A summary of the many sources that speak about shapeshifting in the Viking age and before. My online apparel/training gear shop https://norse-combat-sportswear.myshopify.com/collections/wstl0011 Logo/Art by https://www.instagram.com/chrisberg_art/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thormmadj/ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@norsemagicandbeliefs?lang=en There is a significant amount of literature about shapeshifters that appear in a variety of Norse tales. In the Lokasenna, Odin and Loki taunt each other with having taken the form of females and nursing offspring to which they had given birth. The Prose Edda relates Loki taking the form of a mare to bear Odin's steed Sleipnir and also the form of a she-wolf to bear Fenrir. Svipdagr angered Odin, who turned him into a dragon. In the Hyndluljóð, Freyja transformed Óttar into a boar to conceal him. She also possessed a cloak of falcon feathers that allowed her to transform into a falcon, which Loki borrowed.. The Volsunga saga contains many shapeshifting characters. Siggeir's mother changed into a wolf to help torture his defeated brothers-in-law.. When one, Sigmund, survived, he and his nephew and son Sinfjötli killed men wearing wolfskins; when they donned the skins themselves, they were cursed to become werewolves. Fafnir was originally a dwarf, a giant or even a human, depending on the exact myth, but in all variants he transformed into a dragon—a symbol of greed—while guarding his ill-gotten hoard. His brother, Ótr, enjoyed spending time as an otter, which led to his accidental slaying by Loki. In Scandinavian folklore, there existed, for example, the famous race of she-werewolves known with a name of Maras, women who took on the appearance of the night looking for huge half-human and half-wolf monsters. The Nisse is sometimes said to be a shapeshifter. Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, a quasi-historical figure who appears in the Icelandic Sagas, according to which she was the wife of Eric Bloodaxe, was credited with magic powers – including the power of shapeshifting and turning at will into a bird. 00:00- Intro 02:30- Berserkers 06:05- Real Accounts 08:35- Semi-Mythological 10:55- Full-mythological 13:15- My thoughts ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZzV846UXhE

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