- Vikings - Brutal, pessimistic, people of Norway, Finland, and Sweden.
- Ginnungagap - Dark void
- Nifleheim - land of fog, frost giant
- Muspellheim - land of fire
- Yggdrasil - world of ash tree
- Asgard - home of Gods
- Midgard - land of man
- Hel - home of dead, Goddess of the dead
- Bifrost Bridge - divine bridge, link between humans and Gods
- Ymir - evil giant
- Odin - God of Gods and humans
- Frigg - wife of Odin, spinner of clouds
- The Valkyries - daughters of Odin and choosers of the slain
- The Norns - fate maidens
- Thor - strongest son of Odin
- Balder - beloved son of Odin
- Njord - patron of sailors
- Frey - God of fertility and sun
- Freya - Goddess of fertility and love
- Idunn - Goddess of youth and protector of the golden apples
- Loki - son of the giants, the trickster
- Fenrir - wolf destroyer
- Jormungandr - world serpent
- Ragnarok - doomsday, end of good and evil world
- Runes - the language of the Norse people
Monday, December 1, 2008
25 Norse Myth Words
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