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| In Norse mythology, the solemn ruler of the gods. He was the god of wisdom, poetry, farming and war. |
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| In Norse mythology, the one armed god of single combat and heroic glory. |
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| God of mischief in Norse mythology. Not really evil, but a sort of celestial con man. Son of Giants but the foster brother of Odin. |
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| Red-haired, red-bearded god of nature and thunder in Norse mythology. Wields the war hammer "Mjolnir". |
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| In Norse mythology, the god of innocence, beauty, joy, purity, and peace. Loki tricked his blind brother into throwing a mistletoe dart at him and signaling the beginning of Ragnarok. He will ultimately be reborn in the new world. |
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| A charater in Norse mythology. A valkyrie who love the hero Siegfried. After she found out that he had decieved her, she had him killed and committed suicide. |
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| A legendary hero of Norse mythology. He is the central figure of the Saga of the Volsungs. With his father's reforged sword, Gram, he slays the dragon Fafnir gaining wealth and knowledge. He frees the valkyrie Brunnhilde while disguised as another. |
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| In Norse myth, a race with superhuman strength, described as standing in opposition to the gods. |
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| In Norse mythology, a monstrous wolf, the son of Loki. Bound by the gods he eventually grows too large for his bonds and devours Odin during Ragnarok. |
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| In Norse mythology, a dwelling in Asgard, the Norse heaven, reserved for the souls of those who died heroic deaths. |
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| In Norse mythology, the "World Tree", a gigantic ash thought to connect all nine worlds of Norse cosmology. During Ragnarok the two surviving humans find protection in the braches of this tree. |
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| In Norse mythology, the battle at the end of the world. Waged between the gods (lead by Odin) and the giants and monsters (lead by Loki). Many participants will perish and almost everything in the universe will be destroyed. This carnage makes way for a rebirth. |
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| Minor female deities who serve Odin. Their purpose was to choose the most heroic of those who had died in battle and to carry them off to Valhalla. Odin sent them to every battle where they allot death to men and govern victory. |
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