Norse Mythology By, Talia Durant & Van Trat

Introduction

•  Beloved by Scandinavian/Nordic people such as o  Norwegian o  Swedish o  Danish o  Icelandic

•  Even Vikings from these regions!

Odin

•  Ruler of Asgod (the land of the gods) •  Associated with war, magic, poetry, wisdom,

and victory •  Had many sons- Thor is the most well known

Thor

•  Favorite son of Odin, brother of Loki •  Husband of warrior goddess, Sif •  Associated with power and thunder •  Featured in Marvel Comic, Thor, and

movies, "Thor" and "The Avengers"

Thor (Movie)

•  Portrayed by Chris Hemsworth •  Love interest- Jane Austen (Portrayed by

Natalie Portman) •  Based off of Thor from Marvel comics •  Also featured in The Avengers

Thor Trailer

Loki

•  Son of Odin, brother of Thor •  Associated with mischief and trickery •  Portrayed by Tom Hiddleston in the film

"Thor" and in the film "The Avengers" •  Gave birth to a six-legged horse

Magni

•  God of strength and brute force o  Even stronger than Thor himself!

•  Son of Thor and giantess Jarnsaxa •  Lifted a colossal leg of a stone giant off of

Thor

Heimdall

•  God of Light, Security, and Surveillance •  Guards Biforst (the gateway to Asgard) • Waits with his horn (Gjail) to announce the

end of the world •  Rescued Freya's necklace after it was stolen

from Loki

Freya

•  Queen Valkyrie Goddess of Love, Fertility, and Sexual Desire •  Daughter of Njord •  Twin sister of Freyr • Wife of Od •  Mother of Hnoss and Gersemi •  Held possession of Brisingamen, the golden

amber necklace of desire

Baldur

•  God of Peace (The Shining One) o  a champion of goodness, innocence and forgiveness

•  Son of Odin and Frigg •  Loki was the cause of his death

o  Made a dart of sharpened mistletoe o  Convinced blind God, Hod, to shoot him

Hel

•  Underworld Ice Queen, Goddess of the Dead and the Blues •  Rules Helheim (Norse Underworld) •  Daughter of Loki and Angrboda

Fenrir

• Wolf monster •  Son of Loki • Would one day destroy the world •  Kept on a strong ribbon made by dwarves •  Tyr was his kennel master

o  placed a hand in Fenrir's mouth as a gesture of trust

Creation of the Worlds

Modern Articles

•  http://www.norsemyth.org/ •  http://weeklynorsemyths.wordpress.com/

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