religion Flashcards

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Odin

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Allfather, god of magic and war, ruler of the AEsirs

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Baldr

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Beloved and handsome and sweet, Loki killed his ass and he went to Hel

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Valhalla

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Odin’s hall for the warrior dead in battle

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Thor

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God of thunder and warriors, protects Asgard from Giants, Mjollnir shoots lightning

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Valkyries

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Scary sexy angels of death and take warriors who were killed in battle

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Yggdrasil

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Tree of life, roots are the 9 realms

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Asgard

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Where the AEsir live

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AEsir

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One family of gods. Odin, Thor, Frigg (honorary AEsir, Freya), Loki, Tyr, Baldr, Heimdall, Idun, Bragi

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Venir

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Second family of Gods. Freya, Freyr, Nord, and Nerthus

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Ragnarok

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The end times. Ice age, giants fighting, Fenrir unchained, Jormungandr comes to the shores

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Loki

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Little trickster ass God

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Norns

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The fates. Urd, Verdandi, Skuld, they all weave the tapestry of life with threads of the gods and men alike

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Freya

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Frigg, wife of Odin, goddess of live, fertility, war, magic. Brought Sedir magic to gods and humans

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Folkvang

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Freya’s hall, where she gets pick of the fallen warriors and the rest get sent to Odin’s Valhalla

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15
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Giants

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“Devourers,” live in Jotunheim which is utangard (outside fence = bad)

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16
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Draugar

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Viking Zombies. essentially.

17
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Island of Samso

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Realm of the Dead

18
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Einherjar

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Warriors who were killed