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