Names/Places Review

1. Vikings-- Came from Norway, Finland, and Sweden.
   
2. Ginnungagap-- Dark void.
   
3. Nifleheim-- Land of fog and ice.
4. Muspellheim-- Land of fire.
   
5. Yggdrasil-- World Ash Tree. Connects all three worlds.
   
6. Asgard-- Home of the gods.
   
7. Midgard-- Land of man.
   
8. Hel-- Home of the dead.
   
9. Bifrost Bridge-- (rainbow) Divine bridge that links the humans and the gods worlds.
10. Ymir-- Wild, fierce, evil frost giant. Made man and woman from his sweaty armpit.
    
11. Odin-- God of gods and humans. Domains are wisdom, war, witchcraft and poetry. God of storm and night.
    
12. Frigg-- Wife of Odin. Cloud spinner. Most powerful goddess. Domains are love, destiny and marriage.
    
13. The Valkyries-- Choosers of the Slain.
    
14. The Norns-- Fate Maidens. Past (Urd), Present (Verdandi), and Future (Skuld)
    
15. Thor-- Warrior Son. Strongest son of Odin. Domains are thunder, battle and fertility. His hammer is named Mjolliner. He has a chariot pulled by goats.
    
16. Balder-- Beloved son of Odin and Frigg. God of radiance, rebirth, justice and light. He is beautiful.
    
17. Njord-- Domains are wind and sea. Patron of sailors.
    
18. Frey-- God of fertility, prosperity, sun and rain. Married to Freya.
    
19. Freya-- Goddess of fertility, love, beauty, magic, war and death.
    
20. Idunn-- Odin's daughter in law. Goddess of youth. Keeper of golden apples (youth). Married to Bragi.
21. Loki-- Son of a giant. 1/2 blood god- mixed blood with Odin. Has magic powers. Knows all secrets. He is a trickster with many disguises. Evil and has evil children.
    
22. Fenrir-- The wolf destroyer.
    
23. Jormungandr-- World serpent.
    
24. Ragnarok--"Dooms Day." Final Battle. Ending of everything. Causes a new beginning.
    
25. Runes-- Pebble things...each one has a different design that means something. Either a letter or a word. They are a way of communicating.
    

"Runes." 2008. Photograph of Runes. Spellbound Enterprises. 1 December 2008. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://spellboundenterprises.com/images/
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"Alternative Religions." 2008. Photograph of Norse Tree of Life. About.com: Alternative Religions. 1 December 2008. http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/yggdrasil.jpg