Norse 1 Flashcards
Aesir
all the gods from asgard, ruled by odin who is married to frigg.
Alfheim
home of light elves “guardian angels” ruled by Freyr
alsvin
very quick
arvarkar
very strong
Asgard
up in sky, home of gods, ruled by Odin,
Ash and Elm
made man and woman (odin gave them spirit and life, VE GAVE THEM MOVEMENT, MIND, INTELLIGENCE, Vili gave then fellings, shape, senses, speech. Man was named ask, woman was named embla.
Austri
the dwarf in the east
Balder
decides right from wrong; fairness; represents light; died from Loki’s mistletoe
borr
buri’s son, married bestla
buri
the first of the gods, the man who came out of the salty rock
Countries that influenced vikings’ religion
Normandy, Ireland, British Isles
Dag
day
days horse
skinfaxi
Forseti
God of Justice. Son of Balder and Nanna.
Frey
god of earth’s fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir
Freya
goddess of war and eath
Freyr
god of weather and fertility
Frigg
wife of Odin; mother of the gods; most important goddess; goddess of love and fertility
Hel
daughter of loki and angriboda, ruled over niflheim
Hod
Son of Odin. A blind god who accidentally killed his brother Balder. he will return after Ragnarok.
Idun
goddess of spring and immortal youth married to bragi
Jotumheim
home of jotuns and frost giants, consisted of rocks, wilderness, and dense forests
Loki
wizard of lies, brother of Odin, most interesting god of Asgard.
Mani
the child who was the moon
Midgard
home of humans, connected by bifrost, protected by bifrost serpent.
Miollnir
Thor’s Hammer
Muspelheim
world of fire, fire giants, fire demons, ruled by Surt
Nanna
Daughter of nef, wife of balder. dies of greif at death of balder
Nat
night
Nidavellir
home of the dwarfs, dwarfs were masters of craftmanship, they lived under rocks, in caves, and underground
Niflheim
first of nine worlds, in northern region of ginnungagap,contains Hvergelmir,darkest, coldest in Ginnungagap, said to be source of eleven rivers
nights horse
hrimfaxi
Njord
A Vanir god associated with wind and sea. Husband of Skadi and father of Freyja and Freyr. Wife is Skadi who chose him because of his feet.
Nordi
the dwarf in the north
Norse pagan book
Eddas
odin
father of thor, balder, hoder, tyr, bragi, heimdall, ull, Vidar, Hermod, vali
odin’s wives
Fjorgyn, Frigga, Rind
Sif
married to thor, loki cut off her golden hair, had Ull
Sol
the child who was the sun
sparks from muspelheim
made stars
Sundari
the dwarf in the south
Svartalheim
home of dark elves, the elves lived in murky underground
Thor
son of odin, married to Sif, used a hammer, god of thunder, fertility, law, the sky
Tyr
God of war, brave, has right hand cut off.
Vallhalla
home of vikings who died in batle (some would go to Freya)
Vanaheim
Home of Vanir - older gods who are masters of sorcery and magic
Vestri
the dwarf in the west
Ymir
the jotun that the world was made of
Ymir’s blood
made oceans and waters
Ymir’s bones
made mountains
Ymir’s brain
made sky
Ymir’s eyelashes
made midgard
Ymir’s flesh
made land
Ymir’s hair
made grass and trees
Ymir’s teeth
made rocks