Kenning

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A kenning is a two word phrase (often hyphenated) that employs figurative language in place of a single-word noun. In other words, a kenning is metaphorical two word phrase that takes the place of a normal noun. For example, "blood-ember" is used in place of and meaning the noun "axe". Old Norse, Old English, and Islandic poetry usually makes use of these.

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Norse mythology articles
Æsir	Andhrímnir • Baldr • Bragi • Dellingr • Forseti • Heimdallr • Hermóðr • Hǫðr • Hǿnir • Ítreksjóð • Lóðurr • Loki • Máni • Meili • Mímir • Móði and Magni • Óðinn • Óðr • Týr • Ullr • Váli • Víðarr • Vili and Vé • Þórr
Ásynjur	Bil • Eir • Frigg • Fulla • Gefjon • Gerðr • Gná • Hlín • Iðunn • Ilmr • Irpa • Lofn • Nanna • Njǫrun • Rán • Rindr • Sága • Sif • Sigyn • Sjǫfn • Skaði • Snotra • Sól • Syn • Vár • Vǫr • Þorgerðr Hǫlgabrúðr • Þrúðr
Vanir	Freyja • Freyr (Ingunar-Freyr • Yngvi) • Gersemi • Gullveig • Hnoss • Kvasir • Njǫrðr • Sister-wife of Njǫrðr
Jǫtnar	Annarr • Baugi • Beli • Bergelmir • Bǫlþorn • Býleistr • Eggþér • Fárbauti • Fjǫrgynn • Fornjótr • Gangr • Geirrǫðr • Gillingr • Gymir • Helblindi • Helreginn • Hrímgrímnir • Hrímnir • Hrungnir • Hrymr • Hræsvelgr • Hymir • Iði • Ím • Litr • Logi • Loki • Mǫgþrasir • Mundilfari • Narfi • Alvaldi • Søkkmímir • Surtr • Suttungr • Útgarða-Loki • Vafþrúðnir • Váli • Vásuðr • Víðblindi • Vǫrnir • Ymir • Þjazi • Þrívaldi • Þrúðgelmir • Þrymr • Ægir
Gýgjar	Angrboða • Aurboða • Bestla • Fjǫrgyn • Glǫð • Gjálp • Greip • Gríðr • Gunnlǫð • Harðgreipr • Hljóð • Hrímgerðr • Hróðr • Hyrrokkin • Járnsaxa • Jǫrð • Laufey • Leikn • Nine Mothers of Heimdallr • Nótt • Sinmara • Þǫkk
Dvergar	Alvíss • Andvari • Billingr • Brokkr • Dáinn • Durinn • Dúrnir • Dvalinn • Eitri (Sindri) • Fáfnir • Fjalarr and Galarr • Gandálfr • Hreiðmarr • Litr • Mótsognir • Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri • Ótr • Reginn • Sons of Ívaldi
Heroes	Angantýr Arngrímsson • Arngrímr • Áslaug • Bjǫrn Járnsíða • Bǫðvarr Bjarki • Brynhildr • Buðli • Egill • Erpr • Fjǫlnir • Gjúki • Guðmundr • Guðrún • Gunnarr • Hagbarðr • Haki • Hamðir • Hálfdan Ragnarsson • Heiðrekr • Helgi Haddingjaskati • Helgi Hundingsbane • Hervǫr Angantýsdóttir • Hervǫr Heiðreksdóttir • Hildólfr • Hjálmarr and Ingibjǫrg • Hjǫrdís • Hlaðgerðr • Hljóð • Hlǫðr • Hrólfr Kraki • Hvítserkr Ragnarsson • Hǫðbroddr • Ingjaldr • Ívarr hinn Beinlausi • Karl Hundason • Níðuðr • Palnatóki • Ragnarr Loðbrók • Ring II • Rerir • Siggeirr • Sigi • Sigmundr • Signý • Sigurðr • Sigurðr Hjort • Sinfjǫtli • Starkaðr • Styrbjǫrn Sterki • Svafrlami • Svanhildr • Svipdagr • Sæmingr • Sǫrli • Ubbi • Vésteinn • Víkarr • Vikingr • Vǫlsungr • Yrsa • Þiðrekr af Bern • Þórr • Ǫrvar-Oddr
Others	Agnarr Geirrǫðsson • Askr and Embla • Auðumbla • Álfr • Árvakr and Alsviðr • Barnstokkr • Berserkr • Bifrǫst • Borghildr • Borr • Breði • Brunnmigi • Búri • Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór • Dís • Draugr • Egill (Hymiskviða) • Eikþyrnir • Eitr • Einherjar • Fenrir • Fylgja • Ganglati • Ganglǫt • Garmr • Geri and Freki • Gjúki • Glasir • Grani • Grímhildr • Gróa • Gunnarr • Gutþormr • Hafgufa • Heiðrún • Hel • Hófvarpnir • Huginn and Muninn • Hyndla • Jǫrmungandr • Linnormr • Líf and Lífþrasir • Lyngbakr • Læraðr • Níðhǫggr • Norns (Urðr • Verðandi • Skuld) • Nykr • Ratatoskr • Sacred tree at Uppsala • Skjǫldr • Sleipnir • Svanhildr • Svaðilfari • Svartálfr • Sæhrímnir • Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr • Trǫll • Vafrlogi • Valkyrjur • Vargr • Veðrfǫlnir • Vǫlundr • Vǫrðr • Vættir • Þjálfi and Rǫskva
Items	Brísingamen • Draupnir • Gjallarhorn • Gleipnir • Gramr • Gungnir • Hliðskjálf • Hringhorni • Járngreipr • Megingjǫrð • Mjǫllnir • Skǫfnungr • Skáldskapar Mjaðar • Skíðblaðnir
Realms	Álfheimr • Ásgarðr • Jǫtunheimr • Miðgarðr • Múspellsheimr • Mímisbrunnr • Niðavellir (Svartálfaheimr) • Niflheimr • Vanaheimr
Abodes	Bilskírnir • Breiðablik • Fólkvangr (Sessrúmnir) • Ginnungagap • Þrúðheimr • Útgarðr • Valhǫll
Events	Æsir−Vanir War • Fimbulvetr • Hjaðningavíg • Ragnarǫk • Vígríðr
Sources	Poetic Edda • Prose Edda • Saga • Vǫlsungr cycle
Society	Blóðǫrn • Blót (Válisblót • Vetrnætr • Álfablót • Dísablót • Jól • Sónargǫltr • Þorrablót) • Félag • Heiti • Hǫrgr • Kenning • Níð • Number • Philosophy • Rituals • Rúnar • Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology • Seiðr • Skáld • Vǫlva

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