In Norse mythology the Sun and Moon are known as Sol and Máni. Sol and Máni are constantly racing across the skies in their chariots because of the two wolves that chase them, Skoll and Hati. The two wolves are children of a Jotun that lived in the east woods. Skoll spends all his time pursuing the sun with ambitions to swallow it whole, as Hati pursues Máni with the same intentions. This is why there is night and day.
Bragi is the skaldic god of poetry in Norse mythology, and the patron of skalds (poets). He is regarded as a son of Odin and Frigg. Runes were carved on his tongue and he inspired poetry in humans by letting them drink from the mead of poetry. Bragi is married to Idun, the goddess of eternal youth. Oaths were sworn over the Bragarfull ("Cup of Bragi"), and drinks were taken from it in honor of a dead king. Before a king ascended the throne, he drank from such a cup. by ~Righon on deviantART
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The Irish werewolf is different from the Teutonic or European werewolf, as it is really not a “monster” at all. Unlike its continental cousins, this shapeshifter is the guardian and protector of children, wounded men and lost persons. According to some ancient sources, the Irish werewolves were even recruited by kings in time of war. Known in their native land as the faoladh or conroicht, their predatory behaviour is typical of the common wolf, not beneath the occasional nocturnal ra
