Loredex
A cited, structured reference to the world's myth, legends, and folklore.
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Norwegian king and saint who fell at Stiklestad in 1030, subject of the Heimskringla's longest saga.
Norwegian king and forceful Christianizer who founded Nidaros and fell around 1000 AD.
Chief of the Aesir, god of war, wisdom, and poetry, attested across 8 primary sources.
Mighty king of the Nibelung cycle identified with Attila, also an Icelandic farmer and saga outlaw.
Gunnar is one of the most extensively attested names in the Norse literary tradition, encompassing several distinct figures across at least nine sources.
Icelandic warrior-poet, son of Skallagrim, whose saga spans childhood violence to old age across 208 citations.
Strongest of the Norse gods, thunder-wielder of Mjolnir, protector of Asgard and Midgard against the giants.
Old Norse legendary saga built on Viking Age poetry, spawning ballad traditions across Scandinavia.
Iceland's strongest outlaw, red-haired and defiant, killed by sorcery on Drangey after twenty years.
King Frode's death was concealed for three years to prevent disturbance within and danger from without.
Sigurth, a being in the Norse and Germanic source tradition.
The Poetic Edda's spelling of Odin, attested with 153 citations as creator, war-bringer, and wisdom-giver.