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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, [34]O
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]
Nymphs. Compared to elves, [346]