Norse Monster Name Generator

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Generate names for the monsters of Norse myth and Scandinavian folklore: attested beasts like Fenrir and Hafgufa, folklore beings like Nøkken and Jólakötturinn, the Yule Cat, and new coinages such as Myrkúlfr, the Murk-Wolf, Rime-Jaw and The Fjord-Choker.

About Norse monster names

The monsters of the North come from two layers of tradition. The older is the mythology of the Eddas and sagas: the wolf Fenrir, the hound Garmr, the world-circling serpent Jörmungandr, the root-gnawing Níðhöggr, and sea beasts such as Hafgufa and Lyngbakr, the size of islands. The younger is later Scandinavian and Icelandic folklore: the nøkk and the fossegrim in rivers and waterfalls, the plague hag Pesta, and Iceland's Yule Lads and the Yule Cat.

This list of 1,000 names keeps three kinds of entry apart. Names marked (attested) are found in medieval Norse sources and use standard Old Norse spelling. Names marked with a country and the word folklore, such as Nøkken (Norwegian folklore: the water spirit), belong to later folk tradition, not to the Eddas. Everything without a label is a modern coinage: a plain English kenning like Rime-Jaw, Moon-Hound or The Fjord-Choker, or a new compound of real Old Norse words with its meaning attached, as in Myrkúlfr, the Murk-Wolf, and Brimormr, the Surf-Serpent.

The coinages cover wolves and hounds, sea beasts, trolls and troll-wives, water-horses, night-riders, carrion birds, Icelandic-style folk beasts and beasts of Nordic-style places such as The Beast of Hrafnsvik. Treat them as fiction, not scholarship: if one matches an old word or a real place name, that is coincidence.

How to choose Norse monster names

  • Check the label before you cite a name. Only entries marked (attested) or marked as folklore come from tradition. A name such as Hrímgarmr, the Rime-Hound is new, however old it sounds.
  • Drop the gloss when you want the bare name. Myrkúlfr fits a map or a stat block, and the English half, the Murk-Wolf, is what frightened villagers would call it.
  • Match the monster to the landscape: sea beasts and skerry trolls for coasts, water-horses and fiddlers for tarns and waterfalls, scree-cats and glacier trolls for the high fells.
  • Kennings name a creature by what it does. Pair a target with an action to make your own, on the pattern of Fetter-Breaker, Herd-Thinner or Byre-Breaker.
  • Let one beast collect several names: a place legend like The Ulvdal Howler for rumors, a kenning for the skalds, and an Old Norse compound for the name it answers to.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best-known monsters in Norse mythology?

The wolf Fenrir, the Midgard Serpent Jörmungandr and the serpent Níðhöggr, which gnaws at the roots of Yggdrasil, are the most famous. The Eddas also name the hound Garmr, the wolves Sköll and Hati, which chase the sun and the moon, and the eagle-shaped giant Hræsvelgr, whose wings make the wind. All of them are in this list with the label (attested).

Which names here are from tradition and which are made up?

Entries marked (attested) come from the Eddas, sagas and other medieval Norse texts. Entries marked with a country and the word folklore, like Jólakötturinn (Icelandic folklore: the Yule Cat), come from later folk tradition. Every other name, including Náhrafn, the Corpse-Raven and Old Mother Scree, is a modern coinage, and coinages make up most of the list.

Is the Yule Cat part of Norse mythology?

No. The Yule Cat and the Yule Lads belong to Icelandic folklore written down long after the Viking Age, and the fossegrim, the brook horse and the church grim are likewise beings of later Scandinavian folk belief. They carry a folklore label here so that nobody mistakes them for creatures of the Eddas.

How are the Old Norse compounds built?

Each joins two real Old Norse words, such as úlfr (wolf), ormr (serpent), hrím (rime), myrkr (dark), nár (corpse) and brim (surf), and gives the meaning in English after the comma: Hrímgarmr, the Rime-Hound, or Brimormr, the Surf-Serpent. They follow the pattern of attested names like Mánagarmr, but they were made for this list and were not taken from old texts.

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A: 10 names

  • Adder in the Churn
  • Åmanden (Danish folklore: the river man)
  • Anchor-Holder
  • Árabrjótr, the Oar-Breaker
  • Árasvelgr, the Oar-Swallower
  • Árhestr, the River-Horse
  • Arinköttr, the Hearth-Cat
  • Ash-Feather
  • Ash-Lad's Fool
  • Aurgríss, the Mud-Pig

B: 87 names

  • Back That Grows Longer
  • Bäckahästen (Swedish folklore: the brook horse)
  • Backward Hooves
  • Bailer's Despair
  • Ballast of Bones
  • Bane of the Night-Watch
  • Banner-Shredder of Valhaug
  • Barnacle-Brow
  • Barrow-Top Croaker
  • Bather's Dread
  • Bátsvelgr, the Boat-Swallower
  • Battle-Starling
  • Baying at the Rock
  • Beak That Empties Battlefields

B, continued

  • Bear of Hidal
  • Bedridden Husband in the Cave
  • Beinbítr, the Bone-Biter
  • Beinfákr, the Bone-Steed
  • Beinhjörtr, the Bone-Stag
  • Beinsvelgr, the Bone-Swallower
  • Bellow under the Mountain
  • Bellower of Raudsker
  • Bench-Clearer
  • Birch-Bender
  • Birch-Hair
  • Bit of Shadow
  • Björn inn Grimmi, the Fierce Bear
  • Björn inn Hvíti, the White Bear
  • Black Tarn's Tenant

B, continued

  • Black Wing over the Shield-Wall
  • Bladder-Nose Bull
  • Blágarmr, the Blue-Black Hound
  • Blákembingr, the Blue-Combed
  • Blanket-Thief of the Cold Hours
  • Blindfiskr, the Blind Fish
  • Blóðfaxi, the Blood-Mane
  • Blóðgöltr, the Blood-Boar
  • Blóðhrafn, the Blood-Raven
  • Blóðhvalr, the Blood-Whale
  • Blóðormr, the Blood-Serpent
  • Blóðsleikir, the Blood-Licker
  • Blóðsvelgr, the Blood-Swallower
  • Blóðþjórr, the Blood-Bull

B, continued

  • Blóðúlfr, the Blood-Wolf
  • Blood-Chest
  • Blood-Furrow
  • Blood-Sniffer at the Hall Door
  • Blood-Wader's Gull
  • Boar of Eikeskog
  • Bog-Breath
  • Bölfugl, the Bale-Bird
  • Boli inn Svarti, the Black Bull
  • Bone-Picker's Patience
  • Bone-Rattle
  • Borðbrjótr, the Plank-Breaker
  • Borrower of the Kettle
  • Borrower of the Rafter-Hung Saddle
  • Boulder-Shoulder

B, continued

  • Bound with a Cat's Footfall
  • Brana (attested: a half-troll foster-mother)
  • Breaker of the Boathouse Door
  • Breath on the Back of the Neck
  • Breath-Stealer
  • Brewer of Fevers
  • Bridge-Crone of Brufoss
  • Bridler of Dreamers
  • Brimdýr, the Surf-Beast
  • Brimgarmr, the Surf-Hound
  • Brimgýgr, the Surf-Ogress
  • Brimhestr, the Surf-Horse
  • Brimkýr, the Surf-Cow
  • Brimormr, the Surf-Serpent

B, continued

  • Brimselr, the Surf-Seal
  • Brimþurs, the Surf-Ogre
  • Brine-Mare
  • Brood of the Eastern Forest
  • Brook-Stallion
  • Brother of the Bound Wolf
  • Brunnkarl, the Old Man of the Well
  • Brunnmær, the Well-Maiden
  • Brunnormr, the Well-Serpent
  • Brunnvættr, the Well-Wight
  • Burden of the Ferryman
  • Butt of the Squirrel's Gossip
  • Butter-Spitter
  • Butter-Thief of the Shieling
  • Byre-Breaker

C: 29 names

  • Candle-Snuffer of the Lava Caves
  • Capstan-Jammer of Nautavik
  • Carrier of the Earth-Filled Apron
  • Carrion-Cuckoo
  • Carrion-Trencher
  • Cat of Frostvik
  • Cave-Mouth Laughter
  • Chain-Snapper
  • Child of the Three Winters
  • Chimney-Howler
  • Church-Bell Hater
  • Churn-Tipper
  • Cinder-Eye
  • Circling at Noon

C, continued

  • Cod-Bank Shadow
  • Coil-Eel of the Horse Ford
  • Cold Bride of the Kelp
  • Cold Kiss of the Mere
  • Cookfire's Mistake
  • Corpse-Sucker under the Ash
  • Counter of Naughty Children
  • Cousin to the Rockfall
  • Crag-Clinger
  • Crevasse-Whistler
  • Crier before a Drowning
  • Croak before the Arrow-Storm
  • Crone of Krakvik
  • Curd-Thief
  • Curse of the Seal-Hunters

D: 30 names

  • Dapple at the Water's Edge
  • Dark-Moon Walker
  • Daughter of the Ironwood
  • Dawn-Caught
  • Dawn-Fearer
  • Day-Dimmer
  • Daybreak-Dodger
  • Dew-Shaker
  • Digger under the Sheepcote Wall
  • Djúpgýgr, the Ogress of the Deep
  • Djúpkrabbi, the Deep-Crab
  • Djúpskrímsl, the Monster of the Deep
  • Djúpvættr, the Wight of the Deep
  • Do Not Name It at Sea
  • Doom-Sniffer

D, continued

  • Door-Shaker of the Dark Months
  • Door-Splinter
  • Draugen (Norwegian folklore: the drowned sea-haunt)
  • Draummara, the Dream-Mare
  • Draumriða, the Dream-Rider
  • Draumskratti, the Dream-Goblin
  • Draumvættr, the Dream-Wight
  • Dread of the Charcoal-Burners
  • Dread-Mother
  • Driftwood-Back
  • Driftwood-Shore Bellow
  • Dropped-Apron Hill-Maker
  • Drowner of Six-Oared Boats
  • Dusk-Strider
  • Dýr it Grimma, the Fierce Beast

E: 15 names

  • Eagle of Arnarhamar Rock
  • Earth-Belt
  • Echo-Thief
  • Eel of the Black Well
  • Eel-Slick Rider
  • Eitrfluga, the Venom-Fly
  • Eitrpadda, the Venom-Toad
  • Eitrsilungr, the Venom-Trout
  • Eldgarmr, the Fire-Hound
  • Ellekongen (Danish folklore: the elf king)
  • Ember-Eyed Owl of the Howe
  • Evening-Wolf's Other Shape
  • Ewe-Chaser of the Tide-Line
  • Eye-Picker
  • Eyes above the Snowline

F: 54 names

  • Fate-Fouler
  • Fear-Father
  • Feaster in the Sword-Sleep
  • Feigðardýr, the Doom-Beast
  • Feigðarfugl, the Doom-Bird
  • Feigðarfylgja, the Doom-Fetch
  • Feima (attested: a saga troll-wife)
  • Fen-Lantern
  • Fenáll, the Fen-Eel
  • Fence-Post Jockey
  • Fenrir (attested: the wolf the gods bound)
  • Fenrisúlfr (attested: the Fenris Wolf)
  • Ferry-Hag of the Black River

F, continued

  • Ferry-Rope Cutter
  • Ferryman's Last Fare
  • Fetch of Feigsdal
  • Fetter-Breaker
  • Fiddler of Morkvatn Falls
  • Fiddler under the Falls
  • Field-Gleaner after the Spears
  • Fifteen Tails and a Hundred Bags
  • Fifteen-Tailed
  • Fin-Backward
  • Finngálkn (attested: a half-beast monster of the sagas)
  • Fish-Rack Raider
  • Fishing-Line Snapper
  • Fjallbukkr, the Mountain-Buck

F, continued

  • Fjallgriðungr, the Mountain-Bull
  • Fjallgýgr, the Mountain-Ogress
  • Fjallhundr, the Mountain-Hound
  • Fjörukálfr, the Shore-Calf
  • Fjörulalli (Icelandic folklore: the shore beast)
  • Fjörumús, the Shore-Mouse
  • Fjöruskrímsl, the Shore-Monster
  • Fjörutroll, the Shore-Troll
  • Fjöruvættr, the Shore-Wight
  • Flagð it Forna, the Ancient Hag
  • Flint-Hackle
  • Foe of the Hearth-Fire
  • Fog-Bank with Teeth

F, continued

  • Fog-Walker of Thokudal
  • Fold-Breaker
  • Fölhegri, the Pale Heron
  • Footprint-Filler
  • Forað (attested: a saga troll-wife)
  • Fossbúi, the Waterfall-Dweller
  • Fossegrimen (Norwegian folklore: the waterfall fiddler)
  • Fosskarl, the Old Man of the Waterfall
  • Fossnaðr, the Waterfall-Adder
  • Fossnykr, the Waterfall Water-Horse
  • Fosterling of the Hag
  • Fosterling of the Storm
  • Freki (attested: one of Odin's two wolves)
  • Frost-Hackle

G: 54 names

  • Gable-Top Rider
  • Gale-Father
  • Gálgafákr, the Gallows-Steed
  • Gálgahrafn, the Gallows-Raven
  • Gálgavargr, the Gallows-Wolf
  • Gallows-Bird of Galgholm
  • Gallows-Howler
  • Gallows-Perch
  • Gape from Earth to Sky
  • Garmr (attested: the hound that bays before Gnipahellir)
  • Garmr inn Svarti, the Black Hound
  • Gáttaþefur (Icelandic folklore: Doorway-Sniffer, a Yule Lad)
  • Geit in Loðna, the Shaggy Goat

G, continued

  • Geri (attested: one of Odin's two wolves)
  • Get of the Gray Mare
  • Gilitrutt (Icelandic folklore: a troll-wife)
  • Giljagaur (Icelandic folklore: Gully-Gawk, a Yule Lad)
  • Girdle of the World
  • Glacier-River Roarer
  • Glóðfaxi, the Ember-Mane
  • Glóðsýr, the Ember-Sow
  • Gloom-Drinker
  • Gloson (Swedish folklore: the ghost sow)
  • Gluggagægir (Icelandic folklore: Window-Peeper, a Yule Lad)
  • Gnúpbúi, the Peak-Dweller
  • Goat-Path Blocker
  • Goat-Thief of Geitaberg

G, continued

  • Goblin of Skrattaholm
  • Göltr inn Rauði, the Red Boar
  • Gosling of the Slain
  • Grafarbjörn, the Grave-Bear
  • Grafargarmr, the Grave-Hound
  • Grafarköttr, the Grave-Cat
  • Grafarormr, the Grave-Serpent
  • Grafarpadda, the Grave-Toad
  • Grafarsýr, the Grave-Sow
  • Grafarugla, the Grave-Owl
  • Grandfather Gravel-Beard
  • Grandmother of Hailstorms
  • Gray Mare of Skarvholm

G, continued

  • Gray Stallion of Jokulsfell
  • Grief-Sower
  • Gristle-Grinder
  • Grjóttroll, the Rubble-Troll
  • Grýla (Icelandic folklore: the ogress of Yule)
  • Guardian of the Glass Mountain
  • Guest at the Gallows-Tree
  • Guest No Chain Holds
  • Gull-Crowned
  • Gull-Hag of Marsker
  • Gunwale-Gripper
  • Gýgjardóttir, the Ogress's Daughter
  • Gýgjarsonr, the Ogress's Son
  • Gýgr in Gamla, the Old Ogress

H: 108 names

  • Hafgufa (attested: the island-sized sea beast)
  • Hafköttr, the Sea-Cat
  • Hafstrambr (attested: the merman giant of the north seas)
  • Hag of the Ridden Hill
  • Hag of Trollskar Pass
  • Haglörn, the Hail-Eagle
  • Half-Flayed Bellower
  • Hall-Emptier
  • Hamhleypa (attested: a shape-leaper)
  • Hand with No Arm
  • Hand-Taker
  • Hanged Man's Hound
  • Harbinger of the Axe-Age

H, continued

  • Harmsvanr, the Grief-Swan
  • Harper in the Rapids
  • Hatched from a Rooster's Egg
  • Hater of Turned Shoes
  • Hati (attested: the wolf that chases the moon)
  • Haugboli, the Mound-Bull
  • Hauggarmr, the Mound-Hound
  • Hawk between the Eyes
  • He Who Plays till the Fingers Bleed
  • He Who Waits for the Late Man
  • Heart-Eater in Raven-Shape
  • Hearth-Quencher
  • Hearth-Shunner
  • Heath-Shadow

H, continued

  • Heath-Walker of the Poets
  • Heather on Its Back
  • Heiðarskessa, the Heath Troll-Wife
  • Heiðartroll, the Heath-Troll
  • Heiðarvargr, the Heath-Wolf
  • Heiðarvættr, the Heath-Wight
  • Heir of the Great Winter
  • Helbjörn, the Hel-Bear
  • Helgarmr, the Hel-Hound
  • Helgöltr, the Hel-Boar
  • Helhafr, the Hel-Goat
  • Helhani, the Hel-Rooster
  • Helhesten (Danish folklore: the three-legged death horse)

H, continued

  • Helhjörtr, the Hel-Stag
  • Helhrafn, the Hel-Raven
  • Helhvalr, the Hel-Whale
  • Helköttr, the Hel-Cat
  • Hellisbjörn, the Cave-Bear
  • Hellisbrúðr, the Bride of the Cave
  • Hellisgýgr, the Cave-Ogress
  • Hellispúki, the Cave-Imp
  • Hellisskrímsl, the Cave-Monster
  • Hellistroll, the Cave-Troll
  • Hellisvættr, the Cave-Wight
  • Helmara, the Hel-Mare
  • Helugla, the Hel-Owl
  • Helúlfr, the Hel-Wolf

H, continued

  • Herald of the Wolf-Age
  • Herd-Thinner
  • Herdsman of the Hag's Flock
  • Herring-Caller
  • Hetta (attested: a saga troll-wife)
  • Hide-Shedder
  • Hider of the Cow's Tail
  • Hill-King's Daughter
  • Hillside That Yawns
  • Hireling of the Hunger-Moon
  • Hít (attested: a saga troll-wife)
  • Hjörtr inn Hvíti, the White Stag
  • Hoar-Hide

H, continued

  • Holtbúi, the Dweller in the Stony Wood
  • Hope-Gnawer
  • Hornhvalr, the Horned Whale
  • Horse-Borrower of Midwinter
  • Hot-Spring Diver
  • Hound of Kaldgil
  • Hounds over the Rooftops
  • Howler in the Pass
  • Howler of Vargnes
  • Hræbítr, the Carrion-Biter
  • Hrafn inn Forni, the Ancient Raven
  • Hræmár, the Carrion-Gull
  • Hræsvelgr (attested: the eagle-shaped wind-maker)
  • Hraunkerling, the Lava-Field Crone

H, continued

  • Hraunköttr, the Lava-Field Cat
  • Hraunsnákr, the Lava-Field Snake
  • Hrauntroll, the Lava-Field Troll
  • Hraunvættr, the Lava-Field Wight
  • Hrímbjörn, the Rime-Bear
  • Hrímdýr, the Rime-Beast
  • Hrímelgr, the Rime-Elk
  • Hrímgarmr, the Rime-Hound
  • Hrímgýgr, the Rime-Ogress
  • Hrímhvalr, the Rime-Whale
  • Hrímköttr, the Rime-Cat
  • Hrímriða, the Rime-Rider
  • Hrímúlfr, the Rime-Wolf

H, continued

  • Hrímuxi, the Rime-Ox
  • Hrökkáll (Icelandic folklore: the coiling eel)
  • Huginn (attested: one of Odin's two ravens)
  • Huldra (Norwegian folklore: the cow-tailed forest woman)
  • Hundr inn Helblái, the Hel-Blue Hound
  • Hunger at the Gate
  • Hungrdýr, the Hunger-Beast
  • Hungrvargr, the Hunger-Wolf
  • Hunter with the Hat Pulled Low
  • Hurðaskellir (Icelandic folklore: Door-Slammer, a Yule Lad)
  • Hvalbani, the Whale-Slayer
  • Hvalr inn Mikli, the Great Whale
  • Hylbúi, the Pool-Dweller
  • Hylnykr, the Water-Horse of the Deep Pool

I: 8 names

  • Ice-Crack Singer
  • Icicle-Tusk
  • Iron Sow of Jernskog
  • Iron-Bristle
  • Iron-Wood Midwife
  • Ironwood Cub
  • Ísbakr, the Ice-Back
  • Island That Sinks at Dusk

J: 15 names

  • Járndýr, the Iron Beast
  • Járngöltr, the Iron Boar
  • Járngýgr, the Iron Ogress
  • Járnhvalr, the Iron Whale
  • Járnuxi, the Iron Ox
  • Járnylgr, the Iron She-Wolf
  • Jaws like Two Rocks
  • Jökulbúi, the Glacier-Dweller
  • Jökulrefr, the Glacier-Fox
  • Jökulskessa, the Glacier Troll-Wife
  • Jökulskrímsl, the Glacier-Monster
  • Jökultroll, the Glacier-Troll
  • Jökulvættr, the Glacier-Wight
  • Jólakötturinn (Icelandic folklore: the Yule Cat)
  • Jörmungandr (attested: the Midgard Serpent)

K: 23 names

  • Katthveli (Icelandic folklore: the cat-whale)
  • Keeper of the Heart in the Egg
  • Keldujór, the Bog-Spring Steed
  • Keldusnákr, the Bog-Spring Snake
  • Kelduvættr, the Bog-Spring Wight
  • Kerling in Illa, the Wicked Crone
  • Kertasníkir (Icelandic folklore: Candle-Beggar, a Yule Lad)
  • Ketkrókur (Icelandic folklore: Meat-Hook, a Yule Lad)
  • Keyhole-Comer
  • Kin of the World-Enders
  • Kin-Scatterer

K, continued

  • Kjölsvelgr, the Keel-Swallower
  • Kleima (attested: a saga troll-wife)
  • Klukkudólgr, the Bell-Fiend
  • Knock on the North Wall
  • Knothole Guest
  • Kolhrútr, the Coal-Black Ram
  • Köttr inn Mikli, the Great Cat
  • Kráka in Svarta, the Black Crow
  • Kraken (Norwegian folklore: the great sea beast)
  • Kveldflagð, the Evening-Hag
  • Kveldriða (attested: evening-rider)
  • Kyrkogrimmen (Swedish folklore: the church grim)

L: 24 names

  • Lamb-Night Fox
  • Lamb-Thief of Lambadal
  • Lamp-Black
  • Lamp-Blower
  • Latch-Lifter of the Long Dark
  • Latch-Rattler
  • Lather-Leaver of the Locked Stable
  • Laughing Merman
  • Laughter in the Empty Barn
  • Leaver of Wet Footprints
  • Leg-Crusher
  • Leppalúði (Icelandic folklore: Grýla's husband)

L, continued

  • Lichen-Brow
  • Liver-Thief
  • Ljósþjófr, the Light-Thief
  • Lock-Keeper's Uninvited Guest
  • Loðáll, the Shaggy Eel
  • Loðsilungur (Icelandic folklore: the shaggy trout)
  • Long-Line Thief
  • Luck-Breaker
  • Lullaby-Hummer of Draumsdal
  • Lure of the Still Water
  • Lussi-Night Rider
  • Lyngbakr (attested: the heather-backed whale)

M: 47 names

  • Maelstrom-Mouth
  • Mánagarmr (attested: the hound of the moon)
  • Mane-Tangler
  • Mannsvelgr, the Man-Swallower
  • Mara (attested: the night-mare that rides sleepers)
  • Mara in Hvíta, the White Night-Mare
  • Marbendill (Icelandic folklore: the merman)
  • Margýgr (attested: the sea-ogress)
  • Marmennill (attested: the merman who foretells)
  • Marrow-Miser
  • Marsh-Light's Master

M, continued

  • Mast-High Fin
  • Midnight Milker
  • Midsummer Bather
  • Midwinter Mouser
  • Milk-Snake of the Byre Floor
  • Mill-Race Growler
  • Miller of Bones
  • Mire-Mother
  • Mist-Mane
  • Mist-Wing over the Fallen
  • Moon-Hound
  • Morning Raven with a Wet Beak

M, continued

  • Moss-Bearded Carl
  • Moss-Hide
  • Mother of Monsters' Least Child
  • Mother of Thirteen Thieves
  • Mountain-Taken's Jailer
  • Mouse of the Ebb Tide
  • Muninn (attested: one of Odin's two ravens)
  • Mýrelgr, the Bog-Elk
  • Mýrgöltr, the Bog-Boar
  • Myrkbjörn, the Dark Bear
  • Myrkgýgr, the Dark Ogress
  • Myrkhrafn, the Dark Raven

M, continued

  • Myrkhundr, the Dark Hound
  • Myrkhvalr, the Dark Whale
  • Myrkjór, the Dark Steed
  • Myrkriða (attested: dark-rider)
  • Myrkugla, the Dark Owl
  • Myrkúlfr, the Murk-Wolf
  • Mýrnaðr, the Bog-Adder
  • Mýrormr, the Bog-Serpent
  • Mýrpúki, the Bog-Imp
  • Mýrskrímsl, the Bog-Monster
  • Mýrúlfr, the Bog-Wolf
  • Mýrvættr, the Bog-Wight

N: 43 names

  • Näcken (Swedish folklore: the water spirit)
  • Náfaxi, the Corpse-Mane
  • Náfiskr, the Corpse-Fish
  • Náfugl, the Corpse-Bird
  • Nágammr, the Corpse-Vulture
  • Nágarmr, the Corpse-Hound
  • Náhaukr, the Corpse-Hawk
  • Náhrafn, the Corpse-Raven
  • Nájór, the Corpse-Steed
  • Nákráka, the Corpse-Crow
  • Námaðkr, the Corpse-Maggot
  • Name-Stealer
  • Náselr, the Corpse-Seal
  • Náttfylgja, the Night-Fetch

N, continued

  • Náttganga, the Night-Walker
  • Nátthvelpr, the Night-Whelp
  • Náttriða, the Night-Rider
  • Náttskrímsl, the Night-Monster
  • Nátttröll (Icelandic folklore: the night-troll)
  • Náttvargr, the Night-Wolf
  • Náttvættr, the Night-Wight
  • Nauthveli (Icelandic folklore: the ox-whale)
  • Návargr, the Corpse-Wolf
  • Nennir (Icelandic folklore: a byname of the nykur)
  • Nester in the Witch-Brooms
  • Net-Fouling Hag
  • New-Stockings Inspector
  • Niðagrísur (Faroese folklore: a small ghostly haunt)

N, continued

  • Níðhöggr (attested: the gnawer at Yggdrasil's roots)
  • Night's Sheepdog
  • Night-Belly
  • Night-Colt
  • Night-Hag of Myrkholt
  • Night-Raven of the Crossroads
  • Night-Troll at the Window
  • Nine Steps' Bane
  • Nine-Head's Youngest Son
  • Nøkken (Norwegian folklore: the water spirit)
  • Noon-Sleeper
  • Nursling of Wolves
  • Nykr (attested: the water-horse)
  • Nykr inn Kaldi, the Cold Water-Horse
  • Nykur (Icelandic folklore: the gray water-horse)

O: 19 names

  • Oarsman of the Dead Men's Boat
  • Oath-Eater
  • Öfuguggi (Icelandic folklore: the reverse-finned trout)
  • Ógnardýr, the Terror-Beast
  • Ogre of Sotfjell
  • Ogress with the Sack
  • Old Bull of Graney
  • Old Knot-in-the-Tarn
  • Old Mother Scree

O, continued

  • Old Slow-Tide
  • Old Sow of Grisholm
  • Ölduhestr, the Wave-Horse
  • One Eye between Three
  • One-Eyed Boar of Galtarskog
  • Oskoreia (Norwegian folklore: the wild night ride)
  • Öskufaxi, the Ash-Mane
  • Otter-Shape
  • Óttuvættr, the Wight of the Small Hours
  • Outlaw-Gray

P: 13 names

  • Pack of the Iron Wood
  • Pale-Beak
  • Peat-Stack Toppler of Tokedal
  • Peat-Wader
  • Pesta (Norwegian folklore: the plague hag)
  • Pillow-Turner
  • Pine-Snapper
  • Pine-Tree on His Nose
  • Plowman of Graveyards
  • Poison-Fur Trout
  • Pond-Scum Beard
  • Porridge-Belly
  • Prowler of the Unspun Fleece

R: 28 names

  • Rafter-Creaker
  • Rastardýr, the Maelstrom-Beast
  • Rastarormr, the Maelstrom-Serpent
  • Rastarþurs, the Maelstrom-Ogre
  • Ratatoskr (attested: the squirrel of Yggdrasil)
  • Rattle of Shells on the Shingle
  • Rauðkembingr (attested: the red-combed whale)
  • Raven-Mother of Valstrand
  • Reaper of the Unharvested Field
  • Red-Comb of the Outer Banks
  • Reed-Bed Whinnier
  • Reed-Hair
  • Refr inn Halti, the Lame Fox
  • Rein of Adders

R, continued

  • Rib-and-Wool
  • Rib-Cage Nester
  • Ribbon-Bound
  • Rider of the Churn-Staff
  • Rime-Jaw
  • Room for One More Rider
  • Root-Fingers
  • Root-Sleeper
  • Rope of the Deep
  • Rótarormr, the Root-Serpent
  • Rower from the East
  • Rudder-Biter
  • Ruin-Bringer
  • Rust-Tooth

S: 120 names

  • Salt-Lick Poisoner of the High Pastures
  • Sandormr, the Sand-Serpent
  • Sætroll, the Sea-Troll
  • Scratch at the Byre Door
  • Scree-Shaker
  • Sea-Cattle Herdsman
  • Sea-Hag of Stormnes
  • Sea-Mist Mother
  • Sea-Thread
  • Seal-Head in the Surf
  • Seal-Wife of Kobbholm
  • Seeker of the Locked-Away Sealskin
  • Seglsvelgr, the Sail-Swallower
  • Selabani, the Seal-Bane
  • Selkolla (attested: the seal-headed haunt)

S, continued

  • Selr inn Gamli, the Old Seal
  • Seven Children on Land
  • Seven-League Strider
  • Seventh Daughter's Shadow
  • Shadow of Skuggadal
  • Shadow on the Sheep-Round
  • Shadow-Wearer
  • Shape at the Edge of the Firelight
  • She Who Fished from the Cliff
  • She Who Knits with Icicles
  • She Who Rides the Plow-Horse Thin
  • She-Troll of Gnupsheid
  • Sheep-Fold's Sorrow
  • Sheepdog-Silencer
  • Shell-Coat

S, continued

  • Shepherd of Wolves
  • Shepherd's Dread
  • Shoulder-Whisperer
  • Siglubrjótr, the Mast-Breaker
  • Silence-Bringer
  • Sinew-Snapper
  • Sister of the Landslide
  • Sjörå (Swedish folklore: the lake warden spirit)
  • Skeljungur (Icelandic folklore: the shell-whale)
  • Skerbakr, the Skerry-Back
  • Skerhvalr, the Skerry-Whale
  • Skerjagýgr, the Ogress of the Skerries
  • Skernaðr, the Skerry-Adder
  • Skertroll, the Skerry-Troll
  • Skessa in Mikla, the Great Troll-Wife

S, continued

  • Skin-Changer of the Dusk
  • Skin-Turner
  • Skoffín (Icelandic folklore: a fox-and-cat hybrid)
  • Skógarskratti, the Forest-Goblin
  • Skógarvargr, the Forest-Wolf
  • Skógarvættr, the Forest-Wight
  • Skogsrå (Swedish folklore: the forest warden spirit)
  • Sköll (attested: the wolf that chases the sun)
  • Skuggabaldur (Icelandic folklore: a cat-and-fox hybrid)
  • Skuggarakki, the Shadow-Dog
  • Skuggarefr, the Shadow-Fox
  • Skull-Lapper
  • Sky-Wolf's Shadow
  • Slain-Sorter
  • Slander-Bearer's Neighbor

S, continued

  • Slaver-Jaw
  • Sleep-Thorn Pricker
  • Sleeper's Pale Guest
  • Sleet-Mane
  • Sleipnir (attested: Odin's eight-legged horse)
  • Sluice-Gate Whisperer
  • Smith of Cold Iron Teeth
  • Smoke-Nostril
  • Smokehouse-Raider
  • Smotherer at the Third Cock-Crow
  • Snærakki, the Snow-Dog
  • Snow-Bridge Gnawer of Urdfjell
  • Snow-Treader
  • Sólgarmr, the Sun-Hound
  • Son of the Hag in the East

S, continued

  • Soot-Mare
  • Soot-Red Comb
  • Soria Moria's Doorkeeper
  • Sorrow of the Shieling
  • Sóthani, the Soot-Rooster
  • Sóttvargr, the Sickness-Wolf
  • Spawn of the Sunless Dale
  • Spindle-Snatcher
  • Spout on the Horizon
  • Spring-Thaw Drowner
  • Squid-Arm of the Northern Deeps
  • Stafnbrjótr, the Prow-Breaker
  • Stafriða, the Staff-Rider
  • Stag of Dyrholt
  • Star-Biter

S, continued

  • Star-Shunner
  • Stare That Kills
  • Steam-Vent Whistler
  • Steel-Shy
  • Steersman of the Nail-Ship
  • Steinkrabbi, the Stone-Crab
  • Stepmother of the Enchanted Prince
  • Stepping-Stone Shifter
  • Stirrer of the Yule Cauldron
  • Stökkull (Icelandic folklore: the leaping whale)
  • Stone-Boat Granny
  • Stone-Sinew
  • Storm-Petrel of the Drowned
  • Storm-Sign off the Coast
  • Stormhaukr, the Storm-Hawk

S, continued

  • Storsjöodjuret (Swedish folklore: the Storsjön lake monster)
  • Strake-Splitter
  • Straw-Shape
  • Stream-Man of the Old Bridge
  • String-Fingers
  • Strömkarlen (Swedish folklore: the fiddler in the stream)
  • Sulfur-Breather
  • Sun-Chaser
  • Svefnpúki, the Sleep-Imp
  • Swallower of Kjolsund
  • Swallower of Noon
  • Swan of Blood
  • Swimmer in the Well-Shaft
  • Sword-in-the-Mouth
  • Sýr in Digra, the Stout Sow

T: 210 names

  • Tail-in-Mouth
  • Þakriða, the Thatch-Rider
  • Tale-Carrier of the Trunk
  • Tallow-Nibbler
  • Þangbakr, the Kelp-Back
  • Tannfiskr, the Tooth-Fish
  • Þarabakr, the Tangle-Back
  • Teacher for a White Goat
  • Terror of the Winter Camp
  • Tether-Chewer
  • Thane-Snatcher
  • Thaw-Hater
  • The Askmo Heath-Runner
  • The Beast of Hrafnsvik
  • The Beinvik Shore-Crawler

T, continued

  • The Belch That Draws the Shoals
  • The Bird on the Hanged Man's Shoulder
  • The Bjornskog Man-Eater
  • The Black Horse That Came Back Lathered
  • The Blaskog Shape-Changer
  • The Blodvik Shore-Hound
  • The Bound One's Whelp
  • The Boy with the Dripping Coat-Tail
  • The Brattfell Boulder-Roller
  • The Bridegroom under the Hill
  • The Bridegroom's Coil
  • The Brimvik Shell-Beast
  • The Bull That Drags Its Own Hide
  • The Calf That Bleats from the Empty Fold
  • The Cat on the Sleeper's Chest

T, continued

  • The Cat That Could Not Be Lifted
  • The Cat That Is Taller than the Houses
  • The Catch That Looked Back
  • The Chest-Sitter
  • The Crone with the Nose like a Rake Handle
  • The Crow That Counts the Dying
  • The Deep's Tax-Gatherer
  • The Dimmfjord Drowner
  • The Djupifjord Sleeper
  • The Dog Before the Dark Hall
  • The Eagle at Heaven's End
  • The Eagle That Screams over the Pale Dead
  • The Eating-Match Loser
  • The Einbui Rock Hermit-Troll
  • The Eitrkelda Spring-Snake

T, continued

  • The Eleventh Tune
  • The Elgmyr Antler-Shadow
  • The Encircler
  • The Eye under the Rowlock
  • The False Skerry
  • The Fenmo Marsh-Light
  • The Fiddle in the Foam
  • The First to the Feast
  • The Fiskholm Tide-Thief
  • The Fjord-Choker
  • The Foal That Leaves No Hoofprint
  • The Fox with the Tomcat's Eyes
  • The Giantess Who Waded the Sound
  • The Girl Who Does Not Know She Walks
  • The Gjelvik Cliff-Fisher

T, continued

  • The Gray Cow from the Surf
  • The Gray Horse by the Ford
  • The Gray One the Shepherds Will Not Name
  • The Gray Pack-Mother
  • The Gray Shape in the Lava Tube
  • The Hag of the Seven Boulders
  • The Hag Who Rides a Wolf with Snakes for Reins
  • The Hagldal Stone-Thrower
  • The Hand in the Bucket
  • The Heath-Snake That Grew with Its Gold
  • The Hestfjord Hoof-Splitter
  • The Hjortnes Antler-King
  • The Hole in Its Wing
  • The Hound at the Cave-Mouth
  • The Hraunvik Lava-Cat

T, continued

  • The Hrimey Seal-King
  • The Hundred-Fathom Sleeper
  • The Hylvatn Lake-Bull
  • The Isvatn Ice-Hole Watcher
  • The Kaldakvern Mill-Stopper
  • The King's Last Night-Guest
  • The Kleppvik Net-Thief
  • The Knot in the Stallion's Mane
  • The Krakeberg Carrion-Flock
  • The Kvernfoss Mill-Haunt
  • The Lakstjern Line-Breaker
  • The Last Howl before Winter
  • The Lazy One by the Hearth
  • The Leaper That Hates Floating Things
  • The Limping Gray

T, continued

  • The Log That Drifts Upstream
  • The Long Dark's Firstborn
  • The Long Night's Host
  • The Loop beneath the Keel
  • The Low Thing That Rolls up the Beach
  • The Lump That Was a Hill Yesterday
  • The Millwheel-Stopper
  • The Nattdal Cairn-Squatter
  • The Naustvik Slipway-Lurker
  • The Neigh under the Ice
  • The Ninth Wave's Rider
  • The Oath-Hand's Price
  • The Ogre with No Heart in His Body
  • The Old One of the Screes
  • The One That Counts Your Breaths

T, continued

  • The One That Took the Ox-Head
  • The One Who Laughed Three Times
  • The One You Name Aloud to Send Away
  • The Ornfjell Nest-Robber
  • The Ravnfjell Night-Bird
  • The Reason the Farm Stands Empty
  • The Reykholm Smoke-Shape
  • The Rider the Scythe Turns Back
  • The Rimfjord Ice-Walker
  • The River of Drool
  • The Rooster below the Earth
  • The Rostungsvik Tusk-Bearer
  • The Sack-Carrier
  • The Second Shadow
  • The Selsund Singer

T, continued

  • The Shape under the Ice-Floe
  • The Shape under the Lily Pads
  • The Shape-Stealing Queen
  • The Shore That Swam Away
  • The Silver-Button Beast
  • The Singer on the Reef
  • The Singer outside the Shutters
  • The Skerry That Breathes
  • The Snofonn Tracker
  • The Stallion No Halter Holds
  • The Steinsund Ship-Wrecker
  • The Stormsker Reef-Mother
  • The Striker in the Dark Fells
  • The Stutfjell Bellower
  • The Svarthamar Cliff-Hag

T, continued

  • The Svartmyr Bog-Walker
  • The Swimmer under Three Ships
  • The Tall Shape without Hands
  • The Thing in the Lobster Pots
  • The Thing the Dogs Will Not Follow
  • The Three-Headed Carl
  • The Tinddal Echo
  • The Tjarnby Pond-Horse
  • The Troll Who Asked after the Big Cat
  • The Troll-Wife Who Rowed a Stone Boat
  • The Tune You Cannot Stop Dancing To
  • The Ulfsgil Ravine-Wolf
  • The Ulvdal Howler
  • The Uninvited at Yule
  • The Vargholt Pack

T, continued

  • The Vetrnes Yule-Beast
  • The Vulture Who Wears a Man's Voice
  • The Whale That Hates Keels
  • The White Snake under the Linden
  • The Wolf at the World's Edge
  • The Wolf That Outgrew the Gods
  • The Wool-Counter
  • The Wrestler at the Waterfall Cave
  • The Yellow-Eyed Litter
  • The Yellow-Footed Guest
  • Thing in Djupvatn
  • Thought and Memory's Third Brother
  • Thrall of the Frost
  • Thrall-Taker
  • Three Sisters of Systrasker

T, continued

  • Three Winters under the Churchyard
  • Three-Headed Mother of the Lads
  • Three-Winter Hunger
  • Thrice-Fettered
  • Thrower of the Great Stone
  • Thunderer's Catch
  • Thursday-Evening Fiddler
  • Tide-Rip Grandmother
  • Tilberi (Icelandic folklore: a witch's milk-thief)
  • Tjarnarmær, the Tarn-Maiden
  • Tjarnarnykr, the Tarn Water-Horse
  • Tjarnarormr, the Tarn-Serpent
  • Þokuboli, the Fog-Bull
  • Þokufákr, the Fog-Steed
  • Þokufaxi, the Fog-Mane

T, continued

  • Þokugarmr, the Fog-Hound
  • Þokuhvalr, the Fog-Whale
  • Þokukerling, the Fog-Crone
  • Þokuormr, the Fog-Serpent
  • Þokuriða, the Fog-Rider
  • Þokutroll, the Fog-Troll
  • Toll-Taker on the Ridge
  • Tooth of the Long Night
  • Þorgeirsboli (Icelandic folklore: Þorgeir's ghost bull)
  • Tracker of the Sun's Wain
  • Tracks That End at the Cliff
  • Trampler of Kings
  • Tree-Rider of the Birch Tops
  • Troll it Mikla, the Great Troll
  • Troll-Wife of Grafell

T, continued

  • Trollakonungr, the King of Trolls
  • Trollamóðir, the Mother of Trolls
  • Trollsdóttir, the Troll's Daughter
  • Tunglúlfr, the Moon-Wolf
  • Túnriða (attested: fence-rider)
  • Turf-Roof Stamper
  • Turned to Stone at Sunrise
  • Þurs inn Blindi, the Blind Ogre
  • Þursabrúðr, the Ogres' Bride
  • Þursamóðir, the Mother of Ogres
  • Tusk beneath the Floes
  • Þvörusleikir (Icelandic folklore: Spoon-Licker, a Yule Lad)
  • Twilight-Feeder
  • Twin Hounds of Tvisund
  • Twin of the Avalanche

U: 16 names

  • Udder-Thief
  • Ugla in Blinda, the Blind Owl
  • Úlfheðinn (attested: a wolf-skin warrior)
  • Úlfr inn Eineygi, the One-Eyed Wolf
  • Úlfr inn Grái, the Gray Wolf
  • Uncle of All Ogres
  • Urðarbersi, the Scree-Bruin
  • Urðargeit, the Scree-Goat

U, continued

  • Urðargýgr, the Scree-Ogress
  • Urðarköttur (Icelandic folklore: the scree-cat)
  • Urðarnaðr, the Scree-Adder
  • Urðarrefr, the Scree-Fox
  • Urðarskrímsl, the Scree-Monster
  • Urðartroll, the Scree-Troll
  • Urðarúlfr, the Scree-Wolf
  • Uxi inn Digri, the Stout Ox

V: 14 names

  • Vaðdólgr, the Ford-Fiend
  • Valravnen (Danish folklore: the raven of the slain)
  • Valsvelgr, the Swallower of the Slain
  • Vánargandr (attested: a byname of Fenrir)
  • Vargr inn Gamli, the Old Wolf
  • Vargr inn Loðni, the Shaggy Wolf
  • Vatnavættr, the Lake-Wight
  • Veðrfölnir (attested: the hawk on the world-tree's eagle)
  • Venom on the Last Day
  • Vetrbersi, the Winter-Bruin
  • Vetrgarmr, the Winter-Hound
  • Vetrköttr, the Winter-Cat
  • Vetrmara, the Winter-Mare
  • Voice-Borrower

W: 30 names

  • Walrus-King of the White Sea
  • Washing-Line Stripper of Tjernmo
  • Water-Lily Eyes
  • Weather-Bleached
  • Weaver of Bad Dreams
  • Weight on the Breastbone
  • Weir-Lurker
  • Well-Fouler of Kveldsby
  • Wether-Killer
  • Whale of Hvalsund Narrows
  • Whale with a Horse's Mane
  • Whale-Road Reeve
  • What the Fog Left Behind
  • Whey-Sipper
  • Whiskers at the Smoke-Hole

W, continued

  • Whisper under the Bed-Closet
  • White Stallion of the Mill Pond
  • Widow-Wind
  • Wight of Vaettaberg
  • Wind under His Wings
  • Wing-Shadow over the Plain of the Dead
  • Winter's Whelp
  • Winter-Wolf of Fimbuldal
  • Wolf of Ulfsmyr
  • Wolf's Table-Mate
  • Wolf-Bridle
  • Wool-Basket Tangler
  • Wound-Gull
  • Wound-Sniffer
  • Wreck-Fed

Y: 3 names

  • Ylgr in Gráa, the Gray She-Wolf
  • Yule-Host Outrider
  • Yule-Night Guest at the Lonely Farm