A valkyrie who has been asleep for years, imprisoned by her own armor. When Sigurth frees her, she tells him her story. Two kings were fighting, Agnar and Hjalm-Gunnar, and Odin had promised victory Hjalm-Gunnar. Sigerdrifa killed Hjalm-Gunnar in battle, and in retaliation Odin shot her with a sleep thorn ( Crawford 253). She proceeds to give Sigurth advice on how to act and behave in the world in return for her freeing him.

Brynhild is usually portrayed as a Valkyrie or shield-maiden. She is Attila the Hun's sister. Sigurth disguises himself as Gunnar to woo her. He even sleeps with a sword between them because he is already married. After his death at the hands of Gotthorm, she commits suicide by stabbing herself with his sword and burning on his funeral pyre with him.

In another poem, she is burned on a wagon covered in cloths and is said to have ridden long the road to Hel. She tells of teh story in which she killed Hjalmgunnar, which leads a lot of scholars to believe Brnynhild and Sigerdrifa are the same person. Odin puts her to sleep for the same reason (Crawford 290).

SHe is the giant daughter of the giant King Thiazi, who ruled Thrymheim, the storm-home. When Thiazi chases after Idun (and her golden apples), the gods kill him. Skadi is furious.She swears vengeance and she “donned a coat of mail and a helmet and chose the finest of her father's weapons: a sword engraved with magic serpentine patterning, a spear with a shaft of ash,a circular shield covered with hide and inlaid with birds of prey” (Crossley Holland 44). She goes to Asgard to kick somebody's butt, and the gods wanting nothing more to do with the whole affair, offer her marriage to one of them. She also demands that someone make her laugh. Odin decrees that she must pick her husband by his feet, and all of the gods hide behind screens with just their feet showing. She wanted to pick Balder, so she picks the most shapely feet. It turns out to be Njord, “lord of seafarers and sea harvests” (45). Then Loki proceeds to tie a strap around his testicles and pretend the other end is tied to a goat to make her laugh. Odin casts her father's eyes into the heavens to become stars and always watch over her.

Njord and her don't get along. They can decide where to live so they agree to live at each other's place for nine days at a time. Eventually Njord can't take living in stormy Thrynheim, so they live separately, but stay married.

When Loki is bound, Skadi is the one who hangs a vile snake over his head to drip poison down on him.

Skadi is a type of ice goddess, and she is associated with skiing in particular. There are also references to snow shoes.

Source: Kevin Crossley-Holland, The Norse Myths