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Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
“Macbeth.” The Norns in, 170
Maelstrom (māl′strom). Millstones form the, 130
Magdeburg. Freya’s temple at, 136
Magni. Thor’s son, 63, 75; survival of, 338; Greek equivalent, 352
Maid Marian. On May day, 38
Mälar Lake (mā′lar). Legend of its formation, 50
Mana-heim (man′ȧ-hīm). Same as Midgard, 12; Greek equivalent, 344
Managarm. The feeding of, 331; Greek equivalent, 361
Mani (man′e). The moon, 7; his companions, 9; death of, 330, 331; equivalent, 345
Mannigfual (manig′-fū-al). Ship, 235, 236; Greek equivalent, 362
Maras (mār′az). Female trolls, 244
Mardel (mär′del). Freya, 133
Mars. Same as Ares. Northern equivalents, 352, 353
Marsyas (mār-sy-as). Compared to Vafthrudnir, 348
May Festivals, &c., 38
Mead. Heidrun supplies mead, 13
Mecklenburg. Worship of Frigga in, 57
Megin-giörd (mā′gin-gyẽrd). Thor’s belt, 61; Thor tightens, 72
Meleager (mel-e-ā′jer). Nornagesta compared to, 358
Memor. Same as Mimir, 30
Menelaus (men′e-lors). Northern equivalent, 363
Menia (men′i-a). Frodi’s giantess slave, 128
Mentor. Eckhardt compared to, 350
Mercury. Northern equivalents, 348, 350, 351, 353, 357
Mermaids. In Ægir’s palace, 359
Meroveus (mer-ō′ve-us). Birth of, 232; Greek equivalent, 362
Merovingian (mer-ō-vin′ji-an). Mythical descent of kings, 232
Mesnée d’Hellequin (mā-nā del-ẽ-cañ). Wild Hunt in France, 26
Midgard (mid′gärd). Earth called, 5; man dwells in, 12; root of Yggdrasil in, 13; Bifröst spans, 14; fields of, 118; Uller rules, 139; rooster of, 331
Midgard Snake. Thor attempts to lift, 72; Hymir fears, 190; Thor hooks, 191, 192; birth of, 218; rises from sea, 332; Thor slays, 335, 336; equivalent, 344; tempests caused by, 358
Midnight. Part of day, 9
Midsummer. Balder disappears at, 141; night, fairy revels, 248; eve, festival, 215
Milky Way in Germany and Holland, 30, 57
Miming (mē′ming). A sword, 179
Mimir (mē′mir). Well of, 13, 30, 94, 96, 146, 148, 231; god of ocean, 185; son of Hler, 232; Odin’s last talk with, 334
Minerva. Northern equivalents, 347, 348, 355, 363
Minos (mī′nos). Northern equivalent, 358
Miölnir (myẽl′nir). Thor’s hammer, 61; Thor receives, 67; dwarfs make, 67, 242; Thor gives life with, 69; Thor slays with, 192; giant slain by, 223, 231; Midgard snake slain with, 336; Greek equivalent for, 350
Mistletoe. Oath not sworn by, 199
Mödgud (mẽd′gud). Warder of Giöll, 181, 209, 210; Greek equivalent, 359