Hugin and Munin

The raven is often seen as a symbol for Odin’s presence. Hugin and Munin are the raven companions of Odin. They would fly across the nine realms every day day to gather information.

Hugin is “thought” and Munin is “memory”. Every night, the two ravens would return their gathered intel to Odin.

Modern Appearances

Literature

• Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson – Huginn and Muninn are Odin’s ravens of thought and memory.
• Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman – References the ravens as Odin’s spies.

Video Games

• God of War Ragnarök – Odin’s ravens appear throughout as surveillance.
• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – The player’s raven companion references Odin’s mythological ravens.