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Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
Nagilfar (nag′il-fär). Launching of, 332
Nagilfari (nag′il-fār-i). Nott’s first husband, 8
Nain. Dwarf of death, 100
Nal. Mother of Loki, 217
Nanna (nän′nä). Forseti’s mother 142; Balder’s wife, 197; death of, 206; accompanies Balder, 208; sends carpet to Frigga, 211; emblem of vegetation, 214; compared to Greek divinities, 360
Narve (när′va). Son of Loki, 218; death of, 227
Nastrond (nä′strond). The wicked in, 183, 340; compared to Tartarus, 359
Neckar (nek′kar). God and river, 193, 194, 359
Necks. Water sprites, 193, 194
Nectar. Compared to Northern drink, 346
Nemean Lion (nē′mē-an lī′on). Northern equivalent, 357
Neptune. Northern equivalents, 344, 347, 354, 358, 359, 361
Nereides (ne-rē′i-dēz). Northern equivalents, 359
Nereus (nē′re-us). Niörd like, 354
Nerthus (nẽr′thus). Same as Frigga, 57, 58; Niörd’s wife, 112, 117, 131
Nibelungenlied (nē′be-lung-en-lēd). German epic, 251, 289
Niblungs (nē′blungz). Sigurd visits the, 282; Brunhild, queen, 283, 284; lament of, 289; visit Atli, 291, 292
Nick, Old. Origin of the name of, 193
Nicors (nik′orz). Sea monsters, 193
Nida (nē′dȧ). Home of dwarfs, 34O
Nidhug (nē′dho͞og). Gnaws Yggdrasil, 13, 160, 183, 331
Nidud (nē′do͞od). King of Sweden, 177, 178; comparison, 358
Nifl-heim (nĭfl′-hīm). Land of mist, 2; root of Yggdrasil, in, 12; Bifröst connects, 14; Odin gazes into, 34; Hel in, 90, 180; Hel’s bird in, 331; Idun in, 109; Uller in, 141; horn heard in, 147; Odin visits, 199; Hermod visits, 205, 206; Balder in, 210; equivalents, 344, 353, 359
Night. Daughter of Norvi, 7
Niörd (nyẽrd). A hostage, 15; god of sea, 111–117, 185; Skadi marries, 114, 140; glove of, 116; Frey, son of, 117–119; semi-historical, 123; oath sworn by, 123; Freya, daughter of, 131; Greek equivalents, 185, 355
Nip. Father of Nanna, 197
Nixies. Dwell with Ægir, water spirits, 193, 194, 359
Njorfe (nyẽr′fe). King of Uplands, friend of Viking of Halfdan, 300; sons of, attack Viking’s sons, 302
Nôatûn (nō′ȧ-to͞on). Niörd’s home, 111, 112, 114, 115
Noon. Part of day, 9
Nordri (nôr′drē). Dwarf, supports heaven, 6
Nornagesta (nôrn-a-ges′tȧ). Story of, 169, 170; compared to Meleager, 358
Norns. Yggdrasil sprinkled by, 14; office of, 32, 166–172; decree of, 87; Odin questions, 159, 168; Valkyrs same as, 172; mortals visited by, 167, 263; torn web of, 167, 334; Greek equivalents, 347, 357
Norsemen. Elves guide, 250; various beliefs of the, 249, 339
Northern Riddle, 23
North Sea. Mannigfual in, 235, 362
Norvi (nôr′vē). Father of Night, 7, 166; ancestor of Norns, 166
Norway. Odin conquers, 39; Thor, god in, 60–62; kings of, 115, 123; Maelstrom near, 130; Freya in, 131, 137; Miners in, 245; Haloge, King of, 298; Sigurd Ring, King in, 308
Nott. Goddess of night, 7, 166
November. Sacred to Uller, 140, 141