Treasures and objects
Mjölnir and Gungnir, rings and ships, swords and the mead of poetry.
Andvaranaut Andvaranautr
The cursed gold ring taken from the dwarf Andvari, used to cover the last whisker of the otter's skin, and later worn by Brynhildr and sent as a warning by Guðrún.
Brísingamen
Freyja's famous necklace. It bursts when she rages at Thor in Þrymskviða, Thor wears it disguised as her, and Loki and Heimdall once fought over it in the shape of seals.
Draupnir
Odin's gold ring, forged by a dwarf, from which eight rings of equal weight drop every ninth night; Odin lays it on Baldr's pyre and Baldr sends it back from Hel.
Freyr's sword sverð Freys
The sword that 'fights of itself', which Freyr gave to his servant Skírnir as the price of winning Gerðr. Without it he will fall to Surtr at Ragnarök.
Gjallarhorn
Heimdall's horn, whose blast is heard in all worlds. He will sound it to wake the gods when Ragnarök begins; Snorri also has Mímir drink from it at his well.
Gleipnir
The silk-soft fetter the dwarves made from six impossible things to bind the wolf Fenrir; it held where two iron chains had failed, and cost Týr his hand.
Gramr
Sigurðr's sword, forged by Reginn, with which he killed Fáfnir; dying, he hurled it at his murderer Gotthormr and cut him in two.
Gríðarvölr
The staff the giantess Gríðr lends Thor for his journey to Geirröðr: he braces against it in the flooding river Vimur and uses it to break the backs of Geirröðr's daughters.
Gungnir
Odin's spear, made by the dwarves called Ívaldi's sons; Snorri says it never stops in its thrust, and Odin carries it into his last battle.
Iðunn's apples epli Iðunnar
The fruit Iðunn keeps in an ash-wood box, which the gods eat when they grow old to become young again. When Þjazi stole Iðunn, the gods aged.
Lævateinn
A weapon named once, in a late Eddic-style poem: made by Loki 'by the doors of death', locked in a chest with nine locks, and the only thing that can kill the cock Víðofnir.
Megingjörð and Járngreipr Megingjörð
Thor's belt of strength, which doubles his power when he buckles it on, and the iron gloves he needs to wield his hammer.
Mjölnir Mjöllnir
Thor's short-handled hammer, forged by the dwarf brothers Brokkr and Sindri: it never misses, always returns to his hand, kills giants, and hallows brides, pyres and the dead goats it brings back to life.
Naglfar
The great ship made of dead men's nails that breaks loose at Ragnarök and carries the giants against the gods; Snorri names Hrymr as its steersman.
Óðrerir
In Snorri, the kettle into which the dwarves drained Kvasir's blood to brew the mead of poetry; in Hávamál, apparently the name of the mead itself.
Skíðblaðnir
Freyr's magical ship, built by the dwarf sons of Ivaldi: big enough to carry all the gods, always with a fair wind, and foldable to fit in a pouch.
Svalinn
The shield that stands before the sun; if it fell, Grímnismál says, mountains and sea would burst into flame.
The mead of poetry skáldskapar mjaðar
The mead brewed from the blood of the wise Kvasir: whoever drinks it becomes a poet or a scholar. Odin steals it from the giant Suttungr and gives it to the gods and to poets.
Brísingamen
Freyja's famous necklace. It bursts when she rages at Thor in Þrymskviða, Thor wears it disguised as her, and Loki and Heimdall once fought over it in the shape of seals.
Draupnir
Odin's gold ring, forged by a dwarf, from which eight rings of equal weight drop every ninth night; Odin lays it on Baldr's pyre and Baldr sends it back from Hel.
Freyr's sword sverð Freys
The sword that 'fights of itself', which Freyr gave to his servant Skírnir as the price of winning Gerðr. Without it he will fall to Surtr at Ragnarök.
Gjallarhorn
Heimdall's horn, whose blast is heard in all worlds. He will sound it to wake the gods when Ragnarök begins; Snorri also has Mímir drink from it at his well.
Gleipnir
The silk-soft fetter the dwarves made from six impossible things to bind the wolf Fenrir; it held where two iron chains had failed, and cost Týr his hand.
Gramr
Sigurðr's sword, forged by Reginn, with which he killed Fáfnir; dying, he hurled it at his murderer Gotthormr and cut him in two.
Gríðarvölr
The staff the giantess Gríðr lends Thor for his journey to Geirröðr: he braces against it in the flooding river Vimur and uses it to break the backs of Geirröðr's daughters.
Gungnir
Odin's spear, made by the dwarves called Ívaldi's sons; Snorri says it never stops in its thrust, and Odin carries it into his last battle.
Iðunn's apples epli Iðunnar
The fruit Iðunn keeps in an ash-wood box, which the gods eat when they grow old to become young again. When Þjazi stole Iðunn, the gods aged.
Lævateinn
A weapon named once, in a late Eddic-style poem: made by Loki 'by the doors of death', locked in a chest with nine locks, and the only thing that can kill the cock Víðofnir.
Megingjörð and Járngreipr Megingjörð
Thor's belt of strength, which doubles his power when he buckles it on, and the iron gloves he needs to wield his hammer.
Mjölnir Mjöllnir
Thor's short-handled hammer, forged by the dwarf brothers Brokkr and Sindri: it never misses, always returns to his hand, kills giants, and hallows brides, pyres and the dead goats it brings back to life.
Naglfar
The great ship made of dead men's nails that breaks loose at Ragnarök and carries the giants against the gods; Snorri names Hrymr as its steersman.
Óðrerir
In Snorri, the kettle into which the dwarves drained Kvasir's blood to brew the mead of poetry; in Hávamál, apparently the name of the mead itself.
Skíðblaðnir
Freyr's magical ship, built by the dwarf sons of Ivaldi: big enough to carry all the gods, always with a fair wind, and foldable to fit in a pouch.
Svalinn
The shield that stands before the sun; if it fell, Grímnismál says, mountains and sea would burst into flame.
The mead of poetry skáldskapar mjaðar
The mead brewed from the blood of the wise Kvasir: whoever drinks it becomes a poet or a scholar. Odin steals it from the giant Suttungr and gives it to the gods and to poets.