- the
depths of the sea. However,
margygr literally means something like "mer-troll", and in
medieval tradition, the
margygr is more of a "sea monster" or...
-
hafstrambr is a merman,
described as a
counterpart to the
hideous mermaid margýgr in the
Konungs skuggsjá ("King's mirror", c. 1250). He is said to generally...
-
manner in a
waulking song.
Muilghertach bears resemblance to the sea-ogress
margýgr in Old
Norse texts, in the
opinion of
Reidar Thoralf Christiansen. Kuno...
- give
indications on ****ure
events such as the sea
monsters hafstramba and
margýgr,
which often are seen
before storms and shipwrecks, and Óðinn, who in Böglunda...
- Hnæite/Hneitir/Hneiti ("Hacker"), and
subsequently used by St. Olaf to
combat the
margýgr (mermaid, sea-hag, sea-giantess) and
great boar that the
heathens worship...
