norse mythology

Draugar

undead creature
lives in grave
guards buried treasure
corporeal bodies
similar physical abilities as in life

dwarves

human shaped
dwell in mountains associated w wisdom
born from body of primodial giant ymir
associated w smithing & mining

elf

demi god
luminous beings
two contrasting types of elves:
dark elves dwell within the earth
light elves live in Alfheimr

fenrir

wolf like monster
son of Loki and Angerboda
destined to be released at ragnorok
brother is jormungundr
destined to swallow sun

fossegrimen

water spirit
known as the grim
good musician
prefers rivers and waterfalls
typically described as handsome

Hulder

forest creature
described as beautiful
wears crown of flowers
has a tail of a cow
if married turns ugly

jormungandr

Midgard Serpent
sea serpent
child of argrbooa & loki
able to surround earth & grasp its own tail
arch enemy of thor

jotnar

giants
powers that rival that of gods
name means devourours
enemy of gods
odin is half jotnar

kraken

aquatic monster
dwells off shore of norway & greenland
gigantic squid
body could be mistaken for island
would sink when humans stepped on it

norns

3 fates
caretaker of tree of life
care slows death of tree
believed fate was blind and implacable
never been impeached to change fate

ratatoskr

squirrel
runs up and down tree of life
delivers messages
enjoys stirring up trouble
tries to have tree destroyed

sieiphir

horse of odin
has eight legs
one leg in each of norse worlds

trolls

live in forest and mountains
responsible for boulders
live underground

bifrost

Rainbow bridge connecting Midgard and Asgard

Yggdrasil

world tree

Asgard

Home of the gods

Jotunheim

Land of the giants

Svartheim

land of dwarves

Midgard

earth

Niflheim

land of the dead

Odin

King of the Norse gods

Balder

most beloved; Odin and Frigga's son

tyr

God of war

Freya

Goddess of love and beauty

Frigga

Wife of Odin

thor

god of thunder

Heimdall

Watchman of the gods

Loki

Norse god of mischief

Valkyries

Norse superwomen who served the gods in Valhalla. Tremendous warriors.

Norns

The goddesses of destiny, represented as the three sisters

Ragnorak

doom of the gods

Giants

enormous brutes enemies of gods

Dwarves

mythical beings; usually portrayed as very short with long beards who worked in mines digging for precious metals

5 nations encompassed norse people

denmark, finland, norway, sweden, iceland

what prompted norsemen to conduct raids

overpopulation

Berserk
(Origin)

scandinavia, believed they consumed drugged foods to inspire their frenzy