Monday, December 1, 2008

25 Norse Myth Words

  1. Vikings - Brutal, pessimistic, people of Norway, Finland, and Sweden.
  2. Ginnungagap - Dark void
  3. Nifleheim - land of fog, frost giant
  4. Muspellheim - land of fire
  5. Yggdrasil - world of ash tree
  6. Asgard - home of Gods
  7. Midgard - land of man
  8. Hel - home of dead, Goddess of the dead
  9. Bifrost Bridge - divine bridge, link between humans and Gods
  10. Ymir - evil giant
  11. Odin - God of Gods and humans
  12. Frigg - wife of Odin, spinner of clouds
  13. The Valkyries - daughters of Odin and choosers of the slain
  14. The Norns - fate maidens
  15. Thor - strongest son of Odin
  16. Balder - beloved son of Odin
  17. Njord - patron of sailors
  18. Frey - God of fertility and sun
  19. Freya - Goddess of fertility and love
  20. Idunn - Goddess of youth and protector of the golden apples
  21. Loki - son of the giants, the trickster
  22. Fenrir - wolf destroyer
  23. Jormungandr - world serpent
  24. Ragnarok - doomsday, end of good and evil world
  25. Runes - the language of the Norse people