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Loki

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Trickster God and shapeshifter.

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Thor

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God of thunder and lightning.

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Balser

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God of the sun. Had the biggest ship ever built which was named the Hringhorni.

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Tyr

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God of law and order.

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Idunn

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Guardian of the golden apples.

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Bragi

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Idunn’s husband and God of poetry.

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Hermont

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Messenger of the Gods.

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Heimdall

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Guardian of the Gods. His job is to ring the horn hen the world ends.

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Valkyries

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They take some who have died bravely in battle and takes them to a special resting place.

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Njord

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God of the sea.

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Freya

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Goddess of love and beauty and the most desirable of all the Goddesses.

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Freyr

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God of fertility, peace, and pleasure.

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Fenrir

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Ferocious wolf and Loki’s son.

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Odin

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Highest of the norse Gods. God of wisdom and war. He is also a shapeshifter.

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Frigg

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Highest among the goddesses. Goddess of marriage and wife of Odin.

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The Midgard Serpent

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A sea serpent that is so big it can rap itself around the world when he lets go the world will end. The serpent is the enemy of Thor.

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Deverga

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Norse dwarves.

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Alfar

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Norse elves.

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Garm

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Huge hell hounds.

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Draugar

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Viking zombies.

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From where to where does the norse world stretch?

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It stretches from the British isles to the Baltic Sea.

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What do the giants represent?

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They represent chaos and natural disaster.

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What does the word Viking mean?

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It means to plunder or raid.

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What is Thor’s hammer similar to?

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It is similar to a cross.

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Who steals Thor’s hammer?

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Thrum the ogre king steals it.

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What is the ogre king willing to trade for the hammer?

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Freya as his wife.

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