Gods and godesses Flashcards

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7 most important gods and godesses in norse mythology

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Odin
Frigg
Thor
Loki
Freya
Balder
Hel
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Odins 2 children

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Thor

Loki

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Odins wife

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Frigg

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What two groups were the norse gods were sperated into

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AEsir

Vanir

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5
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Who was odin the king of

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AEsir

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What was odin known as?

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“The father of gods”

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Frigg was regarded as …

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The queen of the AEsir gods , most important of all norse goddesses

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Thor was the god of..

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Thunder and lightning

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What was thors hammer called

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Mjolnir

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What were the animals who pulled his chariot

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Goats, tanngnoist

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Loki was the …

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Trickster, evil god

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12
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Loki is Thors…

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Adopted brother

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Freya was the goddess of …

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Fate, love beuaty, gold, ar and fertility

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Balder is the god of

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light and purity

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15
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Lokis daughter is

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Hel

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Who is the most famous god and why?

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Balder because he died

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What consisted of Hels body

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Hal was flesh and blood, the other half was just bones

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Hel presided over …

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The norse underworld

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Where woukd vikings go if they didnt die in battle

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The norse underworld ruled by Hel

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Balder was the god of…

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Light and purity

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What was balder described as

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Fair, kind, a handsome god, whose beauty was unparaelled

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How did blader die

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He was shot as withan arrow carved out of misletoe by Loki

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What was balders weakness

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What did balders mother do to make sure Balderdidnt die

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Visited every entity in the cosmos to secure an oath from them that they wouldn’t harm her son

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Who killed Balder
Loki
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Who was she a member of
The Vanir
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What did she rule over
The heavenly meadow of Folkvangr
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Where would the poeple who died in combact go
Heavenly meadow of Folkvangr
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Where would the other half of the people that died in combact go
Valkyries to Valhalla
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Who was the Valkyries ruled by?
Odin
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What animals pulled Freyas chariot
Two cats and a boar called hildisvini
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What was the form of magic called Seidr
Magic that gave Freya the ability to control and manipulate teh desires an prosperity of others.
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Why was thor regarded as one of the strongest of all the norse deities
Becaus ehe was tasked with safegarding Asgard
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Frigg was the godess of
The sky
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What was frigg associated with
Wisdom, marrige, family, fertility, also blessed with the power of divination
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What day of the week stems from her name
Friday
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What was odin depicted as
One-eyed | Bearded old man, wearing a hat and a cloak who rode a flying 8 legged horse called sleipnir
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What themes was odin associated with (5)
Wisdom, knowlage, healing, death, war
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What day of the week is associated with odin
Wednesday, word comes from woden a variation of odins name