Norse Mythology Test Flashcards
The World tree that supports the nine worlds
Yggdrasil
Asgard
home of the gods
Jotunheim
the land of the giants
Svartheim
the land of the dwarves
Midgard
“Middle Earth”, the world of men
Niflheim
the cold land of the dead
Bifröst
The rainbow bridge that connected the worlds
-the most beloved of all the gods
-death was caused through the tricks of Loki
-great Norse tradgedy
Balder
-god of thunder
-magic girdle—> doubled strength
-magic hammer—> Mjölnir
-wife is Sif
-giants are his mortal enemies
-Thursday
Thor
-god of single combat
-Tuesday
-lost one of his hands to Fenrir (wolf)
Tyr
-watchman of the gods
-his horn will sound the beginning of Ragnarok
Heimdall
-goddess of love and beauty
-wears necklace made by the dwarves—> Brisingamen
-battle goddess—> rides a boar
Freya
-doer of good and evil
-master trickster
-good and evil, helpful and hurtful
-cross bred: god and a giant
Loki
Thor’s magic hammer
Mjölnir
Freya’s necklace that the dwarves made
Brisingamen
-odin’s battle maidens
-carry the victorious dead to the Valhalda
-warriors wait for Ragnarok
-fight against Loki and the giants with the Aesir
Valkyries
-female creatures that control fate
-see the past, present, and future
-sit at the well of Urd
Norns
-enormous brutes
-always plotting to destroy the gods through tricks and traps
-they hate Thor the most
Giants
-short, hairy creatures
-master craftsmen who forge the treasures of the world
-they are the makers of Mjölnir and Brisingamen
-live in Svartheim
Dwarves
-the Day of Doom that will destroy the gods and the entire earth
-Loki, his children, and the giants fight against the Aesir
-The World tree will burn
- Mani (moon) and Sol (sun) will be devoured by the wolves
-there will be a new world built by new gods
Ragnarok
-Odin’s wife and queen
-protector of marriage
-mother of Balder
-put a spell oh him to protect him
-sits at a spinning wheel day after day
-Friday
Frigga
-Odin’s wife and queen
-protector of marriage
-mother of Balder
-put a spell oh him to protect him
-sits at a spinning wheel day after day
-Friday
Frigga
Poetic Edda
1250
Poetic Edda
1250
Prose Edda
1220
Prose Edda
1220
Two ravens on Odin’s shoulders
Hugin (memory) and Munin (thought)
Countries that make up Scandinavia
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland
Countries that make up Scandinavia
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland
The Norsemen
Fierce warriors and fearless sailors
The Norsemen
Fierce warriors and fearless sailors
What caused Norsemen to begin raiding Europe?
Overpopulation
Scandinavian raiders
Vikings
Scandinavian raiders
Vikings
animal pelt wearing warriors who fought with crazy fury; they imagined they had “the spirit of Odin”
Berserker
women who fought alongside men
Shield maidens
What happened around 1000 AD?
North America was discovered
-“Woden”
-Wednesday
-All Father of gods
-The Bringer of rain
-Hugin and Munin bring him information
-traded his eye for wisdom
-created a language
Odin
Language created by Odin that wrote to mortal men
Gave Runes
