| World Mythology Dictionary: Naglfar |
(European mythology)
A ghastly ship made from the nail parings of the dead. Hence the obligation among Germanic peoples to ensure that none went to the grave with nails unshorn. At ragnarok, the destruction of the gods, the Naglfar would slip its moorings in the violent seas whipped up by the enraged sea monster Jormungandr.
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Naglfar, in Norse mythology, is described in the Prose Edda as a ship made entirely from the fingernails and toenails of the dead. During Ragnarök, Naglfar will be freed from the land and sailed to Vígríðr, the battlefield, by Hrym along with an army of jötunn. The ship will lead hordes against the gods in the last war at the end of time, before a new world will arise from the sea.
The ship's name may have originally meant "Wraith ferry," but Snorri in the Prose Edda provides a folk etymology of "Nail ferry," urging that no dead be buried with uncut fingernails, lest more material be added to it.
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