultures who ...

Zack Snyder's Norse mythology-inspired animated Netflix show, Twilight of the Gods, featured several Norse gods and goddesses who also appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).