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204 ALPHABETICAL GLOSSARY
of universal nature). Mimer, always drinking of his well, was imbued
with the highest wisdom.
Morven. The north of Scotland.
Muspelheim. The region of Muspel; the world of flame; thus
described in the Prose Edda, ch. iv: "In the south is the world
Muspel. It is a world too luminous and glowing to be entered by any not
its’ natives. He who sitteth on its borders to guard it is called Surtur.
In his hand he beareth a flaming falchion, and at the end of the world
shall issue forth to combat, shall vanquish all the gods, and consume
the universe with fire."
Muspel’s Sons. Flames.
Nanna. The spouse of Balder, who died with grief at her husband’s
death.
Nastrand. The strand of the dead.
NidhSgg. (The down-hewer, or down-gnawer.) A dragon, said
continually to gnaw at the root of the ash, Yggdrassil.
Niffelheim. The land of shadows.
Nornes. The Pates, or Destinies, three in number. Their dwelling was
beneath the ash, Yggdrassil, by the fountain of Mimer. See Voluspa,
stanza 17: "Thence come the much-knowing maidens, three, from
that fountain which is beneath the tree. One is called Urd (the Past);
another, Verdandi (the Present); and the third, Skuld (the Future).
They engrave the Runic tablets; they determine the lives of the sons
of men; they lay down laws; they settle destinies."
Norrana tunga. The old Norse language.
Odin. The most mighty of all the gods.
Odin’s Birds. "Two ravens sit on Odin’s shoulders, and whisper in
his ear the tidings and events they have heard and witnessed. They are
called Hugin (Thought) and Munin (Memory). He sends them out
at dawn of day to fly over the whole world, and they return at eve,
towards meal-time. Hence it is that Odin knows so many things,
and is called Hrafnagud (the raven’s god)." Prose Edda, ch. xxxviii.
Hence ravens, generally, are called the birds of Odin.
Oedur. The spouse of Freya. He "left his wife, to travel into very
remote countries. Since that time Freya continually weeps, and her tears
are drops of pure gold. She has a great variety of names; for, having
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