2. Leif — "Descendant" or "heir." 3. Thor — From Old Norse for “thunder,” he’s the Norse god of thunder who wields a hammer.

Tolkien further pursued his interest by writing his own version of the Norse Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun. This included the Norse story of the cursed ring Andvaranaut. But the cursed ring is just ...

Westness is mentioned in the Orkneyinga Saga - a historical narrative of the archipelago - as the home of Earl Sigurd, a powerful 12th Century chieftain. The name Skaill, which is a Norse word for ...