Virginal, Ice Queen of Jeraspunt 151
Visigoths 21, 182
Void 200
Volk 252
Volker 174
Völsung, King 64–91, 98
Völsunga Saga 62–91, 96, 100, 138, 140, 144, 162, 179, 182, 184, 252
Völundarkvitha 141–2
Völundr 140–2, 144–7
W
Wagner, Richard 252, 283, 285–6
Wagner’s Ring 250–77, 283–5
Walse the Walsung 258
Walter of Aquitaine 140
Waltharius 140
Wan Wang 231–2
The Wanderer, see Wotan
War of Sauron and Elves 27
War of the Ring 16, 26, 27, 42, 112, 282
water nymphs 252
water sprites 179
waters of immortality 220
Wayland the Smith 112, 139–40
Wehwalt the Wolfing 258
Weiziqi 228–9, 232
Welsh (language) 132–3, 134–5, 136, 137
Welsh mythology 24, 101, 105, 106, 126–47
werewolves 66–8
Western Sea 105, 106
Westron 137
White Mountains 192
Wieland, see Wayland the Smith
Wilkina Saga 140
The Witch Cult in Western Europe (Murry) 23
Witch-king of Angmar 249
witchcraft 23, 27, 66, 106, 154, 184
Witig 140
Wizards 52, 101, 115, 238, 241
Woden 115
Wolfdietrich, King 157, 158
Wolfe, the Wolfing 258
wolves 44–5, 54, 157
Wood Elves 145
Woodbird 270–1, 270
“The World” (Vaughan) 237
World War II 280–5
World’s End 42, 57
Worms 164, 167, 172, 174
Wotan 254–6, 257, 259–66, 264, 265, 271, 272, 273
X
Xanten 163, 169
Y
Yahweh, Lord God Almighty 209–10, 213–16
Yates, Frances 246–8
Yavanna 188, 189
Ygg, see Odin
Yggdrasil 52–4, 60
Younger Edda 64
youth culture 288–9
Z
Zebaot 210
Zeus 54, 188, 191–3, 193
Zhou Xin, Emperor 229–31
zodiac 214
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