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Loki
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is one of the major deities in the Norse pantheon. He is a son of the giant Farbauti ("cruel striker") and the giantess Laufey. He is regarded as one of Aesir, but is on occasion their enemy. He is connected with fire and magic, and can assume many different shapes (horse, falcon, fly). is handso ....
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....be concerned with the wind as the cause of illnesses, given the "evil" nature of . The meaning of Laufey, on the other hand, is more problematic, and to correctly define her name as "`lövjerska´, a woman who fiddles with medicines and herbs, seems uncertain". Her alternative name, Nál, suggests according to Rooth a connection to a shooting pain, just as being pierced with a needle. The names of ´s two brothers, Helblinda and Byleistr, also carry symbolical meaning: Helblinda meaning "totally bl.... |
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