Asgard |
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Home of the Norse gods.
Meaning: enclosure of the æsir |
Freyr |
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god of virility.
Meaning: lord (Friday = Freyr's Day) |
Gamla Uppsala |
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center of Norse worship in Sweden. |
Loki |
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god of mschief; son of Fárbauti and Laufey; often attempted to
trick Thor. |
Odin |
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god of war and father of
Thor. (Wednesday = Odin's Day)
Meaning: fury (Óðr) |
Ragnarök |
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Final future battle of the Norse gods.
Meaning: final destiny of the gods |
Sif |
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wife of Thor.
Meaning: relation by marriage |
Thor |
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god of thunder and storms;
son of Odin and husband of
Sif; frequent enemy of Loki.
Meaning: thunder (Thursday = Thor's Day) |
Týr (Tiw) |
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god of law.
Meaning: mars (Tuesday = Tyr's Day) |
Valhalla |
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gigantic hall within Asgard where warriors go after death.
Meaning: hall of the slain |
Yggdrasil |
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giant ash tree that encircles Asgard and
Earth.
Meaning: odin's horse |