Norse 3 Flashcards
Odin
Chief of the gods;God of battle and poetry. Has 1 eye because he traded it for a drink from the spring of clairvoyance.
Frigg
True wife of Odin , makes everything in creation swear an oath to not harm Balder, but misses one.
Thor
God of thunder wield the hammer of Mjollnir
Sif
Thor’s wife whose golden hair was cut by Loki.The dwarfs spun a skein to replace it.
Loki
Is the god of mischief and fire. Is viewed as a trickster figure.
Sygin
Loki’s faithful wife. Holds a bucket to catch the venom over Lokis head when he is bound by the gods
Njord
Sort of a sea god, he is the father of Freyr & Freyja. married to Skadi because of his feet.
Freyr
Twin sibling of Freyja owns the boar Gullinbursti
Freyja
The most beautiful goddess and had sex with 4 dwarves in the necklace of brisings.
Bragi
“God of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun
Idun
Has golden apples that keep the gods young, kidnapped by Thiazi
Tyr
He lost one of his hands to Fenrir and has a relationship with Freyja
Balder
Fairest of the gods, killed by Hod and Loki with a mistletoe
Hod
The son of Odin who is blind and is the slayer of Balder; killed by vali the avenger
Vali
The son of Odin and Rinda and is the one who hunts down and kills Hodur
Heimdall
The watch guard of Asgard and can hear grass grow.
Hermod
Messenger for Odin; only one that volunteered to go to hel to get back balder
Thiazi
He is the giant that kidnapped Idun and stole away the apples of Asgard and had them until Loki stole them back
Skadi
Giantess that is the daughter of Thiaza and the wife of Njord. Lives separate from her husband because she dislikes Noatun, where Njord wants to live, but still remains married to him.
Utgard Loki
A giant who used magic to best the gods in many categories, but even then he nearly lost
Thrym
Stole Thor’s hammer, and was tricked into giving it back; killed by Thor at their wedding
Jotunheim
Realm of the giants; where a lot of giants took refuge and stories have taken place
Asgard
The top plane on the world tree Yggdrasil, the realm of the Gods
Midgard
“The middle plane of yggdrasil which is inhabited by humans dwarves and giants
Bifrost
The rainbow bridge that heimdall watches over and is the connection bridge to the other worlds from Asgard
Niflheim
World of ice and dead people where Hel rules; one of the two original worlds
Mjollnir
A massive and finely forged iron hammer given to Thor by Eitri; one defect of a short handle
Sleipnir
“The 8 legged horse who came from Loki as a gift to Odin
Fenrir
The beast who wanted to be free and the gods had to put Tyr’s arm in his mouth to be sure
Jormungand
The snake that surround Midgard an bites his tail; one the three children of Thor; arch enemy of Thor
Hel
“Skin color is pinkish above her waist, green below her waist and the daughter of Loki
