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MAT Norse gods
Mat Norse gods
Question | Answer |
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Balder | Son of Odin and Frigg. So beautiful he shed radiance all around himself. Wisest and favorite of gods |
Freja | Frey twin sister. Lived in Folkvang, sky. She received the deceased warriors and assigned the seats in the banqueting hall. First and supreme commander of the Valkyries |
Frey | Njords son. Peaceful, benevolent, and mighty. A vanir. Same qualities as his father. Had a powerful horse and sword and a golden boar |
Frigg | An Aesir. Odin's wife. Most revered of goddesses. Friday derived from her name. Possessed great wisdom and foresight |
Gerda | Frey's wife, also the daughter of a giant |
Heimdall | God of light. Presided over ambiguous beginning of things. Guardian of all the gods |
Idun | The goddess who owned the magic apples which gave all of the gods and goddess eternal youth and immortality |
Jord | The earth goddess. Thor's mother |
Kvasir | Made from the mingled saliva of the two races of gods. Aesir and Vanir. Surpassed all men in wisdom. |
Loki | A superior demon. Always making mischief. Served the gods but undermind their power. Handsom and attentive to goddesses. Thor's blood brother. |
Magni and Modi | Thor's sons. Magni was strenght and Modi was anger. THe would inherit his hammer and replace him in the newly-made world. |
Njord | A Vanir. Odin's uncle and wisest counselor.Lived by the roots of the ash tree. Yggdrasil . Lived in a fountain in which all wisdom and knowledge were hidden |
Odin | Of the Aesir race. Lived on Valhalla. Wednesday is derived from his name suggest frenzy and fury. Decided human fates |
Sigmund | a hero, not a god. Mortal descendant of Odin. Pulled magical swords out of a tree trunk. Died willingly at Odin's insistence. |
Valkyries | Supernatural women who lived in Valhalla. Guardians and servants to the gods. Rode on fiery chargers. |
Tiw | Sky god and god of governing battles. His spear was a sign of judicial power. Tuesday. |
Thor | An Aesir. God of thunder and war. Thursday. Much feared. Sometimes known as Donan |
Skadi | Njord's wife. Daughter of a giant |
Sigurd. | Sigmund's son, inheritor of his sword. Also a hero not a god. Sometimes know as siegfried. |