Tradition / Region: Icelandic Mythology
Alternate Names: Vaflogi, Hauga-eldrinn
Category: Flame
The Myth
Malmlogi is a fire that burns over treasure hidden in burial mounds. It is also called vaflogi, meaning “hovering fire,” and is associated with “metal-fire.”
It is a widespread belief that fires appear over treasure hidden in burial mounds.
Sources
Reifegerste, E. Matthias. Die Hervarar Saga: Eine kommentierte Übersetzung und Untersuchungen zur Herkunft und Integration ihrer Überlieferungsschichten. Leverkusen, 1989.