{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/fun-norse-myths",
 "id": "fun-norse-myths",
 "title": "Norse Gods and Creatures",
 "category": "trivia-fun",
 "subject": "Mythology",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12"
 ],
 "description": "The gods, giants and places of Viking-age Norse myths, told plainly.",
 "tags": [
  "mythology",
  "norse",
  "vikings"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Name",
 "backLabel": "Who or what",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Odin",
   "Chief of the gods, wise, with one eye and two ravens"
  ],
  [
   "Thor",
   "God of thunder who carries the hammer Mjolnir"
  ],
  [
   "Loki",
   "A clever trickster god who makes mischief"
  ],
  [
   "Freya",
   "Goddess of love and beauty, and also of magic"
  ],
  [
   "Frigg",
   "Odin's wife, goddess of the home"
  ],
  [
   "Baldur",
   "Gentle god of light and joy"
  ],
  [
   "Tyr",
   "Brave god of law and war; Tuesday is named for him"
  ],
  [
   "Heimdall",
   "Guardian of the rainbow bridge, with sharp ears and eyes"
  ],
  [
   "Freyr",
   "God of sunshine, rain and crops"
  ],
  [
   "Sif",
   "Thor's wife, famous for her golden hair"
  ],
  [
   "Idun",
   "Goddess who keeps the apples of youth"
  ],
  [
   "Bragi",
   "God of poetry and song"
  ],
  [
   "Hel",
   "Ruler of the world of the dead that shares her name"
  ],
  [
   "Mjolnir",
   "Thor's magic hammer"
  ],
  [
   "Gungnir",
   "Odin's magic spear"
  ],
  [
   "Sleipnir",
   "Odin's eight-legged horse"
  ],
  [
   "Huginn and Muninn",
   "Odin's two ravens, Thought and Memory"
  ],
  [
   "Asgard",
   "Home of the gods"
  ],
  [
   "Midgard",
   "The world of people"
  ],
  [
   "Jotunheim",
   "Land of the giants"
  ],
  [
   "Bifrost",
   "The rainbow bridge between Asgard and Midgard"
  ],
  [
   "Yggdrasil",
   "The giant world tree that connects nine worlds"
  ],
  [
   "Valhalla",
   "Odin's great hall for brave warriors"
  ],
  [
   "Valkyries",
   "Warrior maidens who serve Odin"
  ],
  [
   "Fenrir",
   "A giant wolf, son of Loki"
  ],
  [
   "Jormungandr",
   "The huge sea serpent that circles the world"
  ],
  [
   "Ragnarok",
   "The great final battle and the end of the old world"
  ],
  [
   "Aesir",
   "The main family of Norse gods"
  ],
  [
   "Vanir",
   "A second family of gods tied to nature and farming"
  ],
  [
   "Giants",
   "Powerful beings who often clash with the gods"
  ],
  [
   "Dwarves",
   "Skilled craftspeople who made magic items"
  ],
  [
   "Elves",
   "Bright beings of the world Alfheim"
  ],
  [
   "Norns",
   "Three women who shape fate"
  ],
  [
   "Odin's missing eye",
   "He gave an eye for a drink from the well of wisdom"
  ],
  [
   "Wednesday",
   "Named for Woden, another name for Odin"
  ],
  [
   "Thursday",
   "Named for Thor"
  ],
  [
   "Friday",
   "Named for Frigg or Freya"
  ],
  [
   "Runes",
   "Letters of the old Norse alphabet"
  ],
  [
   "Longship",
   "The Vikings' fast sailing ship"
  ],
  [
   "Skald",
   "A Viking poet"
  ]
 ]
}