Durinn

In Norse mythology, Durinn is the name of a dwarf attested in the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá and repeated in Gylfaginning from the Prose Edda. He was the second created after the first and foremost dwarf Mótsognir. He is also attested in Hervarar saga, where he forged the magic sword Tyrfing with the help of Dvalin.

Modern influence

In Tolkien's Middle-earth, Durin the Deathless, a character based on the Norse figure, is one of the founding fathers of the Dwarves.

Norse mythology

Deities
Heroes
Figures

Æsir	Baldr Bragi Dellingr Forseti Heimdallr Hermóðr Höðr Hœnir Ítreksjóð Kvasir Lóðurr Loki Meili Móði and Magni Odin Óðr Thor Týr Ullr Váli Víðarr Vili and Vé

Ásynjur	Bil Eir Frigg Fulla Gerðr Gefjon Gná Hlín Ilmr Iðunn Jörð Lofn Nanna Njörun Rán Rindr Sága Sif Sigyn Sjöfn Skaði Snotra Sól Syn Þrúðr Vár Vör

Vanir	Freyja Freyr Njörðr Sister-wife of Njörðr

Others	Ask and Embla Borr Búri Dís Dwarfs Einherjar Elves Dark elves (Dökkálfar) Light elves (Ljósálfar) Black elves (Svartálfar) Fenrir Hel Irpa Jörmungandr Jötunn Mímir Níðhöggr Norns Sigurd Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr Valkyrie Vættir Völundr Skinfaxi and Hrímfaxi

Locations

Events

Sources

Society

See also

The Tyrfing Cycle

Attestations	Hervarar saga Hervararkviða Hlöðskviða

Connected by the sword	Tyrfing

People	Angantyr Arngrim Örvar-Oddr Gestumblindi Gizur Heidrek Hervor Hjalmar and Ingeborg Hlöd Svafrlami

Dwarves	Dvalin Durin

Locations	Arheimar Bolmsö Gamla Uppsala Glæsisvellir Munarvágr Myrkviðr Reidgotaland Samsø

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