Valhalla

In Norse mythology, Valhalla (from Old Norse Valhöll "hall of the slain"[1]) is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Chosen by Odin, half of those who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr. In Valhalla, the dead join the masses of those who have died in combat known as Einherjar, as well as various legendary Germanic heroes and kings, as they prepare to aid Odin during the events of Ragnarök. Valhalla is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, Heimskringla, also written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in stanzas of an anonymous 10th century poem commemorating the death of Eric Bloodaxe known as Eiríksmál as compiled in Fagrskinna. Attestations[edit] Poetic Edda[edit] Grímnismál[edit] Helgakviða Hundingsbana II[edit] Prose Edda[edit] Related: Mythologies

Valhalla Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Le Valhalla (également la Valhalle), dans la mythologie nordique, est le lieu où les valeureux guerriers défunts sont amenés. C'est le paradis viking au sein même du royaume des dieux, « la fortification d'Ásgard » où règne Odin. Étymologie[modifier | modifier le code] Description[modifier | modifier le code] La Valhalle est si haute qu'on peut à peine en voir le sommet[2]. "Sous les jets de pierre, les sagaces guerriers sur leur dos firent scintiller Les écorces de bouleau de la halle de Svafnir La halle dispose de six cent quarante portes[3] et l'une d'entre elle est surmontée de la tour Hlidskjálf, selon une hypothèse jugée vraisemblable par François-Xavier Dillmann dans ses notes. Les habitants de la Valhalle sont les Einherjar, vivant sous la protection d'Odin, qui siège également dans la halle, accompagné de ses deux loups Geri et Freki ainsi que ses corbeaux Hugin et Munin. "Huit [grandes] centaines d'Einherjar "Tous les Einherjar

Mythologie nordique Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. La mythologie nordique est l'ensemble des mythes provenant d'Europe du Nord (plus particulièrement de la Scandinavie et de l'Islande) à la base du système religieux polythéiste pratiqué dans ces régions au haut Moyen Âge avant leur christianisation. Il s'agit d'une variante régionale et historique de la plus vaste mythologie germanique. Pendant des siècles, les mythes nordiques étaient transmis oralement, notamment par la poésie scaldique qui éleva la narration d'épopées mythologiques en une expression artistique. Longtemps oubliée, cette mythologie a été redécouverte dès le XVIIIe siècle avec le courant romantique en Europe. Sources[modifier | modifier le code] Cette mythologie reste relativement méconnue, notamment du fait de la fragilité des sources dont on dispose. Témoignages archéologiques[modifier | modifier le code] Textes mythologiques[modifier | modifier le code] Textes évhéméristes[modifier | modifier le code]

Ragnarök The north portal of the 11th century Urnes stave church has been interpreted as containing depictions of snakes and dragons that represent Ragnarök In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of future events, including a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures (including the gods Odin, Thor, Týr, Freyr, Heimdallr, and Loki), the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water. Afterward, the world will resurface anew and fertile, the surviving and returning gods will meet, and the world will be repopulated by two human survivors. Ragnarök is an important event in the Norse canon, and has been the subject of scholarly discourse and theory. The event is attested primarily in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. Mythology[edit] The Old Norse word "ragnarok" is a compound of two words.

Norse mythology An undead völva, a Scandinavian seeress, tells the spear-wielding god Odin of what has been and what will be in Odin and the Völva by Lorenz Frølich (1895) For the practices and social institutions of the Norse pagans, see Norse paganism Norse mythology, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of mythology of the North Germanic people stemming from Norse paganism and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia and into the Scandinavian folklore of the modern period. Most of the surviving mythology centers on the plights of the gods and their interaction with various other beings, such as humanity and the jötnar, beings who may be friends, lovers, foes and/or family members of the gods. Norse mythology has been a discussion of scholarly interpretation and debate since the 17th century, when key texts were brought to the attention of the intellectual circles of Europe. Sources[edit] Numerous further texts, such as the sagas, provide further information. Mythology[edit]

MYTHOLOGIE NORDIQUE Thor Fils d'Odin et de Jord, membre des Ases, il était le dieu de la force et du tonnerre. Il a été révéré tout d'abord sous le nom de Donar ou Donner qu'on retrouve encore de nos jours dans Donnerstag alors que les Anglais utilisent Thursday (le jour dédié à Thor).Son visage était orné d'une longue barbe rousse tout comme ses sourcils et sa voix puissante couvrait le tumulte des combats.Infatigable et noble guerrier, Thor était le principal ennemi des Géants.Mais ce valeureux guerrier était aussi rude que simple. Un des poêmes de l'Edda fait ressortir sa gaucherie par rapport à Odin, plus habile que son interlocuteur à former un récit.Au cours d'un de ces voyages, il arriva à un bras de mer qu'il ne pouvait pas traverser. Il brisait la tête de ses ennemis avec son redoutable marteau Mjöllnir. Thor sera vaincu lors du crépuscule des dieux. Un matin en s'éveillant, Thor s'aperçoit que son marteau a disparu. troublé, il va prendre conseil au près de Loki.

vegvisir - A pure viking blog Jörmungandr Sources[edit] The major sources for myths about Jörmungandr are the Prose Edda, the skaldic poem Húsdrápa, and the Eddic poems Hymiskviða and Völuspá. Less important sources include kennings in other skaldic poems. For example in Þórsdrápa, faðir lögseims, "father of the sea-thread", is used as a kenning for Loki. Stories[edit] There are three preserved myths detailing Thor's encounters with Jörmungandr: Lifting the cat[edit] Thor goes fishing for the Midgard Serpent in this picture from an 18th-century Icelandic manuscript. In one, Thor encounters the serpent in the form of a colossal cat, disguised by the magic of the giant king Útgarða-Loki, who challenges the god to lift the cat as a test of strength. Thor's fishing trip[edit] Another encounter comes when Thor goes fishing with the giant Hymir. Thor then prepares a strong line and a large hook and baits it with the ox head, which Jörmungandr bites. The final battle[edit] See also[edit] Notes[edit] References[edit]

Giants “The Nøkk Screams” by Theodor Kittelsen (c. 1900) The giants of the pre-Christian mythology and religion of the Norse and other Germanic peoples are a tribe of spiritual beings whose power equals that of the two tribes of gods, the Aesir and the Vanir. Their character, however, is very different from that of the gods – and, in fact, the giants and the gods correspond to opposing, but intertwined, cosmological principles. The Devourers “Giants” is a misleading Anglicization of the name of these beings. Speakers of Old Norse called them jötnar (singular jötunn, pronounced roughly “YO-tun”) or þursar (singular þurs, pronounced “THURS” like the first element in “Thursday” but with a soft “s” at the end). How, then, did these “devourers” come to be called “giants?” Now that we’ve addressed these important linguistic considerations, we’re in a much better position for exploring who these “devourers,” as we’ll now call them, are, and what their role is in the pre-Christian Germanic worldview.

Odin Odin (en vieux norrois : Óðinn, en vieux haut allemand : Wotan, en proto-germanique : Wōdanaz, en vieux saxon des Pays-Bas : Wodan, et en vieil anglais : Wōden), également connu sous le nom de Oden, Othen, Uodan, ou encore Wothalan, est le dieu principal du panthéon de la mythologie nordique. Il existe également dans la mythologie germanique, où il est parfois appelé Gaut. L'étymologie de son nom fait référence à Ód, et signifie « fureur », aux côtés d'« esprit » et de « poésie », d'où l'allemand Wut (fureur) et le néerlandais woede de même sens. C'est un dieu polymorphe. Son rôle, comme pour la plupart des dieux nordiques, est complexe, étant donné que ses fonctions sont multiples : il est le dieu des morts, de la victoire, et du savoir. Le lieu de résidence d'Odin est le palais de Valaskjálf, situé en Ásgard, où se trouve également son trône, appelé Hlidskjalf, d'où il peut observer les neuf mondes de la cosmologie nordique. Étymologie et épithètes[modifier | modifier le code]

List of Germanic deities In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples that inhabited Germanic Europe, there were a number of different gods and goddesses. Germanic deities are attested from numerous sources, including works of literature, various chronicles, runic inscriptions, personal names, place names, and other sources. This article presents a comprehensive list of these deities. Gods[edit] Goddesses[edit] See also[edit] Notes[edit] References[edit] Bellows, Henry Adams (Trans.) (1936).

Baldr "Each arrow overshot his head" (1902) by Elmer Boyd Smith. Baldr (also Balder, Baldur) is a god of light and purity in Norse mythology, and a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg. He has numerous brothers, such as Thor and Váli. In the 12th century, Danish accounts by Saxo Grammaticus and other Danish Latin chroniclers recorded a euhemerized account of his story. Name[edit] Jacob Grimm in his Teutonic Mythology (ch. 11) identifies Old Norse Baldr with the Old High German Baldere (2nd Merseburg Charm, Thuringia), Palter (theonym, Bavaria), Paltar (personal name) and with Old English bealdor, baldor "lord, prince, king" (used always with a genitive plural, as in gumena baldor "lord of men", wigena baldor "lord of warriors", et cetera). Grimm traces the etymology of the name to *balþaz, whence Gothic balþs, Old English bald, Old High German pald, all meaning "bold, brave".[1] But the interpretation of Baldr as "the brave god" may be secondary. Attestations[edit] Poetic Edda[edit]