Skaði
c. 800 CE – 1300 CEattested
the Norwegian mountains
- Norse
Giantess of winter, skis and bowhunting, who came armed to demand compensation for her father's death and was offered a husband chosen by looking only at feet. She picked wrong and went back to the mountains.
Known for
- choosing a husband by his feet
- skis and the winter hunt
- compensation demanded in person
Dates are estimates. A great deal of what this atlas covers is only datable to within a century.