Norse Mythology

Ask (created by the gods from an ash tree) and Embla are the Norse equivalents of (Biblical characters)			Adam and Eve
Home of the Norse gods			Asgard
Second son of Odin, associated with light, beauty, love and happiness: killed by a magical spear of mistletoe, created by Loki			Baldr (Balder, Baldur)
Name of the rainbow bridge that joins Asgard to Earth			Bifrost (BEE–vrost)
The two collections of folk tales that our knowledge of ancient Norse mythology is derived from			Eddas
Son of the dwarf king Hreidmar: turned into a dragon after being affected by the curse of Andvari's ring and gold, and was slain by his nephew, Sigurd (Siegfried).			Fafnir
Wife of Odin, mother of Thor – after whom Friday is named			Frigg, Frigga
Goddess of married love, fertility, and the hearth; owned a necklace called Brisingamen; rode a chariot pulled by two cats			Freyja, Freya

Sleipnir, Doomstead, Skinfaxi and Hrímfaxi (associated with Odin, the Fates, Day and Night respectively) are all		Horses
Land of the giants – used for the mountain range that includes Norway's highest peak		Jotunheim
God of mischief – caused the death of Baldr by creating a magical spear from mistletoe		Loki
Father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, the world serpent Jörmungandr, and mother (in the form of a mare) of the eight–legged horse Sleipnir
Name for the realm of man (Earth)		Midgard
The only object on earth that didn't vow never to hurt Baldr (and did indeed cause his death; in an alternative version, this was the name of a sword used by his love rival)		Mistletoe
Often compared to the Greek Fates: Urd [fate], Skuld [necessity], and Verdandi [being]		Norns
The supreme god, ruler of Asgard: sometimes referred to as the "father of all", or the All–father		Odin
Rode an eight–legged horse called Sleipnir; often accompanied by his animal companions and familiars Geri and Freki, Huginn and Muninn
Final battle between the forces of good (represented by the gods) and evil (the giants or Jotunn)		Ragnarok
Huginn and Muninn, who fly all over Midgard and bring information back to Odin, are (type of bird)		Ravens
Kills the dragon Fafnir with his sword Gram ("wrath"), and bathes in its blood to become immortal		Sigurd (Siegfried)
Odin's most famous son: rode a chariot drawn by two goats called Tanngrisnir (the one with sparse teeth) and Tanngnjóstr (the one that grinds his teeth); wielded a hammer called Mjölnir – normally translated as "that which smashes"		Thor
God of war, after whom one of the days of the week is named		Tiw
Hall in Odin's palace, reserved for heroes killed in battle		Valhalla
Handmaidens of Odin, sent to battlefields to select those worthy of a warrior's death		Valkyries
Legendary blacksmith of Norse and Anglo–Saxon mythology; associated with a burial mound in the Berkshire Downs (also appears in Beowulf)		Wayland (Welund) the Smith
Geri and Freki – companions or familiars of Odin – are (type of animal)		Wolves
The "world tree" that connects the nine worlds of Norse mythology, whose branches reach far into the heavens, and where the gods assemble every day	Name	Yggdrasil
	Type of tree	Ash

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Norse Mythology