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The category is for articles about weapons in Norse mythology. Pages in category "Mythological Norse weapons" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Old Norse: Dáinsleifr: The name means "Dáin's legacy". [6] The name Dáinn itself means "the one who is dead". [7] The sword wielded by Högni in the never-ending Hjaðningavíg in the Poetic Edda. It was forged by the dwarves and every time is drawn it has to kill a man. When used it never fails and it wounds never heal. [8] Eckesachs
(Norse mythology) Pair Dadeni (Cauldron of Rebirth), a magical cauldron able to revive the dead. (Welsh mythology) Cauldron of the Dagda, a cauldron where no company ever went away from it unsatisfied, it is said to be bottomless. (Celtic mythology) Cauldron of Hymir, a mile-wide cauldron which the Æsir wanted to brew beer in. (Norse mythology)
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In Norse mythology, the sword belonging to Freyr, a Norse god associated with sunshine, summer, and fair weather, is depicted as one of the few weapons that is capable of fighting on its own. Since Freyr gave up the sword to Skírnir for the hand of the giantess Gerðr , he will die at Ragnarök .
Viking landing at Dublin, 841, by James Ward (1851-1924). Knowledge about military technology of the Viking Age (late 8th to mid-11th century Europe) is based on relatively sparse archaeological finds, pictorial representations, and to some extent on the accounts in the Norse sagas and laws recorded in the 12th–14th centuries.
In Medieval epics, heroes gave names to their weapons. The name, lineage, and power of the weapon reflected on the hero. Among the major tales are those of Sigurd the Volsung and his sword Gram that he used to kill the dragon Fafnir; [a] [1] Beowulf and the swords Hrunting and Nægling; [2] King Arthur's Excalibur, the "Sword in the Stone"; [2] Roland's Durendal; Waldere's Mimming; [2] and the ...
In Norse mythology, Lævateinn is a weapon crafted by Loki mentioned in the Poetic Edda poem Fjölsvinnsmál.The name Lævateinn does not appear in the original manuscript reading, but is an emendation from Hævateinn made by Sophus Bugge and others.