Jotunheim is a Vrykul city in Icecrown, where the Vrykuls train, so they can fight in Valhalas. Northrend - Jotun, is a giant (or perhaps even a cursed titan?) who walks up and down the Path of Titans in the Dragonblight.Jotunheim was their home, but they were also known to reside in Utgarde. Nordic - Jotuns were a class of giants, enemies of the Aesir.Northrend - Worm-like creatures native to Northrend.Nordic - The World Serpent, child of Loki, a beast of great prowess, fated to fight in Ragnarok, the final battle between Gods and Giants.Currently corrupted by Yogg-Saron, and located in Ulduar's Halls of Winter. Northrend - Another one of the titanic Watchers, Hodir used to watch over Yogg-Saron's prison from his Temple of Winter.Nordic - The blind god of Darkness and Winter, Hod was son of Odin, twin brother of Baldur god of Peace.Currently corrupted by Yogg-Saron, and located in Ulduar's Conservatory of Life. She was also tasked with watching over the imprisoned Yogg-Saron from her Temple of Life. She seems to be overseeing the life on Azeroth, and plants in particular. Northrend - One of the titanic Watchers, Freya is also known as a Daughter of the Titans.She liked flowers very much.or at least liked them when she was not busy seducing men, dwarves and Gods alike. She's also a feisty warrior and Queen of the Valkyries. Nordic - Goddess of Love, Fertility and.Desire.Two of the NPCs there seem to be named after Sigurd - Sigdis the Trader and Sigfinna. The wage war against the Sons of Hodir, because they believe the Sons are betraying Thorim, to whom the Hyldnir remain loyal. Here they train to become skilled warriors, but in a noble way, unlike the Vrykul and Val'kyr in service of the Lich King. Northrend - Brunnhildar is a village in the Storm Peaks, inhibited by female frost vrykul known as hyldnir.She was (sort of) rescued by a hero named Sigurd. She was the only one Odin could not have his way with, which is why he put her asleep in a ring of fire on top of a mountain. Nordic - Brynhild was the most beautiful of all Valkyries.Northrend - A sub-zone in The Storm Peaks is called Bor's Breath, and looks like a canyon of ice/frozen river (connects K3 and Valkyrion).Bor's most famous act was fathering Odin, the head of the pantheon. Nordic - Bor was the grandson of Ymir and Audumbla.The Slumbering King asks you to slay her and interrupt the ritual she is using to wake Ymiron from his eternal slumber. She is clearly evil, but by no means an Ice Giantess (but Ymir, Ymiron's prototype was an Ice Giant). Northrend - Angerboda was the wife and queen of king Ymiron.She gave birth to monsters like Fenrir, Jormungand and Hel. Nordic - Angerbda was an evil Ice Giantess and mistress of Loki.More famous Aesir are Norgannon, the Titan overseer of arcane magic and the one who gave Malygos his powers of an Aspect, and Aman'Thul, often considered the leader of the Pantheon. The Vanir ( Earth Giants), the second class of Titans, are not their mortal enemies, but there is a clear distinction between the two (the Aesir are more powerful mentally, while the Vanir are physically tougher). Northrend - The Aesir, also known as Storm Giants, are a class of Titans.They were (im)mortal enemies with the Vanir. They lived and ruled from Asgard, a place more or less equivalent to Heaven. Nordic - The Aesir were the upper class of Gods, so to speak.Some of the Northrend sections of the blog will contain (mild) spoilers about the game.
So, shall we dwell in the frozen secrets of Nordic Northrend?
If you know more than what I have written, or if you have something interesting to share - fire at will, I think a lot of us here love learning new cool stuff! I am not going to cover the different references in a great detail just enough so you understand what is in the core of the idea. I think it is about time I share my findings with you. With the upcoming release of Ulduar, we get even more references to the aforementioned cultures. But it wasn't until a little over a month ago that I realize how much Nordic stuff is there actually in WoW. So seeing how much Northrend was influenced by the Nordic cultures and traditions made me one really happy panda. I guess some people never liked it, but I have been a long-time fan of vikings, Norse gods and mythology, and the like. News around the Vrykul and the Kvasir were one of the most commented topics, and the general opinion was "I love it, we are finally getting vikings in WoW!". Let's travel back to the hot summer and autumn months when Blizzard first started feeding us on Wrath of the Lich King news.