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Angrboða with her...
Angrboða with her children by Loki: Jormander the World Serpent, Hel, and Fenrir Wolf. Angr in Old Norse means “sorrow” and “boða” means bringer.
In the myths Odin took to heart the prophecies that said Loki and Angrboða’s children would be his downfall. He banished Hel to Niflheim where she ruled over a kingdom named after her that was the resting place of those who did not die in battle. Jormander was thrust into sea, and Fenrir was bound on a remote island. Angrboða was murdered.
Angrboða is also sometimes thought to be Gullveig, the witch the Norse Gods murdered contrary to their own laws. Loki ate her heart after they burned her at the stake, and supposedly gave birth to all the monsters in the world after doing so. Usually, Loki’s devouring of Gullveig’s heart is seen as when he “went evil”.
Did he eat Angrboða/Gullveig’s heart–or is it a metaphor for love? Did he fall in love with her, only to see her murdered and their children banished and vow to destroy the Gods not out of madness, but out of anger and grief? They also killed his sons by Sigyn too.
In I Bring the Fire I make Angrboða, Sigyn, and Gullveig separate people and the three great loves of Loki’s life. Angrboða is the pure hearted magically wise maiden, Sigyn is the matron and represents mature love, and Gullveig is the wisest of the three, and the only one to have endured the ravages of age.
I Bring the Fire is currently free as part of the Gods & Mortals box set. Besides Loki, there are stories featuring Valkyries, Thor, and Thor’s stepson Ullr. You can pick it up gratis at Amazon, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, and Google Play.
Just a head’s up to anyone following me: the I Bring the Fire series is awesome. Yes, it’s Loki, but not like anything you’ve ever read. I guarantee it. It quickly rose to one of my all-time favorites.
Thank you so much for saying so! I’m glad you enjoyed the series.
