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Name Name meaning Referred to as a valkyrie in Brynhildr "Armor battle" or "bright battle" [6] Skáldskaparmál: Eir "Peace, clemency" [7] or "help, mercy" [8] Nafnaþulur: Geirahöð Connected to the Old Norse words geirr ("spear") and höð ("battle"). [9] Appears in some manuscripts of Grímnismál in place of the valkyrie name Geirölul [9 ...
Goldberry: Mysterious entity known as the River-woman's daughter, wife of Tom Bombadil. Gollum: Possessor of the One Ring until taken by Bilbo Baggins. Falls into the Crack of Doom after retaking the ring from Frodo Baggins. Gríma Wormtongue: An ally of Saruman who gave false advice to Théoden, King of Rohan.
Anung Ite – (Lakota) female spirit with two faces and spikes protruding from elbows. Variations from other tribes known as Sharp Legs and Sharp Elbows. Asin – (Pacific Northwest) Often called the Basket Woman, this was an ogre-like monster who sneaked up on and captured naughty children, throwing them into a basket on her back to take home ...
Cecrops I: the mythical first King of Athens was half man, half snake. Chaac: the Maya civilization rain god, depicted in iconography with a human body showing reptilian or amphibian scales, and with a non-human head evincing fangs and a long, pendulous nose. Dragon Kings: creatures from Chinese mythology sometimes depicted as reptilian humanoids.
Echidna – A half-woman and half-snake monster that lives inside a cave. Fu Xi – A god said to have been made by Nu Wa. Glaistig – A Scottish fairy or ghost who can take the form of a goat-human hybrid. [8] [9] Griffin – A creature with the front quarters of an eagle and the hind quarters of a lion. Some depictions also depict it as ...
Amazon acquired the global television rights for J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954–55) in November 2017. The company's streaming service, Prime Video, gave a multi-season commitment to a series based on the novel and its appendices, to be produced by Amazon Studios in association with New Line Cinema and in consultation with the Tolkien Estate. [1]
This is a list of many important or pivotal fictional figures in the history of the Warhammer Fantasy universe.. These characters have appeared in the games set in the Warhammer world, the text accompanying various games and games material, novels by Games Workshop and later Black Library and other publications based on the Warhammer setting by other publishers.
Marriage is by words exchanged by the bride and groom (including the speaking of the name of Eru Ilúvatar) and consummation; it is celebrated with a feast. Wedding rings are worn on the index fingers. The bride's mother gives the groom a jewel to wear. [1] Elves view the sexual act as special and intimate, for it leads to the birth of children.