Norse Gods and GoddessesAsgard – heavenMidgard – Earth

Yggdrasil – World Tree

Viking Maps

Odin/ Woden/ Wotan Chief of the gods Father of Thor,

Balder, and other gods

Odin pierces himself with a spear and hangs on Yggdrasil for 9 days and nights to learn the secret knowledge of runes

Has one eye because he traded it for a drink from the spring of clairvoyance

His two ravens are called Huginn and Muninn (Thought and Memory)

Valkyries and Valhalla Valkyries are female

spirit warriors that ride the battlefields and find worthy slain warriors and takes them to Valhalla where they will train until Ragnarok.

The northern lights are light shining off of their shields

Valhalla is the Hall of the Slain. It exists in Asgard, home of the gods

“Ride of the Valkyries” Richard Wagner

Thor/ Thunor God of thunder and

lightning Mjolnir (the destroyer) –

an ax-hammer that can destroy giants and mountains in a single blow

Has a chariot pulled by two goats. He can kill these goats and eat them and they will come back to life.

Is constantly fighting the World Serpent – Jormungand

He is capable of drinking an ocean

Thor’s Helmet

Balder

“The Beautiful” and “The Good” Primarily known for his death and resurrection The favorite child

Loki God of mischief and fire Trickster figure Unknown parentage Responsible for

Balder’s death and punished by having snake venom drip on his forehead

Jormungand, Hel, and Fenrir are his children

Will begin Ragnorak

Bragi God of poetry and

eloquence Loki calls him

“Braggart” and the verb “to brag” comes from his name.

Married to Idun

Idun Goddess of

immortality Keeps the golden

apples of youth Major story deals

with a giant who, with Loki’s help, stole the apples, causing the gods to wither

Freyr / Frey God of agriculture,

fertility, and plenty Twin to Freyja (they

are VERY close) Unlike the other

gods, Freyr and Freyja are earth dieties

Has a sword that can fight by itself

The boar is his symbol

Freyja Goddess of love and

fertility Twin sister of Frey Slept with four dwarves

to get a flaming necklace, which becomes her symbol of fertility

Leader of the Valkyries She takes some of the

dead warriors for herself Has a chariot drawn by

cats

Freyja’s hair

Frigg / Frigga / Frea Mother Goddess Wife of Odin Weaves clouds She knows events in the present and future, but is powerless to change them Learning of her son’s (Balder) death, she

makes everything promise not to harm him – except the mistletoe

Tyr God of war and

justice Precursor of Odin Boldest of the gods Lost his hand to

Fenrir, Loki’s wolf-son

His symbol is the spear which has become a symbol of justice

Heimdall “World Brightener” God of the dawn Great hearing (can

hear grass grow) and eyesight

Is the look out on Bifrost (the rainbow bridge to Asgard)

Hod God of winter and darkness Blind Tricked by Loki into killing Balder Vali killed Hod in revenge for Balder Will return during Ragnarok

Hel Daughter of Loki Giantess Goddess of death and the

underworld Half black/ half white Her face and body are

human but the legs are of a corpse

Has two servants: Ganglati and Ganglot

Spread the plague with a rake or a broom

Hel / Helheim The underworld The road to Hel is an icy river

(Gjoll) full of weapons Guarded by a large dog (Garm)

and Modgud (an ugly goddess) Nothing can leave Hel, not

even gods The wicked go here and the

people who do not die a glorious death in battle

A giant in the form of an eagle sits and flaps his wings, making a freezing wind. His name is Hraesvelg (corpse eater)

Garm Garm guards the

entrance to Hel Has four eyes and a

bloody chest Could be appeased

with cake as long as they gave the poor bread in life

Will join the giants in Ragnorak