Norse Mythology
- Aesir: Chief
gods of Asgard.
- Andvari: Dwarf;
robbed of gold and magic ring by Loki.
- Angerbotha
(Angrbotha): Giantess; mother by Loki of Fenrir, Hel, and Midgard serpent.
- Asgard (Asgarth):
Abode of gods.
- Ask (Aske,
Askr): First man; created by Odin, Hoenir, and Lothur.
- Asynjur: Goddesses
of Asgard.
- Atli: Second
husband of Gudrun; invited Gunnar and Hogni to his court, where they were
slain; slain by Gudrun.
- Audhumia (Audhumbla):
Cow that nourished Ymir; created Buri by licking ice cliff.
- Balder (Baldr,
Baldur): God of light, spring, peace, joy; son of Odin; slain by Hoth at instigation
of Loki.
- Bifrost: Rainbow
bridge connecting Midgard and Asgard.
- Bragi (Brage):
God of poetry; husband of Ithunn.
- Branstock:
Great oak in hall of Volsungs; into it, Odin thrust Gram, which only Sigmund
could draw forth.
- Brynhild: Valkyrie;
wakened from magic sleep by Sigurd; married Gunnar; instigated death of Sigurd;
killed herself and was burned on pyre beside Sigurd.
- Bur (Bor):
Son of Buri; father of Odin, Hoenir, and Lothur.
- Buri (Bori):
Progenitor of gods; father of Bur; created by Audhumla.
- Embla: First
woman; created by Odin, Hoenir, and Lothur.
- Fafnir: Son
of Rodmar, whom he slew for gold in Otter's skin; in form of dragon, guarded
gold; slain by Sigurd.
- Fenrir: Wolf;
offspring of Loki; swallows Odin at Ragnarok and is slain by Vitharr.
- Forseti: Son
of Balder.
- Frey (Freyr):
God of fertility and crops; son of Njorth; originally one of Vanir.
- Freya (Freyja):
Goddess of love and beauty; sister of Frey; originally one of Vanir.
- Frigg (Frigga):
Goddess of sky; wife of Odin.
- Garm: Watchdog
of Hel; slays, and is slain by, Tyr at Ragnarok.
- Gimle: Home
of blessed after Ragnarok.
- Giuki: King
of Nibelungs; father of Gunnar, Hogni, Guttorm, and Gudrun.
- Glathsehim
(Gladsheim): Hall of gods in Asgard.
- Gram (meaning
“Angry”): Sigmund's sword; rewelded by Regin; used by Sigurd to
slay Fafnir.
- Greyfell: Sigmund's
horse; descended from Sleipnir.
- Grimhild: Mother
of Gudrun; administered magic potion to Sigurd which made him forget Brynhild.
- Gudrun: Daughter
of Giuki; wife of Sigurd; later wife of Atli and Jonakr.
- Gunnar: Son
of Giuki; in his semblance Sigurd won Brynhild for him; slain at hall of Atli.
- Guttorm: Son
of Giuki; slew Sigurd at Brynhild's request.
- Heimdall (Heimdallr):
Guardian of Asgard.
- Hel: Goddess
of dead and queen of underworld; daughter of Loki.
- Hiordis: Wife
of Sigmund; mother of Sigurd.
- Hoenir: One
of creators of Ask and Embla; son of Bur.
- Hogni: Son
of Giuki; slain at hall of Atli.
- Hoth (Hoder,
Hodur): Blind god of night and darkness; slayer of Balder at instigation of
Loki.
- Ithunn (Ithun,
Iduna): Keeper of golden apples of youth; wife of Bragi.
- Jonakr: Third
husband of Gudrun.
- Jormunrek:
Slayer of Swanhild; slain by sons of Gudrun.
- Jotunnheim
(Jotunheim): Abode of giants.
- Lif and Lifthrasir:
First man and woman after Ragnarok.
- Loki: God of
evil and mischief; instigator of Balder's death.
- Lothur (Lodur):
One of creators of Ask and Embla.
- Midgard (Midgarth):
Abode of mankind; the earth.
- Midgard Serpent:
Sea monster; offspring of Loki; slays, and is slain by, Thor at Ragnarok.
- Mimir: Giant;
guardian of well in Jotunnheim at root of Yggdrasill; knower of past and future.
- Mjollnir: Magic
hammer of Thor.
- Nagifar: Ship
to be used by giants in attacking Asgard at Ragnarok; built from nails of
dead men.
- Nanna: Wife
of Balder.
- Nibelungs:
Dwellers in northern kingdom ruled by Giuki.
- Niflheim (Nifelheim):
Outer region of cold and darkness; abode of Hel.
- Njorth: Father
of Frey and Freya; originally one of Vanir.
- Norns: Demigoddesses
of fate: Urth (Urdur) (past), Verthandi (Verdandi) (present), Skuld (future).
- Odin (Othin):
Head of Aesir; creator of world with Vili and Ve; equivalent to Woden (Wodan,
Wotan) in Teutonic mythology.
- Otter: Son
of Rodmar; slain by Loki; his skin filled with gold hoard of Andvari to appease
Rodmar.
- Ragnarok: Final
destruction of present world in battle between gods and giants; some minor
gods will survive, and Lif and Lifthrasir will repeople world.
- Regin: Blacksmith;
son of Rodmar; foster-father of Sigurd.
- Rerir: King
of Huns; son of Sigi.
- Rodmar: Father
of Regin, Otter, and Fafnir; demanded Otter's skin be filled with gold; slain
by Fafnir, who stole gold.
- Sif: Wife of
Thor.
- Siggeir: King
of Goths; husband of Signy; he and his sons slew Volsung and his sons, except
Sigmund; slain by Sigmund and Sinflotli.
- Sigi: King
of Huns; son of Odin.
- Sigmund: Son
of Volsung; brother of Signy, who bore him Sinflotli; husband of Hiordis,
who bore him Sigurd.
- Signy: Daughter
of Volsung; sister of Sigmund; wife of Siggeir; mother by Sigmund of Sinflotli.
- Sigurd: Son
of Sigmund and Hiordis; wakened Brynhild from magic sleep; married Gudrun;
slain by Guttorm at instigation of Brynhild.
- Sigyn: Wife
of Loki.
- Sinflotli:
Son of Sigmund and Signy.
- Skuld: One
of several Norns.
- Sleipnir (Sleipner):
Eight-legged horse of Odin.
- Surt (Surtr):
Fire demon; slays Frey at Ragnarok.
- Svartalfaheim:
Abode of dwarfs.
- Swanhild: Daughter
of Sigurd and Gudrun; slain by Jormunrek.
- Thor: God of
thunder; oldest son of Odin; equivalent to Germanic deity Donar.
- Tyr: God of
war; son of Odin; equivalent to Tiu in Teutonic mythology.
- Ull (Ullr):
Son of Sif; stepson of Thor.
- Urth: One of
several Norns.
- Valhalla (Valhall):
Great hall in Asgard where Odin received souls of heroes killed in battle.
- Vali: Odin's
son: Ragnarok survivor.
- Valkyries:
Virgins, messengers of Odin, who selected heroes to die in battle and took
them to Valhalla; generally considered as nine in number.
- Vanir: Early
race of gods; three survivors, Njorth, Frey, and Freya, are associated with
Aesir.
- Ve: Brother
of Odin; one of creators of world.
- Verthandi:
One of several Norns.
- Vili: Brother
of Odin; one of creators of world.
- Vingolf: Abode
of goddesses in Asgard.
- Vitharr (Vithar):
Son of Odin; survivor of Ragnarok.
- Volsung: Descendant
of Odin, and father of Signy, Sigmund; his descendants were called Volsungs.
- Yggdrasill:
Giant ash tree springing from body of Ymir and supporting universe; its roots
extended to Asgard, Jotunnheim, and Niffheim.
- Ymir (Ymer):
Primeval frost giant killed by Odin, Vili, and Ve; world created from his
body; also, from his body sprang Yggdrasill.
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