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Ajra – Goddess of healing.
Alheim – abode of the light fairies identical to Ljosalfheim.
Alvaldi – A powerful giant and father of Tjazi.
Alvis – «omniscient». A dwarf Thor outwitted by giving him riddles. The riddle-asking went on until morning, and when the Sun rose it turned the dwarf into stone.
Alberich – a character from the Nibelung epic. A dwarf whose treasure was stolen by Loki.
Amsvartnir – the lake the island of Lingvi is located. The wolf Fenriz is shackled there.
Andvari – dwarf, owner of the magical ring later stolen by Loki.
Angrboda – «bearer of bad news». An ice she-giant and Loki’s lover. The mother of Fenriz, Hel and Jormungand.
Apple – fruit considered sacred in Nordic tradition. It’s connected to the Goddess Idun who stored apples of youth in her coffer; these apples gave the Gods eternal youth and good health.
Asgard – abode of the Asir and the Vanir, after the two tribes made peace.
Audhumla – primordial cow, the first creature to rise up from Ginugagap. From her four udders rivers of milk ran, feeding the first ice giant.
Austri – one of the dwarves standing on four sides of the world, holding the heavens; Austri means East.
Ajra – Goddess of healing.
Alheim – abode of the light fairies identical to Ljosalfheim.
Alvaldi – A powerful giant and father of Tjazi.
Alvis – «omniscient». A dwarf Thor outwitted by giving him riddles. The riddle-asking went on until morning, and when the Sun rose it turned the dwarf into stone.
Alberich – a character from the Nibelung epic. A dwarf whose treasure was stolen by Loki.
Amsvartnir – the lake the island of Lingvi is located. The wolf Fenriz is shackled there.
Andvari – dwarf, owner of the magical ring later stolen by Loki.
Angrboda – «bearer of bad news». An ice she-giant and Loki’s lover. The mother of Fenriz, Hel and Jormungand.
Apple – fruit considered sacred in Nordic tradition. It’s connected to the Goddess Idun who stored apples of youth in her coffer; these apples gave the Gods eternal youth and good health.
Asgard – abode of the Asir and the Vanir, after the two tribes made peace.
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Asir – one of the two divine tribes. Most of all they were Gods of war; belonging to this pantheon are Odin, Thor, Hermod, Tyr, Bragi, Forseti, Hodur, Vidar and many others. Asir is plural of the word As, meaning God.
Askr – the first man created by Gods from an ash tree. From him and Embla the whole human race was born.
Atli – Nordic name for Attila, king of the Huns, who died in 453 AD. Attila is the protagonist of the most famous German epic – the Volsung saga.
Austri – one of the dwarves standing on four sides of the world, holding the heavens; Austri means East.
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