Events in Norse mythology

thumb|The north portal of the 12th-century Urnes stave church has been interpreted as containing depictions of snakes and dragons that represent .

Fimbulwinter (, ) is the immediate prelude to the events of Ragnarök in Norse mythology.

in Norse mythology, the first war in the world between the Æsir and Vanir

legendary battle in mid-8th century

right|thumb|340px|A detail from the Stora Hammars stones|Stora Hammars I stone, an [[image stone on Gotland]] right|thumb|340px|A detail from the Smiss (I) stone, an image stone on Gotland Hjaðningavíg (the 'battle of the Heodenings'), the legend of Heðinn and Hǫgni or the Saga of Hild is a Germanic heroic legend about a never-ending battle which is documented in Sörla þáttr, Ragnarsdrápa, Gesta Danorum, Skíðaríma and in Skáldskaparmál. It is also held to appear on the image stone at Stora Hammar on Gotland (see illustration). Moreover, it is alluded to in the Old English poems Deor and Widsið

' or ' (; Old English for "Night of the Mothers" or "Mothers' Night") was an event held on or around the northern hemisphere's longest night of the year (the winter or hibernal solstice), by Anglo-Saxon pagans. The event is solely attested by the medieval English historian Bede in his eighth-century Latin work . It has been suggested that sacrifices may have occurred during this event. Scholars have proposed connections between the Anglo-Saxon and events attested among other Germanic peoples (specifically those involving the , collective female ancestral beings, and Yule), and the Germanic , f