Loredex

A cited, structured reference to the world's myth, legends, and folklore.

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Olaf Haraldsonbeing

Norwegian king and saint who fell at Stiklestad in 1030, subject of the Heimskringla's longest saga.

637 citations
Olaf Tryggvasonbeing

Norwegian king and forceful Christianizer who founded Nidaros and fell around 1000 AD.

269 citations
Odinbeing

Chief of the Aesir, god of war, wisdom, and poetry, attested across 8 primary sources.

242 citations
Atlibeing

Mighty king of the Nibelung cycle identified with Attila, also an Icelandic farmer and saga outlaw.

232 citations
Gunnarbeing

Gunnar is one of the most extensively attested names in the Norse literary tradition, encompassing several distinct figures across at least nine sources.

223 citations
Egilbeing

Icelandic warrior-poet, son of Skallagrim, whose saga spans childhood violence to old age across 208 citations.

208 citations
Thorbeing

Strongest of the Norse gods, thunder-wielder of Mjolnir, protector of Asgard and Midgard against the giants.

202 citations
Hervarar Sagawork

Old Norse legendary saga built on Viking Age poetry, spawning ballad traditions across Scandinavia.

195 citations
Grettirbeing

Iceland's strongest outlaw, red-haired and defiant, killed by sorcery on Drangey after twenty years.

182 citations
Frodebeing

King Frode's death was concealed for three years to prevent disturbance within and danger from without.

155 citations
Sigurthbeing

Sigurth, a being in the Norse and Germanic source tradition.

142 citations
Othinbeing

The Poetic Edda's spelling of Odin, attested with 153 citations as creator, war-bringer, and wisdom-giver.

130 citations