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Just in case you wanted to know where the naming comes from

Just a list of names in the game that are in Norse mythology and what they are...

Breidablik: a heavenly realm of pure souls
Folkvangr: Area of Asgard ruled by Freyja
Fensalir: realm of the goddess Frigg
Noatun: Realm of Njordr
Elivigar: ice river in Ginnungigagap
Valaskjalf: Room in which Odin may preside over the universe
Leiptr: one of the rivers that make up Elivigar
Thokk: alternate form of Loki
Laevitainn; Sword used to slay Vidoffner
Sinmara: the consort of Surtr
Niu: nordic for nine, refering to the nine locks of laegjarn, a chest that guarded laevatainn
Nifl royalty: all are names after a river in Elivigar
Nifl; Land of Ice
Muspelheim: land of fire
Surtr: fire giant
Loki: Trickster God
Helblindi: Brother to Loki
Byleister: Brother to Loki
Ask(r) and Embla: the Adam and Eve of norse mythology
Laegjarn: chest that guarded Laevatainn
Huginn and Muninn: ravens that fly about to gather information for Odin
Vidofnir: the rooster that sits atop Mimameidr
Mjolnir: the hammer of Thor

Again, just a small little thing that I found to be neat...
-R

Asked by Rosemary7 months 3 weeks ago

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We really needed fe switch to be norse based.
Like, badly.

I just want it to be out I could care less what they decide to base it on. Considering feh has so much norse in it already I wouldn't be surprised if fe switch doesn't. Weapons like mjolnir are kinda staples of the series but likely not much else.

"Laegjarn: chest that guarded Laevatainn"
I can't be the only one who interpretted it wrongly at first glance... am I?

Laegjarn is a literal chest that houses the sword Laevatainn. The sword's keeper is Sinmara, who in some cases is considered a consort to Surtr.

And to the OP: Vidofnir needs to be added on your thread. According to the same Eddaic poem referenced in the pic below, Víðópnir or Víðófnir is a rooster that sits at the top of Mímameiðr, a tree often taken to be identical with the World Tree Yggdrasil.

Thanks for the info, it has been fixed.
-R

It isn't really the same thing since apparently it was the same in her original game, but Ishtar's tome Mjölnir shares its name with Thor's hammer as well.
Either way though, this is pretty cool!

the mjolnir tome became a staple weapon for the series as a rare tome drop, though its never really all that strong.

Ylgr: She-wolf, right??

Ylgr is one of the Eleven Rivers that rivers that existed in Ginnungagap at the beginning of the world.