Norse 3 Flashcards

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Odin

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Chief of the gods;God of battle and poetry. Has 1 eye because he traded it for a drink from the spring of clairvoyance.

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Frigg

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True wife of Odin , makes everything in creation swear an oath to not harm Balder, but misses one.

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Thor

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God of thunder wield the hammer of Mjollnir

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Sif

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Thor’s wife whose golden hair was cut by Loki.The dwarfs spun a skein to replace it.

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Loki

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Is the god of mischief and fire. Is viewed as a trickster figure.

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Sygin

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Loki’s faithful wife. Holds a bucket to catch the venom over Lokis head when he is bound by the gods

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Njord

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Sort of a sea god, he is the father of Freyr & Freyja. married to Skadi because of his feet.

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Freyr

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Twin sibling of Freyja owns the boar Gullinbursti

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Freyja

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The most beautiful goddess and had sex with 4 dwarves in the necklace of brisings.

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Bragi

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“God of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun

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Idun

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Has golden apples that keep the gods young, kidnapped by Thiazi

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Tyr

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He lost one of his hands to Fenrir and has a relationship with Freyja

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Balder

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Fairest of the gods, killed by Hod and Loki with a mistletoe

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Hod

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The son of Odin who is blind and is the slayer of Balder; killed by vali the avenger

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Vali

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The son of Odin and Rinda and is the one who hunts down and kills Hodur

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Heimdall

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The watch guard of Asgard and can hear grass grow.

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Hermod

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Messenger for Odin; only one that volunteered to go to hel to get back balder

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Thiazi

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He is the giant that kidnapped Idun and stole away the apples of Asgard and had them until Loki stole them back

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Skadi

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Giantess that is the daughter of Thiaza and the wife of Njord. Lives separate from her husband because she dislikes Noatun, where Njord wants to live, but still remains married to him.

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Utgard Loki

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A giant who used magic to best the gods in many categories, but even then he nearly lost

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Thrym

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Stole Thor’s hammer, and was tricked into giving it back; killed by Thor at their wedding

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Jotunheim

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Realm of the giants; where a lot of giants took refuge and stories have taken place

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Asgard

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The top plane on the world tree Yggdrasil, the realm of the Gods

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Midgard

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“The middle plane of yggdrasil which is inhabited by humans dwarves and giants

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Bifrost

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The rainbow bridge that heimdall watches over and is the connection bridge to the other worlds from Asgard

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Niflheim

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World of ice and dead people where Hel rules; one of the two original worlds

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Mjollnir

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A massive and finely forged iron hammer given to Thor by Eitri; one defect of a short handle

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Sleipnir

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“The 8 legged horse who came from Loki as a gift to Odin

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Fenrir

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The beast who wanted to be free and the gods had to put Tyr’s arm in his mouth to be sure

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Jormungand

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The snake that surround Midgard an bites his tail; one the three children of Thor; arch enemy of Thor

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Hel

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“Skin color is pinkish above her waist, green below her waist and the daughter of Loki