religion Flashcards
Odin
Allfather, god of magic and war, ruler of the AEsirs
Baldr
Beloved and handsome and sweet, Loki killed his ass and he went to Hel
Valhalla
Odin’s hall for the warrior dead in battle
Thor
God of thunder and warriors, protects Asgard from Giants, Mjollnir shoots lightning
Valkyries
Scary sexy angels of death and take warriors who were killed in battle
Yggdrasil
Tree of life, roots are the 9 realms
Asgard
Where the AEsir live
AEsir
One family of gods. Odin, Thor, Frigg (honorary AEsir, Freya), Loki, Tyr, Baldr, Heimdall, Idun, Bragi
Venir
Second family of Gods. Freya, Freyr, Nord, and Nerthus
Ragnarok
The end times. Ice age, giants fighting, Fenrir unchained, Jormungandr comes to the shores
Loki
Little trickster ass God
Norns
The fates. Urd, Verdandi, Skuld, they all weave the tapestry of life with threads of the gods and men alike
Freya
Frigg, wife of Odin, goddess of live, fertility, war, magic. Brought Sedir magic to gods and humans
Folkvang
Freya’s hall, where she gets pick of the fallen warriors and the rest get sent to Odin’s Valhalla
Giants
“Devourers,” live in Jotunheim which is utangard (outside fence = bad)