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Norse Gods and notables
who they were and what they did
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11/29/2005

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Odin
Definition
sky god, the source of wistom, decides who will in in battles, discovered the runes (alphabet)
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Frigga
Definition
goddess of marriage and home
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Balder
Definition
god of summer sunlight
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Nanna
Definition
goddess of flowers
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Hoder
Definition
Blind god of darkness
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Tyr
Definition
one handed god of war, loses his hand in the mouth of Fenris wolf
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Thor
Definition
god of lightning and thunder, spring rains, and agriculture, carries a MASSIVE hammer
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Sif
Definition
goddess of the family, famous for her golden hair
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Loki
Definition
giant who befriended and deceived the gods; called the "father of lies"
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Njord
Definition
god who controls the paths of the wind and stills sea and fire
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Frey
Definition
god of peace and plenty
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Freya
Definition
goddess of love
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Idun
Definition
goddess of immortality, beauty, and youth
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Bragi
Definition
God of poetry
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Aesir
Definition
the gods of asgard
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valkyries
Definition
battle maidens who carry the honorable dead off of the field
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ymir
Definition
father of the frost giants, the world was made of his body
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fenris wolf
Definition
son of Loki, huge wolf
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serpent
Definition
son of Loki, huge snake that circles midgard
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Hela
Definition
hag ruler of the underworld who is half maiden, half corpse, loki's daughter
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Ginungagap
Definition
great void which preceded creation
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asgard
Definition
home of the norse gods
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Valhalla
Definition
huge hall of the valiant heroes who fall in battle
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Jotenheim
Definition
home of the frost giants
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Midgard
Definition
realm of humans
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Niflheim
Definition
the underworld, ruled by hela
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Alfheim
Definition
realm of the elves
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Svartalfheim
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realm of the dwarves
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Muspelheim
Definition
realm of fire
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yggdrasil
Definition
great ash tree that holds all the worlds together
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Ragnarok
Definition
the destruction of the gods and the nine worlds
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