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God of the Teutons
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Woden (Odin) | King of the gods; mighty warrior |
| Sleipnir | Woden's horse with 8 legs |
| Thor | god of Thunder; Woden's son; carried a hammer that returns to him |
| Tiew | god of battle - son of Woden |
| Frija | queen of the gods; wife to Woden |
| Baldur | white god, son of Frija, favorite amongst the gods, was killed |
| Loki | spirit of evil, god of mischief |
| Barbarian Tribes consisted of... | Goths, Vandals, Huns, Franks, & Anglo-Saxons |
| Teutons consisted of... | All the tribes except the Huns |
| Valkayrie | Female warrior angels; carried dead warriors to Valhalla |
| Valhalla | Hall of the Slain; Norse Version of Heaven |
| Ginnungagap | The great void before the world existed; the "yawning abyss", nothingness |
| Ymir | Frost giant; killed by the gods who used his body to create the Earth |
| Heimdall | sentry of heaven |
| dialect | Variant of a language |
| tempest | violent storm |
| waft | to carry through the wind |
| brandish | to wave in a menacing way |
| burnish | to polish or shine |
| mistletoe | a shrub with white berries |
| hoard | hidden treasure |
| abyss | deep cavern; hole |
| ruddy | reddish color |
| goblet | cup or glass |
| mead | honey wine; alcohol |
| Day of Tiew | Tuesday |
| Day of Frija | Friday |
| Day of Woden | Wednesday |
| Day of Thor | Thursday |