Monday, December 1, 2008

Norse mythology

1. Vikings - is the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the late eighth to the early eleventh century.

2. Ginnungagap - was the dark void.

3. Nifleheim - Land of freezing mist and darkness and home of Hel, nine different lands.

4. Muspellheim - was the land of fire.

5. Yggdrasil - the world of Ash tree, connects all of the three worlds.

6. Asgard - was the home of the gods.

7. Midgard - was the land of the humans.

8. Hel - was the home of the dead.

9. Bifrost Bridge - divine bridge the linked between the humans and the gods. An example would be like a rainbow.

10. Ymir - wild, fierce, evil frost giant. Other giants were born from his sweat.

11. Odin - was the oldest and greatest of his brothers and was the god of all gods and humans. He was the storm and night god.

12. Frigg - was the wife of odin, she was the most powerful goddess, cloud spinner, love, destiny, and marriage.

13. The Valkyries -

14. The Norns - were the three fate maidens, past, presant, and future.

15. Thor -

16. Balder

17. Njord

18. Frey

19. Freya

20. Idunn -odin's daughter, goddess of youth and keeper of the golden apples.

21. Loki - son of a giant half blood god, mixed blood with odin and had magic powers.

22. Fenrir - was a wolf destroyer.

23. Jormungandr - world serpent.

24. Ragnarok - was their doomsday, the final battle, good vs. evil and good would fail.

25. Runes

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