{"database": "deitydb", "table": "entities", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where tradition = \"Germanic/Norse\"", "rows": [["ENT_NORF_DISIR", "Disir", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Collective", "Collective", "female protective/ancestral spirits; fate; cult (disablot)", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "Collective of female numinous beings (ancestral/tutelary goddesses of fate and protection) honoured at the disablot and the disting; overlapping with the norns, valkyrjur and the kynfylgja. Attested in eddic and skaldic verse and saga (e.g. the spadisir of Thidrandi). Added as collective; no disir entity previously existed.", "collective"], ["ENT_NORF_DRAUGR", "Draugr", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Folkloric being", "Folkloric being", "undead; grave-dweller; barrow-revenant", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "The animated, malevolent walking dead (aptrgangr, haugbui) of the Icelandic family sagas (e.g. Glamr in Grettis saga, Kar the Old, Thorolf in Eyrbyggja saga); a corporeal revenant guarding its barrow. Attested in saga literature; treated extensively by Simek and Lindow.", "spirit"], ["ENT_NORF_FOLK_BEINGS", "Norse Folkloric Supernatural Beings", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Collective", "Collective", "folklore; vernacular religion; supernatural classes", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "Editorial hub collective for the lesser supernatural classes of Norse/Scandinavian folklore (draugr, landvaettir, fylgja, disir, huldra, nisse/tomte, mara, nokk, troll), as distinct from the eddic gods and the jotnar/dvergar/valkyrjur of the high mythology. Attested across saga literature and later Scandinavian folk tradition.", "collective"], ["ENT_NORF_FYLGJA", "Fylgja", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Folkloric being", "Folkloric being", "fetch; follower-spirit; personal guardian; soul-double", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "The 'fetch' or following-spirit attached to a person or family, appearing in dreams as an animal (representing temperament) or as a tutelary woman (kynfylgja/dis); its appearance often portends death. Attested across the sagas (Njals saga, Gisla saga). Discussed by Simek and Lindow.", "spirit"], ["ENT_NORF_HULDRA", "Huldra", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Folkloric being", "Folkloric being", "forest seductress; hidden-folk woman; alluring danger", null, "devotional", null, "C", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "The beautiful forest-dwelling female being of later Norwegian/Swedish folklore (huldra/skogsra), recognizable by a cow's tail or hollow back, who lures herdsmen and woodsmen; one of the huldufolk ('hidden people'). Post-medieval folk tradition rather than eddic; documented by Simek.", "spirit"], ["ENT_NORF_LANDVAETTIR", "Landvaettir", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Collective", "Collective", "land-spirits; guardians of place; luck of the land", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "The protective spirits of the land, attested in Landnamabok and the Ulfljotr law (ships must remove dragon-heads on approach lest they frighten the landvaettir) and in Egils saga (the nidstong/scorn-pole). Tutelary guardians of districts and farms.", "collective"], ["ENT_NORF_MARA", "Mara", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Folkloric being", "Folkloric being", "nightmare-spirit; sleep oppression; riding the sleeper", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "The night-spirit that sits upon and 'rides' the sleeper, causing the oppressive nightmare (the word's root, ON mara > Eng. nightmare); blamed in Ynglinga saga for the death of King Vanlandi. Cross-links to the contemporary sleep-paralysis Old Hag tradition. Attested in saga and pan-Germanic folklore; treated by Simek.", "spirit"], ["ENT_NORF_NISSE", "Nisse / Tomte", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Folkloric being", "Folkloric being", "farm-spirit; household guardian; luck of the homestead", null, "devotional", null, "C", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "The small farm/household guardian spirit (Norwegian/Danish nisse, Swedish tomte/tomtenisse, gardvord), who protects and brings luck to the farmstead in exchange for offerings (porridge with butter) but turns spiteful if neglected; linked to the founding ancestor. Post-medieval Scandinavian folk belief; documented by Simek and Lindow.", "spirit"], ["ENT_NORF_NOKK", "Nokk / Nacken", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Folkloric being", "Folkloric being", "water-spirit; rivers and lakes; drowning; musician", null, "devotional", null, "C", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "The shape-shifting freshwater spirit (Norwegian nokk/nokken, Swedish nacken, Danish nokke) of rivers, lakes and waterfalls, often a fiddle-playing male who lures victims to drown; cognate with the Germanic nixe/Nix. Post-medieval Scandinavian folk tradition; documented by Simek.", "spirit"], ["ENT_NORF_TROLL", "Troll (folklore class)", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Folkloric being", "Folkloric being", "wilderness monster; mountain/forest dweller; the menacing other", null, "devotional", null, "C", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "The troll as a folklore CLASS of malevolent, often man-eating wilderness beings of later Scandinavian tradition (mountain- and forest-trolls, turned to stone by sunlight), distinct from but historically continuous with the eddic jotnar/thurses (the saga 'troll' sense). Listed as folklore class to avoid conflation with ENT_NOR_JOTNAR; documented by Simek and Lindow.", "spirit"], ["ENT_NORR_ALFHEIM", "Alfheim (\u00c1lfheimr)", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "elf-realm", "cosmology|elves", null, "devotional", null, "C", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "Home of the light-elves (lj\u00f3s\u00e1lfar), given to Freyr as a tooth-gift according to Gr\u00edmnism\u00e1l 5 and Gylfaginning. Lightly attested.", "realm"], ["ENT_NORR_ASGARD", "Asgard (\u00c1sgar\u00f0r)", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "divine-realm", "cosmology|divine abode", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "Stronghold of the \u00c6sir, situated at the upper reaches of Yggdrasil and reached from Midgard by Bifr\u00f6st; contains Valhalla. Gylfaginning attests its building and its halls.", "realm"], ["ENT_NORR_BIFROST", "Bifr\u00f6st (the rainbow bridge)", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "liminal-structure", "cosmology|liminal structure", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "The burning rainbow bridge (Bilr\u00f6st/Bifr\u00f6st) joining Midgard and Asgard, guarded by Heimdall, destined to break under the M\u00faspell host at Ragnar\u00f6k. Gylfaginning. Modeled as a locale within the realm set.", "realm"], ["ENT_NORR_FOLKVANGR", "Folkvangr", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "afterlife-realm", "afterlife|battle-dead", null, "devotional", null, "C", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "Freyja's field where she receives half of the battle-slain, the other half going to Odin; her hall there is Sessr\u00famnir. Gr\u00edmnism\u00e1l 14 and Gylfaginning.", "realm"], ["ENT_NORR_GINNUNGAGAP", "Ginnungagap", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "primordial-void", "cosmology|primordial void", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "The yawning primordial void between Niflheim and Muspelheim, where their rime and heat met to generate Ymir and the cosmos. Gylfaginning; V\u00f6lusp\u00e1 3 (gap var ginnunga).", "realm"], ["ENT_NORR_JOTUNHEIM", "Jotunheim (J\u00f6tunheimr) / \u00datgar\u00f0r", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "giant-realm", "cosmology|giants", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "Land of the j\u00f6tnar, lying outside Midgard across rivers and forests; its citadel \u00datgar\u00f0r features in Gylfaginning's \u00datgar\u00f0a-Loki episode. J\u00f6tunheimr and the outer \u00datgar\u00f0r are treated together here.", "realm"], ["ENT_NORR_MIDGARD", "Midgard (Mi\u00f0gar\u00f0r)", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "human-realm", "cosmology|human world", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "The middle enclosure, the world of humankind, made by the sons of Borr from the brows of Ymir and encircled by J\u00f6rmungandr. Gylfaginning and V\u00f6lusp\u00e1.", "realm"], ["ENT_NORR_MIMISBRUNNR", "Well of Mimir (M\u00edmisbrunnr)", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "sacred-well", "cosmology|wisdom|sacred water", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "The Well of Wisdom beneath a root of Yggdrasil, kept by M\u00edmir; Odin pledged his eye there for a draught. V\u00f6lusp\u00e1 28 and Gylfaginning. Modeled as a sacred locale.", "realm"], ["ENT_NORR_MUSPELHEIM", "Muspelheim (M\u00faspellsheimr)", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "primordial-realm", "cosmology|primordial fire", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "Realm of fire in the south, guarded by Surtr; its sparks helped form the cosmos and its hosts (M\u00faspells synir) ride against the gods at Ragnar\u00f6k. Gylfaginning; V\u00f6lusp\u00e1 names M\u00faspell.", "realm"], ["ENT_NORR_NIFLHEIM", "Niflheim (Niflheimr)", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "primordial-realm", "cosmology|primordial cold|underworld", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "World of mist and cold in the north, containing the spring Hvergelmir and the root gnawed by N\u00ed\u00f0h\u00f6ggr; in Gylfaginning the primordial counterpart to fiery M\u00faspell, and sometimes conflated with the realm of Hel.", "realm"], ["ENT_NORR_NINE_WORLDS", "The Nine Worlds (N\u00edu Heimar)", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological category", "realm-collective", "cosmology|cosmography", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "Hub collective for the nine cosmological worlds bound by Yggdrasil; Vaf\u00fer\u00fa\u00f0nism\u00e1l 43 and V\u00f6lusp\u00e1 2 attest 'nine worlds' (n\u00edu heimar / n\u00edu \u00edvi\u00f0jur) though no single source enumerates them identically. Standard reconstruction (Asgard, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Midgard, Jotunheim, Svartalfheim/Nidavellir, Niflheim, Muspelheim, Hel) is modern-scholarly synthesis of Eddic material.", "abstraction"], ["ENT_NORR_SVARTALFHEIM", "Svartalfheim (Svart\u00e1lfaheimr) / Nidavellir", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "dwarf-realm", "cosmology|dwarves|smithcraft", null, "devotional", null, "C", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "Subterranean realm of the dark-elves/dwarves and their smithies; Gylfaginning sends Loki to Svart\u00e1lfaheimr for the gods' treasures. Often equated with Ni\u00f0avellir (V\u00f6lusp\u00e1 37), the 'dark fields' of the dwarves; the equation is scholarly.", "realm"], ["ENT_NORR_URDARBRUNNR", "Well of Urd (Ur\u00f0arbrunnr)", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "sacred-well", "cosmology|fate|sacred water", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "The Well of Fate beneath a root of Yggdrasil where the gods hold court and the Norns water the tree; V\u00f6lusp\u00e1 19-20 and Gylfaginning. Modeled as a sacred locale.", "realm"], ["ENT_NORR_VALHALLA", "Valhalla (Valh\u00f6ll)", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "afterlife-hall", "afterlife|battle-dead", null, "devotional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "Odin's hall of the slain within Asgard, where the Einherjar feast and prepare for Ragnar\u00f6k, served by Valkyries. Gr\u00edmnism\u00e1l and Gylfaginning describe its 540 doors and S\u00e6hr\u00edmnir.", "realm"], ["ENT_NORR_VANAHEIM", "Vanaheim (Vanaheimr)", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Cosmological realm", "divine-realm", "cosmology|divine abode", null, "devotional", null, "C", "candidate_verified_name", "Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)", 0, 0, 0, "Home of the Vanir; named in Vaf\u00fer\u00fa\u00f0nism\u00e1l 39 (Nj\u00f6r\u00f0r was reared in Vanaheim) and in Ynglinga saga. Sparsely described beyond its association with the Vanir.", "realm"], ["ENT_NOR_AEGIR", "Aegir", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Sea god", "J\u00f6tunn of the sea", "the sea; the brewing of ale; the feast of the gods", null, "Norse", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Sea-giant", 0, 0, 0, "The sea-giant who brews ale and hosts the gods' feasts; lord of the ocean.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_AESIR", "Aesir", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Divine collective", "Divine Collective", "gods; sovereignty; war; divine society", null, "Norse/Germanic", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Norse divine collective", 1, 0, 0, "Major Norse divine family/collective.", "collective"], ["ENT_NOR_ALCIS", "The Alcis", null, "Germanic/Norse", "God", "Continental Germanic", "divine twins; young brother-gods", null, "regional", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Tacitus, Germania 43", 0, 0, 0, "A pair of young brother-gods worshipped by the Nahanarvali (a Lugian tribe), whom Tacitus equates by Roman interpretation with Castor and Pollux; the Germanic reflex of the Indo-European Divine Twins.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_ALVISS", "Alv\u00edss", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Dwarf", "Dwarves", "wisdom; the cosmic name-lore", null, "mythological", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Alvissmal", 0, 0, 0, "The all-wise dwarf who, claiming Thor's daughter, is kept talking until the sunrise turns him to stone.", "spirit"], ["ENT_NOR_ANDVARI", "Andvari", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Dwarf", "Dwarves", "the cursed gold; the ring Andvaranaut", null, "mythological", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Reginsmal; Voluspa", 2, 0, 0, "The dwarf who dwells as a pike under a waterfall, whose cursed gold and ring Andvaranaut Loki seizes.", "spirit"], ["ENT_NOR_ANGRBODA", "Angrbo\u00f0a", null, "Germanic/Norse", "J\u00f6tunn", "J\u00f6tnar", "the mothering of monsters", null, "mythological", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Gylfaginning 34", 0, 0, 0, "The giantess who bears Loki the three monsters Fenrir, Jormungandr and Hel.", "monster"], ["ENT_NOR_AUDHUMLA", "Audhumla", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Primordial being", "The primordial cow", "nourishment; the primordial ice", null, "Norse", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Primordial being", 1, 0, 0, "The primordial cow whose milk fed Ymir and who licked Buri free from the ice.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_BALDR", "Baldr", null, "Germanic/Norse", "God", "Dying God", "light; beauty; death; return", null, "Norse/Germanic", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Norse core deity", 1, 1, 0, "God associated with beauty, death, and eschatological return.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_BESTLA", "Bestla", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Goddess", "Giant progenitrix", "the maternal line of Odin", null, "mythological", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Gylfaginning 6; Havamal 140", 0, 0, 0, "A giantess, daughter of Bolthorn, mother of Odin, Vili and Ve by Borr.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_BORR", "Borr", null, "Germanic/Norse", "God", "Primeval god", "the second generation; (father of Odin)", null, "mythological", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Voluspa 4; Gylfaginning 6", 0, 0, 0, "Son of Buri and father (by the giantess Bestla) of Odin, Vili and Ve.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_BRAGI", "Bragi", null, "Germanic/Norse", "God", "God of poetry", "poetry; eloquence; skaldcraft", null, "Norse", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Aesir god", 0, 0, 0, "The god of poetry and eloquence, husband of Idun.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_BROKKR", "Brokkr", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Dwarf", "Dwarves", "smithing; the forging of the gods' treasures", null, "mythological", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Skaldskaparmal", 2, 0, 0, "A dwarf smith who, with his brother Sindri/Eitri, forges Mjollnir, Draupnir and Gullinbursti in a wager with Loki.", "spirit"], ["ENT_NOR_BURI", "Buri", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Primordial being", "Ancestor of the Aesir", "the first god; the ancestry of Odin", null, "Norse", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Primordial ancestor", 0, 0, 0, "The first god, licked free from the ice by Audhumla, grandfather of Odin.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_DAGR", "Dagr", null, "Germanic/Norse", "God", "Celestial deity", "the day", null, "mythological", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Vafthrudnismal; Gylfaginning 10", 1, 0, 0, "The personified Day, son of Dellingr and Nott, who rides the bright horse across the sky.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_DELLINGR", "Dellingr", null, "Germanic/Norse", "God", "Celestial/dawn deity", "the dawn", null, "mythological", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Vafthrudnismal 25", 1, 0, 0, "An Aesir of the dawn, husband of Nott and father of Dagr.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_DURINN", "Durinn", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Dwarf", "Dwarves", "the shaping of the dwarf-race", null, "mythological", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Voluspa 10", 2, 0, 0, "The \"second\" dwarf, who with Motsognir shapes the race of dwarves from the earth.", "spirit"], ["ENT_NOR_DVALINN", "Dvalinn", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Dwarf", "Dwarves", "smithing; runes", null, "mythological", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Voluspa 14; Havamal 143", 2, 0, 0, "A leading dwarf of the Dvergatal, associated with runes and the crafting of treasures.", "spirit"], ["ENT_NOR_DWARVES", "Dwarves", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Craft being collective", "Craft Deity", "craft; metalwork; underground; magical objects", null, "Norse/Germanic", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Norse craft beings", 5, 1, 0, "Subterranean craft beings associated with metalwork and magical objects.", "collective"], ["ENT_NOR_EINHERJAR", "Einherjar", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Collective", "The honoured dead", "the slain warriors of Valhalla; the host of Ragnarok", null, "mythological", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Grimnismal; Gylfaginning", 0, 0, 0, "The chosen slain who feast and fight daily in Valhalla, kept by Odin to fight at Ragnarok.", "collective"], ["ENT_NOR_EIR", "Eir", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Goddess", "Asynjur", "healing; medicine", null, "mythological", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Gylfaginning 35", 0, 0, 0, "A goddess called \"the best of physicians,\" associated with healing.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_FARBAUTI", "F\u00e1rbauti", null, "Germanic/Norse", "J\u00f6tunn", "J\u00f6tnar", "(father of Loki)", null, "mythological", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Gylfaginning 33", 0, 0, 0, "The giant \"cruel-striker,\" father of Loki by Laufey.", "monster"], ["ENT_NOR_FENRIR", "Fenrir", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Wolf monster", "Monster", "wolf; chaos; binding; eschatology", null, "Norse/Germanic", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Norse monster", 4, 1, 0, "Monstrous wolf bound until Ragnar\u00f6k.", "monster"], ["ENT_NOR_FJALAR_DWARF", "Fjalar", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Dwarf", "Dwarves", "the brewing of the Mead of Poetry", null, "mythological", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Skaldskaparmal", 0, 0, 0, "A dwarf who, with Galar, murders Kvasir and brews the Mead of Poetry from his blood. (Distinct from the giant and the cock of the same name.)", "spirit"], ["ENT_NOR_FORSETI", "Forseti", null, "Germanic/Norse", "God", "God of justice", "justice; reconciliation; the assembly", null, "Norse", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Aesir god", 0, 0, 0, "The god of justice and reconciliation who settles all disputes in his hall Glitnir.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_FREKI", "Freki", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Mythical animal", "Odin's wolves", "the feast at Odin's table", null, "mythological", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Grimnismal 19", 0, 0, 0, "\"Greedy,\" one of the two wolves who eat at Odin's table.", "monster"], ["ENT_NOR_FREYJA", "Freyja", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Goddess", "War Deity", "love; fertility; seidr; war; dead", null, "Norse/Germanic", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Norse core deity", 3, 1, 0, "Goddess associated with love, fertility, seidr, war, and the dead.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_FREYR", "Freyr", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Fertility god", "Fertility Deity", "fertility; kingship; peace; prosperity; agriculture", null, "Norse/Germanic", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Norse core deity", 4, 0, 0, "God associated with fertility, prosperity, peace, and kingship.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_FRIGG", "Frigg", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Goddess", "Mother Deity", "marriage; motherhood; sovereignty; fate knowledge", null, "Norse/Germanic", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Norse core deity", 2, 0, 0, "Goddess associated with marriage, motherhood, and foreknowledge.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_FULLA", "Fulla", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Goddess", "Asynjur", "Frigg's confidante; the keeping of secrets", null, "mythological", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Gylfaginning 35", 0, 0, 0, "Frigg's handmaid who bears her casket and knows her secrets.", "deity"], ["ENT_NOR_GALAR", "Galar", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Dwarf", "Dwarves", "the brewing of the Mead of Poetry", null, "mythological", null, "B", "candidate_verified_name", "Skaldskaparmal", 0, 0, 0, "The dwarf who, with Fjalar, kills Kvasir and brews the Mead of Poetry.", "spirit"], ["ENT_NOR_GARM", "Garm", null, "Germanic/Norse", "Monster", "Hound of Hel", "the guarding of the underworld road; 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