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Norse 4 Flashcards

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Odin (Wodin or Wotan)

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All Father; leader of the Aesir, the principal group of Norse gods; god of war, death, wisdom, poetry, and knowledge

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Odin (Wodin or Wotan)

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Hung himself for nine days on the world tree Yggsdrasil, pierced by his own spear, to gain knowledge; traded one of his eyes for a drink from Mimir’s well to gain wisdom.

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Frigg (Frigga)

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The wife of Odin, and mother by him of Balder, Hoder, Hermod, and Tyr; goddess of the sky, marriage, and motherhood, and often works at her loom spinning clouds; has powers of prophesy

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Thor

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Son of Odin and giantess Jord; god of thunder, weather, and crops; married to Sif; nemesis is the Midgard Serpent; travels in a chariot pulled by two goats.

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Frey (Freyr)

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The son of Njord, and twin brother of Freya; is one of the Vanir, but lives with the Aesir as a hostage; god of fertility, horses, sun, and rain; gave away magic sword to win the hand of the giantess Gerda; god of agriculture and weather

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Freya

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Daughter of Njord and twin sister of Frey, she is also a Vanir hostage living with the Aesir; goddess of love, passion, and human fertility; nearly forced to marry one time King of the Frost Giants, Thrymr.

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Bragi

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God of poetry and eloquence; son of Odin

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Forseti

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God of justice, peace, and truth; son of Baldr; known for mediation and peace; abstained from Ragnarok

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Heimdall

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The son of nine sisters; god of light and guardians; guards Bifrost, the rainbow bridge into Asgard; senses so sharp, can see 100 miles by night or day and hear grass growing

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Balder (Baldr, Baldur)

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Fairest of Aesir; god of light, joy, and beauty; dreamed own death, Frigga extracted promises from everything not to harm Balder, but skipped mistletoe; Loki tricked Balder’s blind brother Hoder into killing him with spear of mistletoe; father of Forseti

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Skadi

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Goddess of winter and cold

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Njord

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God of the sea, sea faring, and the wind; father of Freyr and Freya

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Hel

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Goddess of the Underworld (Nifleheim/Helheim); daughter of Loki; known for refusing to return Baldr’s soul after his death

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Tyr

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God of single combat and heroic glory; lost a hand to the wolf Fenrir in his attempts to shackle the beast successfully

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Loki

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Giant kin, but lives with the Aesir and is Odin’s blood brother; god of fire and trickery; children include the wolf Fenrir, the Midgard Serpent Jormungandr, Hel, and Sleipnir. duped Hoder into killing Balder; after killing Balder, was chained to three boulders with snakes dripping poison onto him.

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Gullinbursti

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Was a golden boar made by the dwarves Brokk and Eitri; made from pigskin and thousands of pieces of gold wire; Freyr and pulled his chariot; faster than any other horse over water and though air; had golden rays that shone like the sun, and made plants grow everywhere.

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Gullinbursti

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Many warriors wore the image of Freyr’s golden boar on their helmets given toand shields as protection and good luck.

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Frost Giants (Jotuns)

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Live in Jotunheim; fight against the Aesir and Vanir

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Niddhogg

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Dragon that lies at the roots of the World Tree, gnawing through the root to slowly kill it until the coming of Ragnarok; destroys Nifleheim in process

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Dwarves

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Expert craftsman, especially in smithing; create the weapons of the gods

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Norns

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Counterparts of the Greek Fates, they tend the Well of Fate at the roots of Yggdrasil; the goddesses of destiny, represented as the three sisters; Urd (or Wyrd), Verdandi (or Verthandi), and Skuld.

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Angrboda

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Evil Frost Giantess and wife of Loki; spawns Hel, Sleipnir, Jormungand, and Fenrir

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Einherjar

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Fallen warriors of Valhalla selected to fight at Ragnarok

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Valkyries

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Servants of Odin that retrieve dead to serve as Einherjar

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Ymir

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King and largest of the Frost Giants; primordial giant formed in void of Ginnungagap from fire and ice; gave birth to the frost giants and created primordial cow Audhumla; killed by Odin and his brothers,who used his body to construct most of the universe.

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Brunhilde

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Most beautiful of the Valkyries; resides on a mountain top ringed in fire until Sigrud saves her;

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Finrir

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Wolf son of Loki and Angrboda, brother to Hel, Sleipnir, and Jormungand; bound to strong Dwarven leash for the safety of Asgard; ate Tyr’s hand; is let free at the coming of Ragnarok; killed Odin at Ragnarok

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Jormungard (World Serpent, Midgard Serpent)

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Serpent that encircles world and signals the coming of Ragnarok; slain by Thor, but kills him with its venom; son of Loki

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Sleipnir

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Eight legged equestrian son of Loki given to Odin as a gift

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Bygul and Trjegul

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“Honey” and “Amber”; Twin cats that embody Freya’s ferocity and fecundity; pulled Freya’s chariot

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Tanngniost and Tanngrisnir

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“Teeth barer” and “Teeth grinder”; goats that pulled Thor’s chariot; Thor would sometimes eat them if too far away from home, and would use Mjollnir to resurrect them the next day.

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Huginn and Muninn

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“Thought and Memory”; two ravens of Odin; come back each day to share all forms of information to help Odin quench his thirst for knowledge

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Brisingamen

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“Flaming Glow”; made by the four dwarfs Alfrigg, Berling, Dvalin, and Grerr for the goddess Freya

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Gungnir

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Made from Yggdrasil’s sacred ash; Odin’s magical spear that always hits its mark and kills.

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Mjolnir

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“That Smashes”; created by dwarves Brok and Eitri for Thor; boomerang to Thor’s iron clad right hand; lighting strikes every time it is thrown. Was also capable of reviving people and animals.

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Skidbladnir

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Magic ship that belonged to the gods, made by the dwarves; could hold all the gods and their equipment, but could also be folded small enough to be put in a pocket; was able to sail on the water, air, and also over land

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Gjall (Gjallerhorn)

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Heimdall will use this to call the Aesir into battle at Ragnarok.

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Well of Mimir

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Well of Knowledge; Odin sacrifices an eye to drink from it

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Valhalla

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Feasting hall of the gods and Einherjar awaiting Ragnarok

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Asgard

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Realm of the Aesir containing Valhalla; highest realm on the World Tree

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Vanaheim

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Realm of the Vanir until they merge with Aesir

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Bifrost Bridge

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Rainbow bridge connecting Asgard to Midgard; guarded by Heimdall

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Jotunheim

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Realm of the Frost Giants, known as Jotuns

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Midgard

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Realm of Humans; Earth

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Well of Urd

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One of the few connections between Niflheim and Midgard

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Niflheim (Helheim)

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Norse Underworld; dead souls here are ruled by the goddess Hel

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Ginnungagap (The Cosmic Void)

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Seperates Niflheim and Muspell

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Muspell

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A land of fire and desolation; ruled by Surt the Fire Giant

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Yggdrasil (The World Tree)

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It contains upon it the nine realms

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Ragnarok (The Final Battle)

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Loki leads the Frost Giants againt the Aesir and Vanir; all but select few Gods and Goddesses die, and these create the New Age

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