Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Norse Myth Definitons
Vikings -These were the human warriors of Europe
Ginnungagap -This was the void before anything was created in the universe
Nifleheim -This place is the land of ice and fog, where evil resides, like hell
Muspellheim -This place is the land of fire
Yggdrasil -This is the tree from which all the different demetions of Norse myths revolve around
Asgard -This is the place where the gods reside
Midgard- This is the place where the humans reside
Hel -This is the goddess of the dead, ruler of the dead
Bifrost Bridge- This is the bridge which conects Asgard and Midgard(land of the gods and land of humans)
Ymir -This is a ice giant from which life came from when pieces of him fell of and melted
Odin-This is the gods of gods, he is the god of thunder, like Zues
Frigg -This is the goddess of or queen of the gods
The Valkyries -These are the choosers of the slain, they decide who lives and who dies
The Norns -These women can see the future, like the Greyeye
Thor -This is the god of thunder, like Odin and Zues
Balder- This god was the best of all the gods, who was slain by Loki
Njord -This was the father of Frey and Freya, who is often related to the sea
Frey -This is the god of growing things, like Demeter
Freya -This is the goddess of love and beauty, like Aphrodite
Idunn -This is the goddess who gives golden apples to the others for eternal life
Loki-This is the god of mischief, and also the one to blame for Ragnarok
Fenrir- This was one of Loki's children, he was a monstorous wolf
Jormungandr- This was the evil world serpant, who was also one of Loki's children
Ragnarok -This day is when evil will prevail and all mankind will die, like doomsday
Runes-These stones were once thought to tell who you were when tossed to the groundd
Ginnungagap -This was the void before anything was created in the universe
Nifleheim -This place is the land of ice and fog, where evil resides, like hell
Muspellheim -This place is the land of fire
Yggdrasil -This is the tree from which all the different demetions of Norse myths revolve around
Asgard -This is the place where the gods reside
Midgard- This is the place where the humans reside
Hel -This is the goddess of the dead, ruler of the dead
Bifrost Bridge- This is the bridge which conects Asgard and Midgard(land of the gods and land of humans)
Ymir -This is a ice giant from which life came from when pieces of him fell of and melted
Odin-This is the gods of gods, he is the god of thunder, like Zues
Frigg -This is the goddess of or queen of the gods
The Valkyries -These are the choosers of the slain, they decide who lives and who dies
The Norns -These women can see the future, like the Greyeye
Thor -This is the god of thunder, like Odin and Zues
Balder- This god was the best of all the gods, who was slain by Loki
Njord -This was the father of Frey and Freya, who is often related to the sea
Frey -This is the god of growing things, like Demeter
Freya -This is the goddess of love and beauty, like Aphrodite
Idunn -This is the goddess who gives golden apples to the others for eternal life
Loki-This is the god of mischief, and also the one to blame for Ragnarok
Fenrir- This was one of Loki's children, he was a monstorous wolf
Jormungandr- This was the evil world serpant, who was also one of Loki's children
Ragnarok -This day is when evil will prevail and all mankind will die, like doomsday
Runes-These stones were once thought to tell who you were when tossed to the groundd
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