Vikings: The Vikings were from Norway, Finland and Sweden.
Ginnungagap: a dark void
Nifleheim: the land of fog and ice
Muspellheim: the land of fire
Yggdrasil: World Ash Tree, connects all 3 worlds
Asgard: the home of the gods
Midgard: the land of the man
Hel: the home of the dead, or the goddess of the dead
Bifrost Bridge: divine bridge, a link between humans and gods, form of a rainbow
Ymir: a wild, fierce, and evil giant
Odin: god of all gods and humans, domains- wisdom, war, witchcraft and poetry, god of storm and night, had many women and many sons
Frigg: wife of Odin, cloud spinner, most powerful goddess, domains- love, destiny, and marriage
The Valkyries: Odin's daughters, "choosers of slain", hero selectors
The Norns: fate maidens
Thor: the warrior son, strongest son of Odin, domains- thunder, battle and fertility. fierce temper, mjolliner was his hammer.
Balder: the beloved son, son of Odin and Frigg, god of radiance, rebirth, justice and light, he was beautiful and killed by Loki
Njord: Odin's brother, domains- wind and sea, patron of sailors
Frey: god of fertility, prosperity, sun and rain
Freya: goddess of love, fertility, beauty, magic, war and death
Idunn: Odin's daughter-in-law, goddess of youth, keeper of the golden apples (youth)
Loki: son of the giants, half blood god, shared blood with Odin, magic powers, trickster, cunning and deceitful, many disguises, was evil and had evil children.
Fenrir: "The Wolf Destroyer", Loki's son
Jormungandr: the world serpent
Ragnarok: doomsday, final battle,
Runes: the language of Norse mythology, symbols, communication, used to read your past, present and future
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