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    Norse Mythology: Yggdrasil-Tree

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    Norse mythology centers around the world tree Yggdrasil and the three roots that connect the nine worlds. The worlds include Asgard, home of the gods; Midgard, home to humans; and Jotunheim, home to the giants. Some of the most important gods and figures referenced are Odin the chief god; Thor the god of thunder; Loki the trickster god; and the Valkyries, female spirit warriors who decide who goes to Valhalla after death in battle.

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    Norse mythology centers around the world tree Yggdrasil and the three roots that connect the nine worlds. The worlds include Asgard, home of the gods; Midgard, home to humans; and Jotunheim, home to the giants. Some of the most important gods and figures referenced are Odin the chief god; Thor the god of thunder; Loki the trickster god; and the Valkyries, female spirit warriors who decide who goes to Valhalla after death in battle.

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    Norse mythology centers around the world tree Yggdrasil and the three roots that connect the nine worlds. The worlds include Asgard, home of the gods; Midgard, home to humans; and Jotunheim, home to the giants. Some of the most important gods and figures referenced are Odin the chief god; Thor the god of thunder; Loki the trickster god; and the Valkyries, female spirit warriors who decide who goes to Valhalla after death in battle.

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    Norse Mythology: Yggdrasil-Tree

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    Norse mythology centers around the world tree Yggdrasil and the three roots that connect the nine worlds. The worlds include Asgard, home of the gods; Midgard, home to humans; and Jotunheim, home to the giants. Some of the most important gods and figures referenced are Odin the chief god; Thor the god of thunder; Loki the trickster god; and the Valkyries, female spirit warriors who decide who goes to Valhalla after death in battle.

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    NORSE MYTHOLOGY

    Yggdrasil-tree
    Norns- the goddesses of fate
    urd - past
    verdani - present
    skuld - future

    3 ROOTS
    1. Asgard - world of gods
    2.Jotunheim - home of the giants
    3.Niflheim - world of fog and mist

    THE NINE WORLDS


    1. Niflheim - the world of fog and mist
    2. Muspellheim - land of fire
    3. Asgard - home of gods and goddesses
    -aesir - male
    -asynjur - female
    4. Midgard - inhabited by humans
    - bifrost - rainbow
    - ash - man
    - elm - woman
    - sea serpent

    5. Jotunheim - home of the giants


    6. Vanaheim - home of the vanir gods
    - master of sorcery and magic
    - talent to predict the future
    7. Alfheim - realm of the light elves,
    guardian angels
    - enchanted, shape shifting, being of
    greats.
    8. Svartalfheim - realms of the dark elves
    - hate sun, live underword
    - hideons and annoying to humans
    9. Nidavellir - real of dwarves
    - dark fields

    Odin
    Chief of the gods
    He has only one eye
    2 ravens ( huginn and muninnthought and memory)
    2 wolves (geri and freki-the
    greedy ones)

    Valkyries
    Female spirit warriors that ride the
    battlefields and find worthy slain warriors
    and takes them to valhalla where they
    will be train for the ragnarok

    Valhalla
    Hall of the slain

    Thor
    god of thunder and
    lightning

    Balder
    the beautiful and the good
    Primary known for his
    death and resurrection
    The favorite child of Odin

    Loki
    god of mischief and fire
    trickster figure
    Unknown parentage
    will begin the ragnarok

    Bragi
    god of poetry and eloquence

    Idun
    goddess of immortality
    Keeps the golden apple of youth

    Freyr
    god of agriculture, fertility and
    abundance
    Earth deities
    sword that can fight by itself
    twin brother of freyja

    Freyja
    goddess of love and fertility
    leader of valkyries

    Frigg
    mother goddess
    Wife of Odin
    weaves cloud
    she has the power to know
    events that will happen in the
    present and future time but is
    powerless to change them

    Tyr
    god of war and justice

    Heimdall
    world brightener
    god of dawn
    watch man of the gods and is the
    guardian of Bifrost

    Hod
    god of winter and darkness
    blind

    Hel
    daughter of Loki
    giantess
    goddess of death and the
    underworld
    half black and half white

    Garm
    guard the entrance of hell
    has four eyes and bloody chest

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