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Norse Gods and Creatures
The gods, giants and places of Viking-age Norse myths, told plainly.
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- OdinNameChief of the gods, wise, with one eye and two ravens
- ThorNameGod of thunder who carries the hammer Mjolnir
- LokiNameA clever trickster god who makes mischief
- FreyaNameGoddess of love and beauty, and also of magic
- FriggNameOdin's wife, goddess of the home
- BaldurNameGentle god of light and joy
- TyrNameBrave god of law and war; Tuesday is named for him
- HeimdallNameGuardian of the rainbow bridge, with sharp ears and eyes
- FreyrNameGod of sunshine, rain and crops
- SifNameThor's wife, famous for her golden hair
- IdunNameGoddess who keeps the apples of youth
- BragiNameGod of poetry and song
- HelNameRuler of the world of the dead that shares her name
- MjolnirNameThor's magic hammer
- GungnirNameOdin's magic spear
- SleipnirNameOdin's eight-legged horse
- Huginn and MuninnNameOdin's two ravens, Thought and Memory
- AsgardNameHome of the gods
- MidgardNameThe world of people
- JotunheimNameLand of the giants
- BifrostNameThe rainbow bridge between Asgard and Midgard
- YggdrasilNameThe giant world tree that connects nine worlds
- ValhallaNameOdin's great hall for brave warriors
- ValkyriesNameWarrior maidens who serve Odin
- FenrirNameA giant wolf, son of Loki
- JormungandrNameThe huge sea serpent that circles the world
- RagnarokNameThe great final battle and the end of the old world
- AesirNameThe main family of Norse gods
- VanirNameA second family of gods tied to nature and farming
- GiantsNamePowerful beings who often clash with the gods
- DwarvesNameSkilled craftspeople who made magic items
- ElvesNameBright beings of the world Alfheim
- NornsNameThree women who shape fate
- Odin's missing eyeNameHe gave an eye for a drink from the well of wisdom
- WednesdayNameNamed for Woden, another name for Odin
- ThursdayNameNamed for Thor
- FridayNameNamed for Frigg or Freya
- RunesNameLetters of the old Norse alphabet
- LongshipNameThe Vikings' fast sailing ship
- SkaldNameA Viking poet
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