Germanic mythology

Aericura (Aeracura, Heracura) was an Celto- Germanic goddess associated with the Roman underworld god Dis Pater: she appears with him in a statue found at Oberseebach, Switzerland. Another inscription to her has been found near Stuttgart, Germany. She was probably originally an earth goddess, associated with Silvanus, the Rhine Valley and the cornucopia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aericura"

Egil is a legendary hero of the Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga. The name is from Proto-Germanic *Agilaz, and the same legend is reflected in Anglo-Saxon Ægil of the Franks Casket and Alamannic Aigil of the Pforzen buckle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agilaz"

Old Norse Ölrún, Old High German Ailrun, Modern German Alruna, Alraune is a Germanic female personal name, from Proto Germanic *aliruna, from ali- "strange" and runa "secret". In German, Alruna was also used as a short form of Adelruna, a different name with a first element *athal- "noble". ...more on Wikipedia about "Alruna"

The Anglo-Saxon gods were cognate to the gods of Norse mythology in particular and of Germanic mythology in general. Very little information has survived about them, and it is uncertain whether they should be considered distinct from their Nordic counterparts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anglo-Saxon gods"

Beowa was a Germanic god. He may have inspired Beowulf. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beowa"

Berchta (English Bertha), a fairy in South German mythology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berchta"

Caym or Caim is a demon considered to be the chief of Hell in Germanic mythology, according to some authors; however, it is uncertain if this demon is pre- or post- Christian in origin, because he normally does not appear in common lists of mythological Germanic beings; it has also been suggested that his name could derive from the biblical Cain, father of all monsters according to Beowulf, but it could not be proved. He can imitate the voices of all animals and manifest himself in human form when answering questions. In art he is depicted as a hirsute man, with beard and moustache, both hands upward, wielding a sword, wearing bracelets, and showing a fierce expression; he wears trousers and boots, and at his feet are some animals and pieces of wood. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caym"

Eostre is the name of a putative goddess of the Anglo-Saxons. The Venerable Bede described her worship as something which had already died out by the time he began writing the first significant history of the Anglo-Saxons. In recent years some historians have suggested that Bede may have made her up because there are no known references to her preceding his work. Others point out that Bede is known as "the Father of English history" precisely because he has long been the source for most of what little we know about pre-Christian English history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eostre"

In German and Scandinavian folklore, an erlking is a mischievous or malevolent sprite which often targets children. ...more on Wikipedia about "Erlking"

Frige ( Anglo-Saxon, Friia ( Germany) or Frea ( Langobard)) was the love goddess of Germanic mythology, and the wife of Wotan ( Odin). She has given her name to the weekday Friday (via the the Old English frigedæg, meaning the day of Frige) in analogy with Venus. In the last surviving and by far best known version of Germanic mythology, Norse mythology, she had split into two clearly related goddesses, the promiscuous Freyja, who was married to Odr, and the sometimes unfaithful Frigg, who was the wife of Odin (Frigg is the Old Norse form of the name Frige, whereas Freyja is an unrelated noun which originally meant "lady"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Frige"

Gautr, Gauti, Guti, Gothus and Geats are name forms based on the same Proto-Germanic root, * (see god). Gapt is considered to be a corruption of Gaut (Gaut→Gavt→Gaft→Gapt, cf. eftir and eptir, "after" in Old Norse). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gaut"

In Germanic folklore Holda or Holle is the supernatural patron of the mystery of spinning with its links to the other world (See weaving (mythology)). She is well known throughout northern Europe (see Huld in Scandinavian mythology). ...more on Wikipedia about "Holda"

Hreða is an obscure Anglo-Saxon goddess, whose function is unknown to us today. In the Anglo-Saxon calendar, Hreðmonað is named after her. According to Grimm in Teutonic Mythology, her name may be related to Old High German hruod and Old Norse hróðr, "glory". We may infer from these facts that she was important and renowned. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hreða"

Jan Pieter Marie Laurens de Vries (born February 11, 1890 in Amsterdam — died July 23, 1964 in Utrecht) was a Dutch scholar of Germanic linguistics and Germanic mythology, ordinarius 1926 to 1945 at Leiden University. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jan de Vries" shortopedia Is Good For You.

Mannus, son of Tuisto was a mythological character from whom a number of Germanic tribes were descended. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mannus"

The Merseburg Incantations (German: die Merseburger Zaubersprüche) are two medieval magic spells, charms or incantations, written in Old High German. They are the only known examples of Germanic pagan belief preserved in this language. They were discovered in 1841 by Georg Waitz, who found them in a theological manuscript from Fulda, written in the 9th or 10th century, although there remains some speculation about the date of the charms themselves. The manuscript (Cod. 136 f. 85a) was stored in the library of the cathedral chapter of Merseburg, whence the name. ...more on Wikipedia about "Merseburg Incantations"

Odin is considered the highest god in Norse mythology and Norse paganism. His role, like many of the Norse pantheon, is complex: he is god of both wisdom and war. He is also attested as being a god of magic, poetry, victory, and the hunt. ...more on Wikipedia about "Odin"

Ondine was a water nymph in German mythology. She was very beautiful and (like all nymphs) immortal. The only threat to a nymph's eternal happiness is if she falls in love with a mortal and bears his child - she will lose her gift of everlasting life. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ondine (mythology)"

The Origo Gentis Langobardorum is a short 7th century text, detailing a legend of the origin of the Lombards, and their history up to the rule of Perctarit ( 672– 688). It is preserved in three Manuscripts of the Leges Langobardorum, ...more on Wikipedia about "Origo Gentis Langobardorum"

Tuisto or Tuisco was according to Tacitus ( Germania, ch. 2) the ancestor of all Germanic tribes. He was the father of the first man, Mannus. He was worshipped with human sacrifice. According to Jakob Grimm, his name and variant forms (Thuisco, Thuiskon, Tuisco) come from the adjective tivisco derived from the name of the god Tiu; the name Tiu, Proto-Germanic *Tîwaz, derives from Proto-Indo-European * Dyeus, the god of the daylit sky, and the adjective derived from it could mean either "celestial" or "son of Tiu". This etymology however presupopses that Tuisco is the original name, and Tuisto a scribal error. More accepted is the explanation of Tuisto as from tvi- "two", describing a hermaphrodite (two-sexed) being. If so Tuisto could be the same being as the primeval giant Ymir who was a hermaphrodite that procreated the first race. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tuisco"

Wecta is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and the Historia Britonum, and was a Jutish chieftain. His mother was Frigg (Frígídá) and his father was Woden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wecta" shortopedia, the smart choice.

The Weïrd Sisters, (sometimes Wyrd Sisters or Three Weird Sisters), is the Germanic mythological group name given to the Nordic fates, or Norns. The Weird Sisters were said to live at the base of the World Tree, Yggdrasil, which was the link between the different planes of existance, or world; in some versions it links only Heaven and Hell. Their name is derived from the name of the first fate, Wyrd. ...more on Wikipedia about "Weird Sisters"

The Wild Hunt was a folk myth prevalent in former times across Northern Scandinavia, Germany and Britain. The fundamental premise in all instances is the same: a phantasmal group of huntsmen with the accoutrements of hunting, horses, hounds, etc., in mad pursuit across the skies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wild Hunt"

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