Sköll

Sköll

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Creatures: animals, birds, monsters etc.

Skinfaxi (non.) The horse ridden by Dagr, the personifacation of Day. Skinfaxi's shining mane lights up the sky and earth.
Sköll (non.) The wolf who pursues Dagr and his horse Skinfaxi across the heavens.

Gods and Goddesses

Dagr (non.) A personification of Day in the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, in both sources said to be the son of the god Djellingr. Dagr's horse is called Skinfaxi.

Mythological Events

Ragnarök (non.) Ragnarok (en.) The final great battle between the gods and the giants.

Nouns

hestr (non.) horse (en.)
úlfr (non.) wolf (en.)

Source Materials:

Ragnarok: En Billeddigtning (da.) Louis Moe's illustrated retelling of the Battle of Ragnarok and the events that preceded it.

Source Persons

Moe, Louis (no.) b. 1857
d. 1945
Nationality: Norwegian/Danish.
Occupation: illustrator
Residence: Copenhagen
Moe was an illustrator who was born in Norway but became a Danish citizen in 1919.