Draugr

Excerpt from the article "Creatures in Norse Mythology" via Life in Norway

What mythology is complete without some kind of zombie story? In Norse mythology these are the Draugr. Draugr are undead beings, with superhuman strength and the stench of decay. They can also increase their size at will and shape-shift into other creatures.

Perhaps most importantly, they can swim through solid rock, which perhaps explains how they exit their tombs.

They spend their days protecting the treasures in their graves and crushing people who attempt to rob them, or who wronged them in their lives.So now we have our classes of being, let's look at a few specific examples of Important Norse Creatures.