Managarm – the wolf who chased the Moon and caused its eclipse. It was believed that during a lunar eclipse the wolf devours the whole Moon and dyes the whole world with the redness of its blood. This wolf fed on the corpses of dead humans, like Nithog, and his name means “Moon dog”.
Mani – male Nordic deity of the Moon. The Moon took two children from Earth and made them his followers. Their names – Bil and Hjuki – i.e. Waxing and Waning, are actually the phases of the Moon.
Magni – «mighty». Son of Thor and the she-giant Jarnsaxa. After Thor’s demise in Ragnarok, he and his younger brother Modi will inherit the Mjollnir.
Midgard – region inhabited by humans. Midgard means “middle garden”. According to tradition, it was created from the eyebrows of the giant Mimir and set in the middle of the tree Yggdrasil.
Mimir – a God sent to the Vanir after peace was proclaimed with the Asir. When the Vanir thought that they’ve been tricked, they cut off Mimir’s head and sent it to the Asir. Odin rubbed it with magical plants and later used a divination object, returning the ability of speech to Mimir’s head.
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Mjollnir – crafted by the dwarves Etri and Brok, this hammer became Thor’s mighty weapon. The old Scandinavians considered it a symbol of fertility, it also had many other uses, for instance blessing a marriage. This symbol is still in use, and is worn most often by members of the Asatru movement as a symbol of their faith, Troth. Mjollnir means “lightning”.
Modi – his name means Courage; he’s Thor’s son and Magni’s brother. Both Modi and Magni will survive Ragnarok and inherit Thor’s hammer Mjollnir. With Baldur, Hod, Hoenir and Vidar they will be members of the new generation of the Gods.
Munin – one of Odin’ ravens; his name means “memory”. Together with Hugin, Munin flew all over the world and gave news to Odin on all that’s going on in the world. Judging by his name, Munin didn’t travel only through space, but most probably through time as well.
Muspelheim – fiery region. It’s inhabited by the sons of Muspel – fire giants, ruled by Surt. According to the Nordic myth on the creation of the world, fire from Muspelheim mixed with the ice from Nifelheim and thus created life.
