Norse 1 Flashcards

(55 cards)

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Aesir

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all the gods from asgard, ruled by odin who is married to frigg.

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Alfheim

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home of light elves “guardian angels” ruled by Freyr

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alsvin

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very quick

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arvarkar

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very strong

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Asgard

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up in sky, home of gods, ruled by Odin,

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Ash and Elm

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made man and woman (odin gave them spirit and life, VE GAVE THEM MOVEMENT, MIND, INTELLIGENCE, Vili gave then fellings, shape, senses, speech. Man was named ask, woman was named embla.

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Austri

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the dwarf in the east

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Balder

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decides right from wrong; fairness; represents light; died from Loki’s mistletoe

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borr

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buri’s son, married bestla

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buri

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the first of the gods, the man who came out of the salty rock

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Countries that influenced vikings’ religion

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Normandy, Ireland, British Isles

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Dag

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day

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days horse

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skinfaxi

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Forseti

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God of Justice. Son of Balder and Nanna.

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Frey

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god of earth’s fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir

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Freya

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goddess of war and eath

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Freyr

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god of weather and fertility

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Frigg

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wife of Odin; mother of the gods; most important goddess; goddess of love and fertility

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Hel

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daughter of loki and angriboda, ruled over niflheim

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Hod

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Son of Odin. A blind god who accidentally killed his brother Balder. he will return after Ragnarok.

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Idun

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goddess of spring and immortal youth married to bragi

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Jotumheim

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home of jotuns and frost giants, consisted of rocks, wilderness, and dense forests

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Loki

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wizard of lies, brother of Odin, most interesting god of Asgard.

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Mani

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the child who was the moon

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Midgard
home of humans, connected by bifrost, protected by bifrost serpent.
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Miollnir
Thor's Hammer
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Muspelheim
world of fire, fire giants, fire demons, ruled by Surt
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Nanna
Daughter of nef, wife of balder. dies of greif at death of balder
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Nat
night
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Nidavellir
home of the dwarfs, dwarfs were masters of craftmanship, they lived under rocks, in caves, and underground
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Niflheim
first of nine worlds, in northern region of ginnungagap,contains Hvergelmir,darkest, coldest in Ginnungagap, said to be source of eleven rivers
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nights horse
hrimfaxi
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Njord
A Vanir god associated with wind and sea. Husband of Skadi and father of Freyja and Freyr. Wife is Skadi who chose him because of his feet.
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Nordi
the dwarf in the north
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Norse pagan book
Eddas
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odin
father of thor, balder, hoder, tyr, bragi, heimdall, ull, Vidar, Hermod, vali
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odin's wives
Fjorgyn, Frigga, Rind
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Sif
married to thor, loki cut off her golden hair, had Ull
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Sol
the child who was the sun
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sparks from muspelheim
made stars
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Sundari
the dwarf in the south
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Svartalheim
home of dark elves, the elves lived in murky underground
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Thor
son of odin, married to Sif, used a hammer, god of thunder, fertility, law, the sky
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Tyr
God of war, brave, has right hand cut off.
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Vallhalla
home of vikings who died in batle (some would go to Freya)
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Vanaheim
Home of Vanir - older gods who are masters of sorcery and magic
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Vestri
the dwarf in the west
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Ymir
the jotun that the world was made of
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Ymir's blood
made oceans and waters
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Ymir's bones
made mountains
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Ymir's brain
made sky
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Ymir's eyelashes
made midgard
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Ymir's flesh
made land
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Ymir's hair
made grass and trees
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Ymir's teeth
made rocks