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Loki: Dear Santa.

Loki: I’m writing to let you know. I’ve been naughty.

Loki: And it was worth it, you judgemental bastard.

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Odin: That’d go against my moral compass.

The gathered Aesir: *nod in agreement*

Loki from somewhere in the back: Your moral compass is a fucking roulette wheel.

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Norse mythology Art

Mimir’s well

Mimir, a beheaded giant, was the wisest creature in the whole world. He was the guardian of the wisdom well, or so called Mimir’s well. Mimir was the only creature allowed to drink from this well. 

Odin, who had a never ending thirst for knowledge, wanted to drink from the well, but Mimir would not allow it. Thus, Odin gave his eye as a sacrifice to Mimir, which Mimir accepted allowing Odin to have a one sip from the well. From that day on Odin’s eye has been laying on the bottom of that well, seeing everything.

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Nordic Guardian Animals

Reindeer - Vitality

It was believed that reindeer had a leader in the spiritual world. In order to keep good fortune, people would arrange the bones of dead reindeer in an anatomically correct position and protect them from wild animals. 

Albino reindeer were the most important type of reindeer. Albino reindeer appeared as a leader animal in the animal world. Female albino reindeer were considered “luck-animals” that every reindeer owner wanted to have in their pack. These kind of luck-animals were supposed to bring good fortune to the pack and their owner. 

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Nordic Guardian Animals

Pike - Strength

Pikes were used by shamans as helper animals in their journeys to the spirit world. It was believed that pikes could swim to the afterlife through the bottom of the lake. Pike’s gut symbolized the ultimate fate of the deceased; a place where even a shaman could not reach the souls. 

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Fire fox - Nordic Mythology

Fire foxes are mythical creatures Finnish people believed in. They had a tail made of fire that caused light phenomenon when touched by something. It was very rare to see a fire fox and it was every hunters secret wish to catch one. It was said that whoever catches a fire fox will instantly become rich and famous. 

During one cold night a fire fox went on a run. His sides kept touching the trees and his tail the snow. It was then that northern lights were lit on the sky. 

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Morrigan Pencils by Csyeung

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Norse Gods + Domains

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Norse Mythology Art

Odin’s ravens and wolves

Odin is accompanied by two wolves and two raves. The wolves are called Geri and Freki (both mean “the greedy one”). The ravens are called Huginn (”thought”) and Muninn (”memory” or “mind”). The wolves were struggling to find prey so Odin created the ravens to help them. In return the wolves shared their kills with the ravens. Together they never went hungry, 

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Celtic Goddesses Alphabetically

Airmid 

Goddess of healing arts and keeper of the spring. She is a herbalist who rules over magic, healing and learning. Airmid, with her brother and father, tended a sacred spring that brought dead back to life.

Interesting fact: Airmid’s brother was killed by their father. Visiting her brother’s grave Airmid found herbs growing on the grave, each one being a cure for a specific part of the body. Unfortunately, Airmid’s father in his rage blew away all the herbs. Thus, only Airmid has knowledge of all these herbs, so in times of need, we may ask her spirit for guidance.

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Norse mythology from A to Z:

[H] - Huldra is a very elusive and seductive creature of the forest. 

The huldra is a stunningly beautiful, sometimes naked woman with long hair; though from behind she is hollow like an old tree trunk and has an animal’s tail. In Norway, she has a cow’s tail and in Sweden she may have that of a cow or a fox.

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Norse mythology from A to Z:

[L] - Loki

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Norse mythology from A to Z:

[M] - Máni is the personification of the moon

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Norse mythology from A to Z:

[N] - Nótt - is night personified, one of the first giants, grandmother of Thor

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Norse mythology from A to Z:

[R] - Rán is a sea goddess with an unpredictable and dangerous personality

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Norse mythology from A to Z:

[S] - Sif is the golden-haired goddess of earth, wheat and prosperity