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As names in the Þiðreks saga typically adapt a German name, only figures that are not attested outside of the Þiðreks saga are listed under that name, even if most information on the figure is from the Þiðreks saga. Because the Þiðreks saga is based on German sources, it is counted as a German attestation. Excluded from the list are:
Creatures found in the legends and folktales of German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria or Switzerland. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Generally, mythical elements are more common in later rather than earlier Norse material: for instance, appearances of Odin are more common in the Völsunga saga than in the heroic poems of the Poetic Edda. [27] The exact relationship between myth and legend is unclear, and it is also possible for mythological beings to be euhemerized as heroes ...
The name is from MHG trache (dragon) and felse ("rock, cliff, stronghold on a mountain"); the form in the Þiðreks saga may show Middle Low German influence. [69] The Þiðreks saga locates the giant Ecke here. The name only occurs in the Þiðreks saga, but other indications suggest that the Ecke legend was placed on the Rhine in German ...
A scene from one of the Merseburg Incantations: gods Wodan and Balder stand before the goddesses Sunna, Sinthgunt, Volla, and Friia (Emil Doepler, 1905). In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples who inhabit Germanic Europe, there were a number of different gods and goddesses.
The name is used in later Scaldic works, such Hattalykill and the Þulur of the Edda in the sense "sword". [36] Bödvar Bjarki's sword with which he killed Ingeld's son Agnar. [30] It is called "German" sword by Saxo because of a mistranslation of ON saxsverð that meant "short sword". [37]
This category lists articles related to the legendary creatures in the mythology of Germanic peoples Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
The most important sources on Germanic mythology, however, are works of Old Norse literature, most of which were written down in the Icelandic Commonwealth during the Middle Ages; of particular importance is the Poetic Edda. [1] Archaeological evidence, Runic inscriptions and place-names are also useful sources on Germanic mythology. [1]