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Authors: H.B. Bolton
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Asgard
is the home of the Norse gods.
Bergkonge
is a mythical creature with scaly skin, wings, and a long tail. He breathes fire and wears an armor of bones. His name translates to “Mountain King.” He is known to seduce women who travel alone in the forest and then brings them to the mountain. These women are never heard from again. The Mountain King is described as a handsome man, covered in a cape made of leaves.
Draugr
possess superhuman strength, can increase their size at will, and carry the unmistakable stench of decay. They are undead Vikings that retain some semblance of intelligence, and who delight in the suffering that they cause. Draugar is Draugr in its plural form.
Fairy
is a supernatural being, usually resembling a small person, with magic powers. Fairies could be either kindly or malicious.
Giants
are hideous with deformed features, with little brainpower.
Hawk
is a bird of prey that is active in the daytime, normally having broad wings, a short hooked beak, strong talons, and a long tail.
Hlesey
is an island above the Undersea Hall of Aegir and Ran.
Huldra
is from Norse mythology, a woman with long blond hair who always wears a crown made of flowers. She has the tail of a cow. She is believed to seduce young unmarried men into marrying her. If he agrees, then she will change into an ugly woman with the strength of ten men and lose her tail.
Imps
are often small and not very attractive creatures. They are seen only by the most observant people because they like to hide. They have been known to be wild and uncontrollable. Often taking jokes too far, they tend to irritate most humans. Imps have also been known as being “bound” to some sort of object. In the case of Dunkle, he is attached to the Serpent’s Ring and is sworn to protect it.
Jormundgand
is a serpent so enormous that he is able to wrap himself around the world. If he were to let go, the world would end.
Jotunheim
is the land of giants in Norse mythology.
Labyrinth
is a place with a lot of complicated passages, tunnels, or paths in which it would be easy to become lost.
Mermaid
is a mythical sea creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish instead of legs.
Mysticus
Latin for mysterious or enigma.
Odin
is the king of the Norse gods, god of poetry, battle and death He is a very important god.
Ran
is married to Aegir and was known to drown men in her net and pull them under.
Sea Serpent
is a giant snake often reported to have been seen at sea.
Serpent’s Ring
is transmuted gold, shaped like Jormundgand (a serpent forming a circle with its body and biting its tail). In this tale only, the Serpent’s Ring is a key to unlocking Jormundgand.
Sigurd
is a mythological hero in Norse mythology. He killed Fafnir, who was in dragon form, and bathed in Fafnir’s blood thus becoming immortal.
Telekinetic
is the mental power to move objects without the use of physical force.
Terra
is Latin for Earth.
Transfiguration
is to have the ability to transform the appearance of something or somebody.
Trolls
are fearsome members of the Scandinavian society who live in the wilderness or in caves. They are devious beings with oversize ears and noses.
The Undersea Hall
holds Aegir and Ran’s grand festivals to both gods and mortals, in Norse mythology.
Vor
is the goddess who knows it all.
The Waves
are the nine daughters of Aegir and Ran. Each of their names has a different meaning.
Himinglaeva
is a reference to the transparency of water and that through which one can see the heavens.
Dufa
is the pitching or plunging one.
Blooughadda
is a reference to red sea foam.
Hefring
is the riser.
Uor
is frothing wave.
Hronn
is welling wave.
Bylgja
is billow.
Drofn
is foam-fleck.
Kolga
is cool wave.
Many believe Norse gods and other mythological beings of ancient Scandinavia represent aspects of the personalities, our emotions and many qualities that make up the psyche of the human self.
The Serpent’s Ring is loosely based on Norse myth.
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