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1918:
1913:
1908:
1903:
1898:
1893:
1888:
1883:
1878:
1873:
1868:
1863:
1858:
1853:
1848:
1843:
1838:
1833:
1828:
1822:
1820:
1814:
1813:
1811:
1810:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1790:
1785:
1780:
1779:
1778:
1773:
1763:
1757:
1755:
1749:
1748:
1746:
1745:
1740:
1735:
1730:
1725:
1720:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1680:
1675:
1670:
1665:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1645:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1604:
1602:
1596:
1595:
1593:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1550:Móði and Magni
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1471:
1469:
1460:
1443:
1440:
1439:
1434:
1431:
1430:
1419:
1418:
1411:
1404:
1396:
1387:
1386:
1384:
1383:
1372:
1369:
1368:
1366:
1365:
1360:
1354:
1352:
1348:
1347:
1345:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1213:
1211:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1203:
1196:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1167:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1143:
1136:
1129:
1122:
1115:
1108:
1100:
1098:
1094:
1093:
1091:
1090:
1084:
1082:
1078:
1077:
1075:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1037:Dwarf (Dweorh)
1034:
1029:
1023:
1021:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
977:
975:
974:Heroic figures
971:
970:
968:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
901:
899:
895:
894:
886:
885:
878:
871:
863:
854:
853:
851:
850:
843:
840:Nibelungenlied
836:
829:
822:
817:
809:
807:
803:
802:
800:
799:
794:
789:
783:
781:
777:
776:
774:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
737:
735:
731:
730:
728:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
641:
639:
635:
634:
627:
625:
623:
622:
615:
612:Skáldskaparmál
608:
603:
596:
589:
584:
576:
574:
570:
569:
561:
560:
553:
546:
538:
532:
531:
511:
508:
505:
504:
469:
459:
458:
456:
453:
452:
451:
444:
441:
403:Richard Wagner
398:
395:
378:
375:
355:
352:
230:, the king of
211:
206:
145:Arthur Rackham
135:
134:
49:
47:
40:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3544:
3533:
3530:
3528:
3525:
3523:
3520:
3518:
3515:
3513:
3510:
3508:
3505:
3503:
3500:
3498:
3497:Völsung cycle
3495:
3494:
3492:
3477:
3474:
3472:
3469:
3467:
3464:
3463:
3461:
3457:
3447:
3444:
3442:
3439:
3437:
3434:
3432:
3429:
3427:
3424:
3422:
3419:
3417:
3414:
3412:
3409:
3407:
3404:
3402:
3399:
3397:
3394:
3392:
3389:
3387:
3384:
3382:
3379:
3377:
3374:
3372:
3369:
3367:
3364:
3362:
3359:
3357:
3354:
3353:
3351:
3347:
3341:
3338:
3336:
3333:
3331:
3328:
3326:
3323:
3321:
3318:
3316:
3313:
3312:
3310:
3306:
3300:
3297:
3295:
3292:
3290:
3287:
3285:
3282:
3280:
3277:
3275:
3272:
3270:
3269:Öndvegissúlur
3267:
3265:
3262:
3260:
3257:
3255:
3252:
3250:
3249:Heitstrenging
3247:
3245:
3242:
3240:
3237:
3235:
3232:
3231:
3229:
3225:
3222:
3218:
3212:
3209:
3207:
3204:
3202:
3199:
3197:
3196:Völsung Cycle
3194:
3192:
3191:Tyrfing Cycle
3189:
3185:
3182:
3180:
3177:
3176:
3175:
3172:
3170:
3167:
3163:
3162:
3158:
3156:
3155:
3151:
3150:
3149:
3148:
3144:
3141:
3140:
3139:Gesta Danorum
3135:
3134:
3132:
3128:
3122:
3119:
3117:
3114:
3112:
3111:Fróði's Peace
3109:
3107:
3104:
3102:
3099:
3098:
3096:
3094:
3090:
3080:
3077:
3075:
3072:
3068:
3065:
3063:
3060:
3058:
3055:
3054:
3052:
3050:
3047:
3045:
3042:
3040:
3037:
3035:
3032:
3030:
3027:
3025:
3022:
3020:
3017:
3015:
3012:
3010:
3007:
3005:
3002:
3000:
2997:
2995:
2992:
2990:
2987:
2985:
2982:
2980:
2977:
2975:
2972:
2970:
2967:
2965:
2962:
2960:
2957:
2955:
2952:
2950:
2947:
2945:
2942:
2940:
2937:
2935:
2932:
2930:
2927:
2925:
2922:
2920:
2917:
2915:
2912:
2910:
2907:
2905:
2902:
2900:
2897:
2895:
2892:
2890:
2887:
2885:
2882:
2880:
2877:
2875:
2872:
2870:
2867:
2865:
2862:
2860:
2857:
2855:
2852:
2850:
2847:
2845:
2842:
2840:
2837:
2835:
2832:
2830:
2827:
2825:
2822:
2820:
2817:
2815:
2812:
2810:
2807:
2805:
2802:
2801:
2799:
2795:
2789:
2786:
2784:
2781:
2779:
2776:
2774:
2771:
2769:
2766:
2764:
2761:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2750:
2748:
2744:
2738:
2735:
2733:
2730:
2728:
2725:
2723:
2720:
2718:
2715:
2713:
2710:
2709:
2707:
2703:
2700:
2698:
2694:
2684:
2681:
2679:
2676:
2674:
2671:
2669:
2666:
2662:
2659:
2658:
2657:
2654:
2652:
2649:
2647:
2644:
2642:
2639:
2637:
2636:Shield-maiden
2634:
2632:
2629:
2627:
2624:
2622:
2619:
2615:
2612:
2610:
2607:
2605:
2602:
2600:
2597:
2596:
2594:
2592:
2589:
2587:
2584:
2582:
2579:
2577:
2574:
2572:
2569:
2567:
2564:
2562:
2559:
2557:
2554:
2552:
2549:
2547:
2544:
2540:
2537:
2535:
2532:
2530:
2527:
2525:
2522:
2520:
2517:
2515:
2512:
2510:
2507:
2505:
2502:
2500:
2497:
2495:
2492:
2490:
2487:
2485:
2482:
2480:
2477:
2475:
2472:
2470:
2467:
2465:
2462:
2461:
2460:
2457:
2455:
2452:
2450:
2447:
2445:
2442:
2440:
2437:
2435:
2432:
2430:
2427:
2425:
2422:
2420:
2417:
2415:
2412:
2410:
2407:
2405:
2402:
2398:
2395:
2393:
2390:
2388:
2385:
2384:
2383:
2380:
2378:
2375:
2373:
2370:
2368:
2365:
2363:
2360:
2356:
2353:
2352:
2351:
2348:
2346:
2343:
2341:
2338:
2336:
2333:
2331:
2328:
2326:
2323:
2321:
2318:
2316:
2313:
2311:
2310:Ask and Embla
2308:
2307:
2305:
2301:
2295:
2292:
2290:
2287:
2285:
2282:
2280:
2277:
2275:
2272:
2270:
2267:
2265:
2262:
2260:
2257:
2255:
2252:
2250:
2247:
2245:
2242:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2231:
2229:
2227:
2223:
2215:
2212:
2210:
2207:
2206:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2197:
2195:
2192:
2190:
2187:
2185:
2182:
2180:
2177:
2175:
2172:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2132:
2130:
2127:
2125:
2122:
2121:
2119:
2117:
2113:
2107:
2104:
2102:
2099:
2097:
2094:
2092:
2089:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
2067:
2064:
2062:
2059:
2057:
2054:
2052:
2049:
2047:
2044:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2032:
2029:
2027:
2024:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2014:
2012:
2009:
2007:
2004:
2002:
1999:
1997:
1994:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1957:
1954:
1952:
1949:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1939:
1937:
1934:
1932:
1929:
1927:
1924:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1914:
1912:
1909:
1907:
1904:
1902:
1899:
1897:
1894:
1892:
1889:
1887:
1884:
1882:
1879:
1877:
1874:
1872:
1869:
1867:
1864:
1862:
1859:
1857:
1854:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1827:
1824:
1823:
1821:
1819:
1815:
1809:
1806:
1804:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1781:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1771:Ingunar-Freyr
1769:
1768:
1767:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1758:
1756:
1754:
1750:
1744:
1741:
1739:
1736:
1734:
1731:
1729:
1726:
1724:
1721:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1681:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1605:
1603:
1601:
1597:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1472:
1470:
1468:
1464:
1461:
1455:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1437:
1432:
1428:
1424:
1417:
1412:
1410:
1405:
1403:
1398:
1397:
1394:
1382:
1374:
1373:
1370:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1355:
1353:
1349:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1332:Wilweorthunga
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1214:
1212:
1208:
1202:
1201:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1172:
1168:
1166:
1165:
1161:
1159:
1158:Franks Casket
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1148:
1144:
1142:
1141:
1137:
1135:
1134:
1130:
1128:
1127:
1123:
1121:
1120:
1116:
1114:
1113:
1109:
1107:
1106:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1095:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1079:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1018:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
978:
976:
972:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
902:
900:
896:
892:and mythology
891:
884:
879:
877:
872:
870:
865:
864:
861:
849:
848:
844:
842:
841:
837:
835:
834:
830:
828:
827:
823:
821:
818:
816:
815:
811:
810:
808:
804:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
784:
782:
778:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
738:
736:
734:Other figures
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726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
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686:
683:
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678:
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671:
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663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
642:
640:
636:
631:
621:
620:
619:Volsunga saga
616:
614:
613:
609:
607:
606:Sigurd stones
604:
602:
601:
597:
595:
594:
593:Niflung Cycle
590:
588:
585:
583:
582:
578:
577:
575:
571:
567:
566:Völsung Cycle
559:
554:
552:
547:
545:
540:
539:
536:
530:
529:0-304-34520-2
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492:
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460:
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428:
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417:
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408:
404:
394:
392:
388:
384:
374:
372:
368:
367:
362:
351:
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341:
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332:
327:
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321:
316:
314:
310:
305:
303:
299:
298:
293:
289:
285:
279:
276:
271:
270:shapeshifting
266:
264:
259:
255:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
236:Västergötland
233:
229:
225:
224:Völsunga saga
216:
210:
209:Völsunga saga
205:
203:
199:
195:
192:and his wife
191:
187:
183:
182:Völsunga saga
179:
175:
170:
166:
162:
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154:
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120:
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78: –
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72:Find sources:
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50:This article
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19:
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3152:
3145:
3116:Hjaðningavíg
2894:Glæsisvellir
2434:Gullinbursti
2081:Útgarða-Loki
1475:Almáttki áss
1200:Wið færstice
1198:
1191:
1169:
1162:
1145:
1138:
1131:
1124:
1117:
1110:
1103:
1020:Other beings
845:
838:
831:
824:
812:
699:
617:
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591:
579:
573:Attestations
516:
482:
479:Preternature
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