Monday, December 1, 2008

Vikings: people from Norway, Finland and Scotland

Ginnungagap: A dark void

Nifleheim: Land of mist and ice

Muspellheim: land of fire

Yggdrasil: the world in the form of a ash tree

Asgard: home to the gods

Midgard: the land where man lives

Hel: home to those that are dead

Bifrost Bridge: the Bridge linking asgard to midgard

Ymir: evil old giant

Odin: the oldest and Greatest God

Frigg: wife of Odin Goddesses of love

The Valkyries: they Choose the people who went Valhalla

The Norns: choose peoples fates, Fated maidens

Thor: God of thunder

Balder: son of Odin, loved by all and was great good

Njord: god of wind and sea

Frey: God of Ferility

Freya: Goddess of love

Idunn: Keeper of the Golden apples

Loki: half blooded god trickester

Fenrir: son of Loki turned into a wolf

Jormungandr: World serpent

Ragnarok: end of the world

Runes: can be made of almost anything tells past, present and future

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