Gods and godesses Flashcards
7 most important gods and godesses in norse mythology
Odin Frigg Thor Loki Freya Balder Hel
Odins 2 children
Thor
Loki
Odins wife
Frigg
What two groups were the norse gods were sperated into
AEsir
Vanir
Who was odin the king of
AEsir
What was odin known as?
“The father of gods”
Frigg was regarded as …
The queen of the AEsir gods , most important of all norse goddesses
Thor was the god of..
Thunder and lightning
What was thors hammer called
Mjolnir
What were the animals who pulled his chariot
Goats, tanngnoist
Loki was the …
Trickster, evil god
Loki is Thors…
Adopted brother
Freya was the goddess of …
Fate, love beuaty, gold, ar and fertility
Balder is the god of
light and purity
Lokis daughter is
Hel
Who is the most famous god and why?
Balder because he died
What consisted of Hels body
Hal was flesh and blood, the other half was just bones
Hel presided over …
The norse underworld
Where woukd vikings go if they didnt die in battle
The norse underworld ruled by Hel
Balder was the god of…
Light and purity
What was balder described as
Fair, kind, a handsome god, whose beauty was unparaelled
How did blader die
He was shot as withan arrow carved out of misletoe by Loki
What was balders weakness
Mistletoe
What did balders mother do to make sure Balderdidnt die
Visited every entity in the cosmos to secure an oath from them that they wouldn’t harm her son
Who killed Balder
Loki
Who was she a member of
The Vanir
What did she rule over
The heavenly meadow of Folkvangr
Where would the poeple who died in combact go
Heavenly meadow of Folkvangr
Where would the other half of the people that died in combact go
Valkyries to Valhalla
Who was the Valkyries ruled by?
Odin
What animals pulled Freyas chariot
Two cats and a boar called hildisvini
What was the form of magic called Seidr
Magic that gave Freya the ability to control and manipulate teh desires an prosperity of others.
Why was thor regarded as one of the strongest of all the norse deities
Becaus ehe was tasked with safegarding Asgard
Frigg was the godess of
The sky
What was frigg associated with
Wisdom, marrige, family, fertility, also blessed with the power of divination
What day of the week stems from her name
Friday
What was odin depicted as
One-eyed
Bearded old man, wearing a hat and a cloak who rode a flying 8 legged horse called sleipnir
What themes was odin associated with (5)
Wisdom, knowlage, healing, death, war
What day of the week is associated with odin
Wednesday, word comes from woden a variation of odins name
