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Norse 1 Flashcards

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Aesir

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all the gods from asgard, ruled by odin who is married to frigg.

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Alfheim

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home of light elves “guardian angels” ruled by Freyr

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alsvin

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very quick

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4
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arvarkar

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very strong

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5
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Asgard

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up in sky, home of gods, ruled by Odin,

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Ash and Elm

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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.

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Austri

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the dwarf in the east

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Balder

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decides right from wrong; fairness; represents light; died from Loki’s mistletoe

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borr

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buri’s son, married bestla

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buri

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the first of the gods, the man who came out of the salty rock

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11
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Countries that influenced vikings’ religion

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Normandy, Ireland, British Isles

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12
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Dag

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day

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13
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days horse

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skinfaxi

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Forseti

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God of Justice. Son of Balder and Nanna.

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Frey

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god of earth’s fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir

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Freya

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goddess of war and eath

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17
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Freyr

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god of weather and fertility

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Frigg

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wife of Odin; mother of the gods; most important goddess; goddess of love and fertility

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Hel

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daughter of loki and angriboda, ruled over niflheim

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Hod

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Son of Odin. A blind god who accidentally killed his brother Balder. he will return after Ragnarok.

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Idun

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goddess of spring and immortal youth married to bragi

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22
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Jotumheim

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home of jotuns and frost giants, consisted of rocks, wilderness, and dense forests

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23
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Loki

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wizard of lies, brother of Odin, most interesting god of Asgard.

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Mani

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the child who was the moon

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Midgard

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home of humans, connected by bifrost, protected by bifrost serpent.

26
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Miollnir

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Thor’s Hammer

27
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Muspelheim

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world of fire, fire giants, fire demons, ruled by Surt

28
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Nanna

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Daughter of nef, wife of balder. dies of greif at death of balder

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Nat

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night

30
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Nidavellir

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home of the dwarfs, dwarfs were masters of craftmanship, they lived under rocks, in caves, and underground

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Niflheim

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first of nine worlds, in northern region of ginnungagap,contains Hvergelmir,darkest, coldest in Ginnungagap, said to be source of eleven rivers

32
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nights horse

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hrimfaxi

33
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Njord

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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.

34
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Nordi

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the dwarf in the north

35
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Norse pagan book

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Eddas

36
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odin

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father of thor, balder, hoder, tyr, bragi, heimdall, ull, Vidar, Hermod, vali

37
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odin’s wives

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Fjorgyn, Frigga, Rind

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Sif

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married to thor, loki cut off her golden hair, had Ull

39
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Sol

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the child who was the sun

40
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sparks from muspelheim

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made stars

41
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Sundari

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the dwarf in the south

42
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Svartalheim

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home of dark elves, the elves lived in murky underground

43
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Thor

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son of odin, married to Sif, used a hammer, god of thunder, fertility, law, the sky

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Tyr

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God of war, brave, has right hand cut off.

45
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Vallhalla

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home of vikings who died in batle (some would go to Freya)

46
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Vanaheim

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Home of Vanir - older gods who are masters of sorcery and magic

47
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Vestri

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the dwarf in the west

48
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Ymir

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the jotun that the world was made of

49
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Ymir’s blood

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made oceans and waters

50
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Ymir’s bones

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made mountains

51
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Ymir’s brain

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made sky

52
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Ymir’s eyelashes

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made midgard

53
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Ymir’s flesh

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made land

54
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Ymir’s hair

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made grass and trees

55
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Ymir’s teeth

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made rocks

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