AngrBoda the Bringer of Grief
Name:
AngrBoda the Bringer of Grief
Pantheon:
Norse
Gender: Female
Known Aliases: Mother
of Apocalypse, Bringer of Grief
Classification: Demon
Hair:
Green
Eyes:
Brown
Unusual
Features:
The
Witch of Ironwood
In
the Prose Edda, the giantess Angrboda is described as a witch living east of
Midgard, the world of men, in a forest called Ironwood.
The
giantess Angrboda, ‘the bringer of grief’ is described as having reddish hair,
the colour of dried blood, and a muscular physique. Unsurprisingly she was also
described as a fearsome she-warrior chieftain and a shapeshifter, able to take
the form of a wolf.
She
was also have been the leader of a wolf clan, and she is the mother of many of
the wolves in her clan.
The
first, with Loki was the great wolf Fenrir, who is destined to kill and devour
Odin himself during Ragnarok, the Norse apocalypse.
The
second child with Loki, was the serpent Jormungandr, also known as the Midgard
serpent.
The
final child of Loki and the giantess of grief was Hel, a giantess herself. Hel
was said to have been half-giant, and half monster, with the bones on one half
of her body completely exposed.
