In Norse mythology, Naglfar was a ship made entirely from the nails of the dead. During Ragnarök, Naglfar will be freed from the land by a flood and sail to Vagrond, the battlefield, by Hymir along with an army of giants. The ship will lead the hordes of evil against the gods in the last war at the end of time, before a new world will arise from the sea. Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ... In Norse mythology, Ragnarök (fate of the gods[1]) is the battle at the end of the world. ... In Norse mythology, Vigrond (battle shaker) is the battlefield, on a plain, where Ragnarok will be fought. ... In Norse mythology, Hymir was a giant, a husband of Hrod. ... The giants Fafner and Fasolt seize Freyja in Arthur Rackhams illustration to Richard Wagners version of the Norse myths. ...

The ship's name means "Wraith ferry," but Snorri in the Prose Edda provides a folk etymology of "Nail ferry," urging that no dead be buried with uncut fingernails, lest more material be added to it. Snorri Sturlason (1178 – September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet and politician. ... The Younger Edda, known also as the Prose Edda or Snorris Edda is an Icelandic manual of poetics which also contains many mythological stories. ...

References In Video Games

In the Strategy/Role Playing Game, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Lyon, the Necromancer, wields a magic tome named Naglfar. A strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal, as differentiated from tactics or immediate actions with resources at hand. ... This article is about traditional role-playing games. ... Necromancy is divination by raising the spirits of the dead. ...

In the MMOG EVE Online, the Minmatar Dreadnought is named Naglfar. A massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) is a type of computer game that enables hundreds or thousands of players to simultaneously interact in a game world they are connected to via the Internet. ... EVE Online is a persistent world multiplayer online game set in space. ...

In the Hack and slash Action game Blade of Darkness, the player can play as Naglfar the Dwarf. In several different types of games, hack and slash refers to a type of game or a style of gameplay which primarily comprises defeating enemies and monsters in combat, typically with swords or other melee weapons, hence the name. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In the Xenosaga video game series, there is a weapon in the shape of a giant cannon named Naglfar which players face within the "Submerged City" dungeon level of "Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse"; also, one of the AMWS Pilum's attacks is named "Naglfar Third Portable Weapon" which is a large beam blast similar to the blasts fired by the Naglfar Cannon. As AMWS Pilum (a.k.a. ES Gad) achieves "E.S." status in "Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra", ES Gad retains the attack. Xenosaga ) is primarily a series of video games developed by Monolith Soft and published by Namco. ...

In the ohr Role Playing Game,TSSE,Sorcerer Kezef's airship is named Naglfar. This article is about traditional role-playing games. ... Look up Sorcerer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

References In Literature

In John C. Wright's novel The Golden Transcendence, Naglfar is the name of an ill-fated starship. John Charles Wright (born 1961) is a retired attorney, newspaperman and newspaper editor. ... The Golden Transcendence (2003, ISBN 0765307561) is the concluding volume of author John C. Wrights first trilogy. ...

In Philip Reeve's novel Infernal Devices Naglfar is the name of the submarine used by Uncle (the leader of the lost boys) to rehabilitate Grimsby. A reference is made to the Norse myth about a ship constructed of dead men's fingernails. Philip Reeve is a bestselling British author and illustrator. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Statistics Population: 87,574 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TA279087 Administration District: North East Lincolnshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North East Lincolnshire Historic county: Lincolnshire Services Police force: Humberside Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: East Midlands Post office...

In the first entry in the All's End series, Far, the Bluddstayns' leader, is named after Naglfar. In John Myers Myers' novel Silverlock, the protagonist is for a time a passenger on a ship named the S. S. Naglfar. John Myers Myers (1906 - October 30, 1988) was an American author best known for his fantasy novel, Silverlock. ... Silverlock, (c) 1949, was written by John Myers Myers. ...

In Mike Carey's Lucifer (DC Comics) series of comics several characters journey to the Mansions of the Silence on the Naglfar to retrieve the soul of Elaine Belloc. The crew consists of Mazikeen, Bergelmir, Cal, Jill Presto, David Easterman, Gaudium and Spera. Mike Carey is the writer of the Eisner Award nominated Lucifer and Hellblazer, comic book titles published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. ... Lucifer is a comic book published by Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics. ... Elaine Belloc is a principal character in the DC/Vertigo Comics series Lucifer. ... In the comic book Lucifer, Mazikeen is the war leader of the Lilim, a race traced back to Lilith. ... In Norse mythology, Bergelmir was a son of Thrudgelmir. ... The Christian concept of internal sin is the idea that sin (a crime of religion) may be committed not only by outward deeds but also by the inner activity of the mind, quite apart from any external manifestation. ...

The ship is crippled in an attack from which the crew, except Bergelmir, escape to summon Lucifer. The Morningstar's presence destroys the Mansions of the Silence as he retrieves the surviving members of the Naglfar crew. It is apparently left in Lucifer's Universe in the lands of the Centaur race. The phrase Morning Star can refer to several things. ... This article is on the mythological creatures. ...