Welcome to watch mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 coolest creatures from Norse mythology.

No, for this list, we're ranking the most fantastic and famous creatures from the world of Scandinavian mythology.

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Much of what we know about the norse gods comes from the poetic edda and prose era.

Collections of poems and stories, composed and compiled in medieval times is the subject of one such story.

An animal sometimes described as a boar who's killed and consumed by the the principal gods and their interior yet again, has risen from bones and escaped my kitchen.

The interior, our warrior souls who feast in Valhalla as they await Ragnarok is revived every day for this feast to occur again, an unenviable fate in the poetic Edda Siri.

Mears flesh is described as being quote, the best of bacon's, which sounds pretty damn delicious to us.

Have you no appetite.

This meat is not to be missed.

Number 19, we're sticking with the animal kingdom for our next entry but make no mistake is no ordinary cow who shot you up in here.

You should be free.

She's an ancient beast that's said to have revealed the body of the grandfather of the gods.

After looking away salty rhyme rocks from his body.

She also served sustenance for the frost.

Your emir, feeding him rivers of milk from her utters, she's mentioned only in the pros era, composed and compiled by Icelander.

Snorri stood still.

The fact that she basically serves as a primordial matriarchal figure for both Al and you're more on them later is certainly impressive.

Number 18.

A cursed ring.

A dragon hoarding precious treasure and a mighty warrior.

Does this sound at all familiar?

The story of Faulkner was a huge influence on fantasy fiction icon J.

R.

R.

Tolkien to the point where The Master even wrote poems recounting the tale back in the 19 thirties.

The original myth is recounted in the Icelandic Valse UnGA saga and describes the greedy dwarf.

Faulkner, who murders his father for treasure and becomes a dragon up near hides and hoards his ill gotten gains poisoning the land until he is ultimately slain by the hero.

Sigurd number 17.

This anthropomorphic representation of a nightmare shows up within Germanic Slavic and Scandinavian mythologies in Norse folklore.

The market can be found within the stories of the Yngling saga.

Another collection by Snorri start lesson that describes how the gods arrived in Scandinavia.

It's described as a creature that physically restrained sleeping victims by sitting on their chests or less all the while infiltrating their minds with nightmares.

There's also mention of the Maori insomnia mythology from the area formerly known as lapland, that currently covers areas of Finland Norway, Sweden and Russia here.

An elf known as Dayton is said to turn into a beast that poses a similar threat to the unsuspecting while they rest.

Number 16, it can't be the existence of the boar was brought about thanks to a bet by the trickster God Loki the mischief man challenged a pair of dwarves to fashion gifts that were greater than those another group of dwarves the Sons of Vivaldi had fashioned for Odin sits in response.

The dwarfish duo brock and a tree made Gwendolyn Bursty, whose bristled hair glowed in the dark, a bore of living metal who gave off light in the dark and ran faster than any horse.

Additionally, the other two items fashioned by broker and a tree were none other than the magic ring drew near and thor's hammer.

Meunier needless to say Loki lost this round.

You've ruined everything.

Number 15.

Need.

The Dragon Need Hunger possesses an insatiable hunger.

This beast spends much of its time gnawing on the roots of brazil, the world tree, and when he isn't doing that, need can be found chewing bodies within the realm of Now.

Restaurant, a special place in hell that houses the worst of the worst, actually possesses an ecosystem all its own with multiple creatures.

Taking residents from bottom to top Need Hunger possesses an adversarial relationship with an eagle that lives atop the world tree.

Thanks to the gossip that's brought to him courtesy of the squirrel.

Number 14.

My link, the ancient world is full of unique myths attempting to explain what happens after death.

Often these stories take on a grim tone.

The mylink is a tragic creature that's created when a mother abandons an unwanted child in the wilderness.

The so Of these Children roamed the world, begging to be named and given a proper burial so that they can finally be at peace.

The origins of the mylink are more than a bit troubling, which is why their reputation as one of Scandinavia's most active and aggressive spirits seems to be secure.

# 13 the symbolism of duality occurs quite often within the world of norse myth.

Oden's wolves, Gary and Frankie are a great example of an animal pairing.

Another is the pair of wolves that chase the sun and moon.

The sons of the Wolf, Henry.

Oh look, it's stolen Hottie, the giant wolves who chase the sun and moon.

Where did they come from?

They are named and Hattie Fitness in respectively.

And it's this chase that explains the changing of night in today.

Additionally, it's foretold that at the time of Ragnarok and Hattie will succeed in devouring their prey, plunging the world into darkness and leading to the twilight of the gods and long shall they chase.

But not endlessly.

Well, it is foretold that some day school and hottie will catch and devour their play number 12, human and moon in our another perhaps even more well known animal pairing from Norse mythology.

These two Ravens fly around mid guard and report all they see to the all Father Odin.

Their names translate to thought and memory, respectively, and they're among Odin's most valuable assistance.

Some tales describe Odin as bestowing the gift of speech to his Ravens.

They've done much more than just inform the God.

Austrian scholar Rudolph Simak argues that jewelry depicting Odin with the birds suggests they accompanied him into battle or helped him heal injured animals.

Number 11.

From the front.

These beautiful forest creatures look human.

However, you can recognize them by a rather distinctive feature, a cow's tail or a back that looks like a tree hollowed out or covered in bark.

A female of this race is called a hydra and a male Children are seductive and sometimes watch over charcoal burners while they sleep, waking them in case of danger.

Their kindness is usually repaid with some sort of offering or meal.

Just don't get on their bad side because according to folklore, they aren't always so friendly.

Number 10 on the surface, a droga is a bit like an old norse version of a zombie, hideous and hungry for flesh.

These reanimated residents have a fetid stench and superhuman strength.

They can be found guarding their burial mounds against those who might rob or disturb them.

Sometimes the appearance of the drug work, we were told by a mist or temporary darkness.

There is a bit more depth to these complex creatures however, such as their intense jealousy over the living.

Some tales also allow the dragon magical abilities such as shape shifting, basically they're the last things you'd want to come across when tiptoeing around the grave.

Number nine.

Fosse grim.

This water spirit is closely associated with rivers, waterfalls and water mills.

Fosse grim is often found playing mournful tunes on a harp or fiddle and can be persuaded to teach his musical and magical skills to humans in exchange for an offering such as food.

If the offering is sub par, a grim will only demonstrate how to tune the fiddle.

However, should it meet Fozzy grim standards, the student's hands will be drawn across the strings until they bleed, infusing them with the creatures mystical skills.

Hey, there is a price to talent number eight.

It's not uncommon for larger than life, mythical figures to have some sort of memorable companion or mount.

We've already mentioned a number of Odin's animal associates, but chief among them has to be sleep near his eight legged steed sleep nears origins differ depending upon whether you're reading the poetic edda or prose era.

But Loki is parent to the beast in both stories together with the stallion, spaulding fre sleep near is known as the best horse among gods and men.

A fearsome steed described by the pros era as being gray in color and willing to ride to hell and back for his master number seven, scurrying up and down the world.

Tree is a troublesome squirrel who delights in gossip.

This girl who hear shall run on the, he likes to pass on messages from the eagle at the top of the tree to the dragon need who gnaws at its roots.

He may just be a mischievous busy body who likes causing trouble.

But some scholars theorize that he has more sinister motivations by pitting need, hunger and the eagle against each other.

He may be seeking the destruction of triggering a cycle of death and renewal.

You did better than I thought, Now leave this place before I bite number six from the realm of cold and darkness came the frost giants.

While the are sometimes referred to as giants, the term refers to a variety of entities who dwell in Utah.

Some are large and grotesque.

Others are strikingly beautiful.

They sprung from the primeval body of EMEA when he was dismembered to create the world, they sailed from his dismembered body on a river of blood.

Many gods are descended from them, including Odin himself, is full of traitors.

Loki was half johan on his father's side.

While you can Hammer is considered their primary home.

Some tales from the poetic way to describe a conflict between you and thor near the danish island of laser, I hope it's true.

Number five, Dwarves, Norse mythology offers different accounts of the origin of dwarves in the poem, from the poetic Edda Dwarves were born from the blood of Emir.

Meanwhile, stories from the PROzac to depict dwarves as parasites that lived in the flesh, God's later gave them intelligence also in the pros era.

Four dwarves north and vestry represent the four cardinal points and hold up the sky.

Throughout Norse mythology, dwarves take on a variety of roles portrayed as everything from mead brewers to metal smiths and you never forgave and he never forgot number four trolls.

The depictions of trolls within Scandinavian myth and folklore are varied and as a result, share similarities with Norse legends of what we got here today.

They're often considered as a cornerstone of Norse myth, but the way they're described ranges from imposing and harrowing to human, like what's fairly standard is their desire for isolation and general antagonistic behavior towards those that disturb their way of life.

Contemporary depictions of the troll often present sunlight as turning them into stone, perhaps as a way to explain certain landmarks.

One thing's for sure, fuzzy haired little dolls.

These things are not.

Number three Guba.

This sea monster may have been the basis of another legendary beast, the kraken so large that it can be mistaken for an island.

The half juve is said to inhabit the Greenland sea around Iceland.

It's sometimes categorized as a whale, but one much much larger than any we know about today.

In fact, it's also said to eat whales as well as sailors and their ships when it's in the mood for seafood.

Instead of ships, it feeds by belching out bits of food attracting fish into its massive mouth.

Number two, it is foretold that this mythical wolf, the offspring of Loki will have a pivotal role in the apocalyptic events of Ragnarok I smell something sour The prose Edda describes how the gods, fearful of this grim prophecy, attempt to bind during this binding rear bites off the hand of the god tier, who willingly sacrifices the appendage to strain the wolf.

However, during Ragnarok, Henry and Odin will do battle, ending in Odin's defeat as he swallowed whole Odin Son Vidor exacts revenge, driving a sword into Henry's heart.

I will kill you all of you before we continue.

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Number one german gander, the sea serpent, Sherman gander, also known as the world serpent is another of Loki is Children.

Odin tried to banish Sherman gander by throwing it into the ocean?

But german Gonder just continued to grow.

In fact, the serpent eventually encircles the entire world, biting its own tail.

German Gonder fate is entangled with thor God of thunder.

In the areas there are stories of thor attempting to either lift or fish for the serpent.

These encounters threatened Mid guards existence as german glanders encircling form maintains the world's boundaries, Ragnarok will see german gander break free.

However, flooding the world, it will be slain by thor but thor will die to fatally poisoned by the serpent.

Why is he doing that?

We didn't have that statue made in thor.

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