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

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