Norse Dragon

In Norse mythology there are several references to dragons.

  • In the Völuspá the being Níðhöggr is identified as a dragon (Old Norse: dreki)
  • The Midgard Serpent is described as a giant, venomous serpent
  • So is Fáfnir in the Volsung cycle in the Poetic Edda
  • The Gesta Danorum contains a description of a dragon killed by Frotho I
Norse mythology
Deities,
heroes,
and figures
Æsir
  • Baldr
  • Bragi
  • Forseti
  • Dellingr
  • Freyr
  • Heimdallr
  • Hermóðr
  • Höðr
  • Hœnir
  • Kvasir
  • Lóðurr
  • Loki
  • Meili
  • Mímir
  • Móði and Magni
  • Njörðr
  • Odin
  • Óðr
  • Thor
  • Týr
  • Ullr
  • Váli
  • Víðarr
  • Vili and Vé
Ásynjur
  • Bil
  • Eir
  • Freyja
  • Frigg
  • Fulla
  • Gerðr
  • Gefjon
  • Gná
  • Hlín
  • Ilmr
  • Iðunn
  • Irpa
  • Jörð
  • Lofn
  • Nanna
  • Njörun
  • Rán
  • Rindr
  • Sága
  • Sif
  • Sigyn
  • Sjöfn
  • Skaði
  • Snotra
  • Sól
  • Syn
  • Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr
  • Þrúðr
  • Vár
  • Vör
Others
  • Ask and Embla
  • Dís
    • Norns
    • Valkyries
  • Dwarf
  • Einherjar
  • Elves
    • Light elves
    • Dark elves
    • Black elves
  • Fenrir
  • Hel
  • Jörmungandr
  • Jötunn
  • Níðhöggr
  • Sigurd
  • Völundr
  • Vættir
Locations
  • Asgard
  • Bifröst
  • Fólkvangr
  • Ginnungagap
  • Hel
  • Jötunheimr
  • Midgard
  • Múspellsheimr
  • Niflheim
  • Valhalla
  • Vígríðr
  • Wells
    • Mímisbrunnr
    • Hvergelmir
    • Urðarbrunnr
  • Yggdrasil
Events
  • Æsir–Vanir War
  • Fimbulvetr
  • Ragnarök
Sources
  • Gesta Danorum
  • Poetic Edda
  • Prose Edda
  • Runestones
  • Sagas
  • Tyrfing Cycle
  • Völsung Cycle
  • Old Norse language
  • Orthography
  • Later influence
Society
  • Blót
  • Félag
  • Germanic calendar
  • Heiti
  • Hörgr
  • Kenning
  • Mead hall
  • Nīþ
  • Norse pagan worship
  • Numbers
  • Seiðr
  • Skald
  • Viking Age
  • Völva
See also
  • Norse gods
  • Mythological Norse people, items and places
  • Germanic paganism
  • Ásatrú


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