Norse Myth Definitions

Vikings: Norse Raiders that almost always used boats as their transport of choice.

Ginnungagap: The vast abyssal maw that was the world before everything else.

Nifleheim: The land of Ice and Fog that is inhabited by Frost Giants.

Muspellheim: The land of fire that was inhabited by Surt and the fire giants.

Yggdrasil: The world tree that was where all the Nine worlds were located.

Asgard: The realm of the Aesir Gods, as well as Odin's home of Valhalla.

Midgard: The realm of men and where we live.

Hel: The realm of the dead who did not die in battle. Also the name of the Goddess of death who rules there.

Bifrost Bridge: The rainbow bridge between Midgard and Asgard.

Ymir: A mighty and malicious frost giant who sired the first race of Frost Giants, as well as the supplier for the parts of the world.

Odin: The All-Father, Chief of the Gods and Giver of Gifts to man. He dies in Battle against Fenrir.

Frigg: Wife of Odin and Father of Thor and Baldr.

Valkyries: Warrior Maidens who choose which warriors go to Valhalla in order to Train.

The Norns: The fates that knew the past, present and future, as well as the lives of mortals.

Thor: God of Thunder, he is one of the most well known of the Norse Pantheon, and is the subject of many Norse myths we know of.

Balder: One of the most perfect gods, he could not be injured by anything, except for a young mistletoe bush.

Njord: God of the sea and of storms, he is one of the Vanir, the earth gods and goddesses who provided men with good crops.

Frey: God of beauty, love, and of the harvest, he is the brother of Freya.

Freya: Goddess of beauty, love and of the harvest, she is the sister of Frey.

Idunn: The goddess of the golden apples, she made sure that all the gods were young and healthy until Ragnarok.

Loki: Half-God and a trickster, he is the second most known Norse God and the son of Odin and a Giantess. He is a prankster and gets the gods both in and out of trouble. His sons are Fenrir and Jormungandr.

Fenrir: The evil wolf-son of Loki, he bit off the Hand of Tyr and will devour Odin at Ragnarok, only to die a moment later by one of Odin's sons.

Jormungandr: The Great world serpent that lives in the ocean, He and Thor do battle at Ragnarok and both die within minutes of each other.

Ragnarok: The Twilight of the Gods, the final battle between the Gods and the Giants and other evil things, all but a few beings are killed in this final climax, and in the end the world is destroyed, to make way for a new world.

Runes: Ancient writing of the Norse and given to them by Odin, who had to impale himself onto Yggdrasil for nine days before he could obtain them. Used to describe the life of mortals, and each has a seperate meaning, other than the letter.