Gehrts, Johannes, "Die Nornen", 1889, Painting, Wikipedia, 1 December 2008, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Die_Nornen_(1889)_by_Johannes_Gehrts.jpg
Monday, December 1, 2008
Frigg
Dollman, John, Frigga Spinning the Clouds, 1909, Painting, Wikipedia, 1 December 2008, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frigg
Norse Vocabulary
Vikings: Norse warrior, merchant, explorer, and pirate, that raided and colonized a wide range of Europe.
Ginnungagap: Primordial void that existed prior to the creation of the manifest universe.
Nifleheim: One of the realms in the lower world by Hel, its the land of ice.
Muspellheim: Another one of the realms in the lower world, its the land of fire.
Yggdrasil: Great ash tree in the center of the universe.
Asgard: Country or capital city.
Midgard: The world where the humans lived
Hel: Another realm in the lower world, the place where non heroic people went when they died.
Bifrost Bridge: Bridge that connects the land of the humans and the land of the Gods together.
Ymir: The ice giant, he is the founder of the race of ice giants.
Odin: The Cheif God, he knew everything that would happen and he heard about everything.
Frigg: She was the major Goddess, she was the wife of Odin and was the cloud spinner.
The Valkyries: Least important Gods, they served Odin and decided who was the most important hero when they died in a battle.
The Norns: Numerous females that ruled over the fates
Thor: He was the God of thunder
Balder: He was the God of light and beauty
Njord: Father of Frey and Freya some of the major dieties
Frey: He was the god of agriculture and weather
Freya: She is the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility
Idunn: She was the Goddess that had the apples for the Gods to keep eternal youth
Loki: He was the bad guy and he wanted to destroy the universe
Fenrir: He was a monsterous wolf and the son of Loki
Jormungandr: Sea Serpent and the middle child of Loki
Ragnarok: A series of battles and the death of many of the gods
Runes: Their alphabet and they way that they write
Ginnungagap: Primordial void that existed prior to the creation of the manifest universe.
Nifleheim: One of the realms in the lower world by Hel, its the land of ice.
Muspellheim: Another one of the realms in the lower world, its the land of fire.
Yggdrasil: Great ash tree in the center of the universe.
Asgard: Country or capital city.
Midgard: The world where the humans lived
Hel: Another realm in the lower world, the place where non heroic people went when they died.
Bifrost Bridge: Bridge that connects the land of the humans and the land of the Gods together.
Ymir: The ice giant, he is the founder of the race of ice giants.
Odin: The Cheif God, he knew everything that would happen and he heard about everything.
Frigg: She was the major Goddess, she was the wife of Odin and was the cloud spinner.
The Valkyries: Least important Gods, they served Odin and decided who was the most important hero when they died in a battle.
The Norns: Numerous females that ruled over the fates
Thor: He was the God of thunder
Balder: He was the God of light and beauty
Njord: Father of Frey and Freya some of the major dieties
Frey: He was the god of agriculture and weather
Freya: She is the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility
Idunn: She was the Goddess that had the apples for the Gods to keep eternal youth
Loki: He was the bad guy and he wanted to destroy the universe
Fenrir: He was a monsterous wolf and the son of Loki
Jormungandr: Sea Serpent and the middle child of Loki
Ragnarok: A series of battles and the death of many of the gods
Runes: Their alphabet and they way that they write
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