Poetic Edda
Articles tagged Poetic Edda.
Laufey: Loki’s Mother Who Barely Survives the Eddas
Jun 13-By Caiden Pannell
Laufey appears in the Eddas as Loki’s mother, but almost without a story. The sources reveal a famous name built on thin evidence.
Ratatoskr: The Gossiping Squirrel on Yggdrasil Explained
May 21-By Caiden Pannell
Ratatoskr only appears in two Old Norse sources, but the gossiping troublemaker may be Snorri’s own invention, not older tradition.
Hel: Norse Mythology’s Half-Dead Goddess
Nov 19, 2025-By Caiden Pannell
Hel a death goddess ruling a frozen hall, a half-rotten body, and a realm of oaths broken—how did Hel become one of Norse myth’s...
Loki’s Children: Hel, Fenrir, and Jörmungandr
Aug 27, 2025-By Caiden Pannell
Loki’s Children the Norse sources name three children born to Loki and the giantess Angrboda, and each one plays a specific structural role in...
Fenrir and Gleipnir: The Chain That Bound the Wolf
Aug 10, 2025-By Caiden Pannell
What the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda say about the binding of Fenrir, what Gleipnir was made from, and what Tyr’s sacrifice meant in...
