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Norse Mythology

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The gods and myths of the Norse pantheon.

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  1. 1Odin
    All-father, king of the gods; one-eyed, flanked by ravens Huginn and Muninn and wolves Geri and Freki; god of wisdom, death, poetry, war; hung on Yggdrasil to gain rune knowledge
  2. 2Thor
    Thunder god, most popular Viking deity; wielded hammer Mjölnir; son of Odin; protector of humanity; married to Sif; relentlessly fought jötnar (giants)
  3. 3Loki
    Trickster god, son of Fárbauti and Laufey; shape-shifter, clever but unreliable; caused Baldr's death; father of Fenrir, Jörmungandr, and Hel; bound until Ragnarök
  4. 4Freyja
    Goddess of love, beauty, fertility, war, death; practiced seiðr (magic); wore feathered cloak; chose half the slain for her hall Fólkvangr; searched for missing husband Óðr
  5. 5Freyr
    God of fertility, prosperity, weather, peace; brother of Freyja; gave up sword to win jötunn Gerðr; Vanir god; associated with harvest and masculine virility
  6. 6Yggdrasil
    World Tree, immense sacred ash tree at cosmos's center; connects Nine Worlds; dragon Níðhöggr gnaws roots; eagle perches on top; squirrel Ratatoskr runs messages
  7. 7Nine Worlds
    Realms connected by Yggdrasil: Asgard (gods), Midgard (humans), Jötunheimr (giants), Álfheimr (elves), Svartálfaheimr (dwarfs), Vanaheimr (Vanir), Niflheimr (ice/mist), Muspelheim (fire), Hel (dead)
  8. 8Ragnarök
    'Twilight of the gods'; apocalyptic battle where gods fight giants, monsters; world burns, gods die; then world reborn green and fertile; Líf and Lífþrasir repopulate earth
  9. 9Baldr
    Beautiful, beloved son of Odin and Frigg; prophetic dreams of death; killed by mistletoe through Loki's trickery; resides in Hel; will return after Ragnarök
  10. 10Mjölnir
    Thor's hammer, most powerful weapon; returns to hand when thrown; used to bless weddings and births; protected from giants; symbol worn as amulet
  11. 11Frigg
    Odin's wife, queen of Asgard; goddess of marriage, motherhood, foresight; can see future but tells no one; mother of Baldr; tried to protect son from death
  12. 12Valhalla
    Odin's great hall in Asgard; valkyries bring half the slain warriors (einherjar); they feast, fight daily in preparation for Ragnarök; roof of shields, rafters of spears
  13. 13Odin's warrior maidens; chose who lived and died in battle; brought worthy fallen to Valhalla; 'choosers of the slain'; sometimes appeared as swans
    Valkyries
  14. 14Fenrir
    Monstrous wolf, son of Loki and giantess Angrboða; gods bound him with magic chain Gleipnir; Týr lost hand binding him; will kill Odin at Ragnarök
  15. 15Jörmungandr
    World Serpent, Loki's son; so huge it encircles Midgard biting its tail; Thor's nemesis; will rise at Ragnarök; Thor and serpent kill each other
  16. 16Týr
    God of war, justice, oaths; lost right hand to Fenrir's jaws when gods bound the wolf; brave and honorable; one of oldest Norse gods
  17. 17Hel
    Goddess ruling realm of same name; daughter of Loki; half-living, half-dead appearance; receives those who die of sickness or old age, not battle
  18. 18Asgard
    Realm of the Æsir gods, connected to Midgard by rainbow bridge Bifröst; contains Valhalla, Odin's throne Hlidskjalf; fortified against giants
  19. 19Midgard
    'Middle Earth', realm of humans; created from Ymir's body; surrounded by ocean containing Jörmungandr; connected to Asgard by Bifröst bridge
  20. 20Njörðr
    Vanir god of sea, seafaring, wealth, fertility; father of Freyr and Freyja; married giantess Skaði but relationship failed due to different homes
  21. 21Skaði
    Giantess, goddess of skiing, winter, hunting; chose husband Njörðr by looking at feet; marriage failed; preferred mountains while he loved sea
  22. 22Bifröst
    Rainbow bridge connecting Asgard to Midgard; guarded by Heimdallr; will break when giants storm Asgard at Ragnarök; described as burning three-colored bridge
  23. 23Heimdallr
    Guardian god, watchman of Bifröst; sees hundreds of miles, hears grass grow; born of nine mothers; will blow Gjallarhorn to signal Ragnarök; kills and is killed by Loki
  24. 24Principal tribe of Norse gods including Odin, Thor, Baldr, Týr; warlike; based in Asgard; fought then allied with Vanir gods after Æsir-Vanir War
    Æsir
  25. 25Tribe of fertility gods including Njörðr, Freyr, Freyja; associated with nature, magic, prophecy; warred then made peace with Æsir through hostage exchange
    Vanir
  26. 26Three female beings controlling fate: Urðr (past), Verðandi (present), Skuld (future); live by Yggdrasil's roots at well of fate; even gods subject to their decrees
    Norns
  27. 27Ymir
    Primordial frost giant; first being; gods Odin, Vili, and Vé killed him and created world from his body: flesh=earth, blood=sea, bones=mountains, skull=sky, brain=clouds
  28. 28Ask and Embla
    First humans, created by three gods from driftwood logs; given life, consciousness, hearing/sight, and appearance; ancestors of all humanity
  29. 29Sif
    Goddess with beautiful golden hair, Thor's wife; Loki cut her hair as prank; dwarfs made new golden hair that grew naturally; associated with harvest
  30. 30Jötnar
    Giants or trolls; powerful beings often opposing but sometimes allied with gods; not necessarily evil; Æsir and jötnar frequently married; lived in Jötunheimr

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