Ullr
(#31755594)
Level 1 Wildclaw
Familiar
Frozen Goblin
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This dragon’s natural inborn element is Ice.
Male Wildclaw
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Personal Style
Apparel
Skin
Scene
Measurements
Length
6.97 m
Wingspan
5.73 m
Weight
423.77 kg
Genetics
Ice
Iridescent
Iridescent
Ice
Alloy
Alloy
Ice
Filigree
Filigree
Hatchday
Breed
Eye Type
Level 1 Wildclaw
EXP: 0 / 245
STR
8
AGI
9
DEF
6
QCK
5
INT
5
VIT
6
MND
6
Biography
Ullr ("glory", "splendor", "honor")
God of winter
Ullr is the son of the grain goddess Sif, and therefore the stepson of the thunder god Thor. Kennings establish that Ullr is an excellent archer, hunter, skater, and skier, handsome, warlike, and an especially apt deity to invoke before a duel. “Ullr’s ship” is a kenning for “shield,” which indicates that there was a tale of his traveling across the ocean on a shield, but if so, this tale has been lost. One of the poems in Poetic Edda, the Grímnismál, states that his home is called Ýdalir, “Yew Dales." Yew wood was preferred above that of all other trees for making bows, which probably explains this association.
Elsewhere in the poem, Odin, who is entrapped between two fires, promises the blessings of “Ullr and all the gods” on whomever will rescue him. This placement suggests a position of particular prominence for Ullr relative to other deities. This suggestion is corroborated by the medieval Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus, who tells us that Ullr (whose name is here Latinized as “Ollerus”) assumed the leadership of the gods during a period when their usual chief, Odin, was in exile. Similarly, another Old Norse poem, the Atlakviða, features a scene involving the swearing of oaths wherein the last and most solemn oath is sworn on the ring of Ullr.
.via norse-mythology.org.
God of winter
Ullr is the son of the grain goddess Sif, and therefore the stepson of the thunder god Thor. Kennings establish that Ullr is an excellent archer, hunter, skater, and skier, handsome, warlike, and an especially apt deity to invoke before a duel. “Ullr’s ship” is a kenning for “shield,” which indicates that there was a tale of his traveling across the ocean on a shield, but if so, this tale has been lost. One of the poems in Poetic Edda, the Grímnismál, states that his home is called Ýdalir, “Yew Dales." Yew wood was preferred above that of all other trees for making bows, which probably explains this association.
Elsewhere in the poem, Odin, who is entrapped between two fires, promises the blessings of “Ullr and all the gods” on whomever will rescue him. This placement suggests a position of particular prominence for Ullr relative to other deities. This suggestion is corroborated by the medieval Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus, who tells us that Ullr (whose name is here Latinized as “Ollerus”) assumed the leadership of the gods during a period when their usual chief, Odin, was in exile. Similarly, another Old Norse poem, the Atlakviða, features a scene involving the swearing of oaths wherein the last and most solemn oath is sworn on the ring of Ullr.
.via norse-mythology.org.
VolatileMatter: "This one is a bit more on the modern side, but I figured a god of the snowy winters would drive fast cars, since he drove fast boats far in the past. The other ironic thing is, when I was looking for pictures of "ice", a bunch of pictures of money popped up. a bunch of pictures of cocaine. Street names are fun."
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