Norse Mythology
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Odin, Thor, Loki, the nine realms and Ragnarok, plus the giants and creatures, the cursed treasures, the Volsung heroes, the Eddas that preserve the myths, and how the Norse actually worshipped.
- Odin
- All-Father and chief of the Aesir gods; god of wisdom war poetry and magic
- Thor
- God of thunder storms and the protection of mankind
- Loki
- Trickster god of mischief and change
- Frigg
- Queen of the Aesir and goddess of marriage and motherhood
- Freyja
- Goddess of love beauty war and magic
- Freyr
- God of fertility prosperity and good harvests
- Baldr
- God of light beauty and purity
- Heimdall
- Watchman of the gods who guards the Bifrost bridge
- Tyr
- God of war law and justice
- Njord
- God of the sea seafaring and wealth
- Idun
- Goddess who keeps the apples of youth
- Bragi
- God of poetry and eloquence
- Sif
- Golden-haired wife of Thor
- Hel
- Ruler of the realm of the dead
- Fenrir
- Monstrous wolf destined to kill Odin
- Jormungandr
- The Midgard Serpent encircling the world
- Sleipnir
- Odin's eight-legged horse
- Huginn and Muninn
- Odin's two ravens Thought and Memory
- Yggdrasil
- The World Tree connecting the nine realms
- Asgard
- Realm of the Aesir gods
- Midgard
- The realm of humans
- Jotunheim
- Realm of the giants
- Niflheim
- Primordial realm of ice and mist
- Muspelheim
- Primordial realm of fire
- Alfheim
- Realm of the light elves
- Svartalfheim
- Realm of the dwarves
- Vanaheim
- Realm of the Vanir gods
- Helheim
- Realm of the dead ruled by Hel
- Valhalla
- Odin's hall of the honored dead
- Valkyries
- Warrior maidens who choose the slain