Monday, March 21, 2016

Odin's Ravens


[by kojotei]

In Norse myth, Odin the Allfather has two ravens who serve him -- Huginn ("thought") and Muninn ("memory/mind"). They act as Odin's messengers and information gatherers. As suggested by the marvelous artwork above, they are Odin's eyes and ears throughout the Nine Realms.



Scholars interpret Huginn and Muninn as evidence of Odin's shapeshifting powers and his essentially shamanic nature.


[created by Jivotica,
found here]

The ravens make brief appearances in the Marvel Universe as well, both in the comics . . .


[found at Wikipedia]

. . . and in the movies.


[from Thor: The Dark World]

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