Monday, December 1, 2008

New Words

Vikings - were norse warriors, merchants, explores and sometimes even pirates. Whose main goal was to please there superior gods and to expand in the Northren Europe areas.

Ginnungagap - Ginnungagap was in the beginning the dark void on which everyone and everything was created even the Norse gods.

Nifleheim - Nifleheim is the place of clouds. Its a completley clouded area and full of berrain ice land. Very hard to live on just like the Northern Europe areas.

Muspellheim - Is the complete opposite of Nifleheim. It is a place consumed by fire and guarded by Sert. Muspellheim melts the ice of Nifleheim and makes the world. Duality.

Yggdrasil - Yggdrasil is the tree on which everything is connected. All of its branches connect to the nine worlds, including Asgard and Midgard.

Asgard - Asgard is the place where the gods are. they watch over the humans in Midgard and sit on there throne having fun and doing the work of the gods. Asgard could be dipicted as Mount Olympus to the Greeks.
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Midgard - Midgard is the place where humans are and all other beings. It is our duty as humans to worship the Norse gods so we can go to Valhalla and fight and eat tell Ragnarok.

Hel - Hel as a person is the one who rules the Underworld, whcih is also named Hel. It is easy to rember these because Hel rules Hel in Hel :).

Bifrost Bridge - The Bifrost Bridge is the thing connecting Asgard the place of the gods and Midgard the place of humans and other mortal things.

Ymir - The first and evil frost giant Ymir, gave birth to Loki. Was killed by Odin, Ve and Villi because of his evil and treachery.

Odin - Odin was the cheif of all gods. He was the all seeing god and with his two ravens he could see everything that was going on in the world.

Frigg - The wife of Odin who gives birth to Thor the thunder god. She has the gift of prophecy, but doesn't always know when this or that will happen

Valkyries - Valkyries are the children of Odin, choosen to lead those specific warriors who died in battle. Back to Valhalla to be worshipped forever.

Norns - They are the fates of Norse Mythology. The Norns can see the past, present, and future of everything. They saw when Ragnarok was going to happen and know it is inevidetable.

Thor - Most known Norse god. God of Thunder, extrmeley strong. He is one of the most important gods in Norse Mythology right next to Odin.

Balder - The most beloved god of all is Balder. He is the god of light and beauty, which I thought was vey wierd because that trait usally goes to a female not a male god.

Njord - Njord is the father of Frey and Freya. He is also related to Sea, Fertility and wealth.

Frey - He is a very important Norse god to the humans. He controlled the agriculture and without that most of the Norse people would starve. He also controlls the weather.

Freya - Goddess of Love and Fertility. Very important god in Norse mythology. Gives us Friday, and everybody loves Fridays.

Idunn - Idunn had to give each of the gods a golden apple, to give them eternal youth. Probaly important only because she is allowed to keep the Norse gods young.
Loki - Loki is a trickster figure. Very cunning and mystreious, and some how always getting himself into trouble or others. Because of being born from Ymir, Loki has evil blood and might commit said evil crimes such as the killing of Balder leading to Ragnarok.

Fenrir - Fenrir is a gigantic wolf who is very violent and many ways. He is Loki's faithful son and in that perpective he is evil because Loki was evil, but in turn he is far more evil than Loki
Jormungandr - Jormungandr is the son of Loki. Loki tossed him into the sea and then became so big he know encircles the earth. Known as the world serpant for obvious reasons.

Ragnarok - Ragnarok is the day when everything will die. (except two people and two giants that will start a new race of people.) It will start by the death of the beloved Balder and end with everyone dying god and human alike.

Runes - Runes are used in the Norse, to tell of certain events such as if a man should be wealthy or poor in his future. If the rune would land backward it would be the opposite of what that rune was. It lands backwards on courage said man would be a coward.