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| Odin | King of the Norse Gods, God of poetry, battle and death. Chief god of the Aesir. Also known as the “all-father”, the “terrible one”, “one-eyed” and “father of battle |
| Loki | The sly, trickster of the Norse gods. Son of two giants. Also known as the Sly One, the Trickster, the Shape Changer and the Sky Traveller. Becomes increasingly more evil. He is responsible for the death of Balder. Bound until Ragnarok. |
| Freyja | considered to be the goddess of Love and Beauty, but is also a warrior goddess and one of great wisdom and magick. She and her twin brother Freyr are of a different “race” of gods known as the Vanir |
| Thor | God of Sky, thunder and fertility. Associated with law and order in Asgard and guardian of the Norse gods. Son of Odin and Earth and husband of Sif. Also known as the “thunder god” and “charioteer”. |
| Heimdall | Watchman of the Norse gods and owner of the horn Gjall. Son of nine mothers. Often identified with Rig, the creator of three races of men |
| Frigga | Odin’s wife, was considered to be the Mother of all; and protector of children. She spins the sacred Distaff of life, and is said to know |
| Valkyries | Beautiful women who carried dying warriors to Valhalla |
| Valhalla | Hall presided over by Odin where the Einherjar await Ragnarok |
| Midgard | The realm of mankind |
| Asgard | the realm of the gods, only reachable by crossing Bifrost (the rainbow bridge) |
| Ragnarok | a series of major events, including a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures (including the gods Odin, Thor, Freya, Heimdall, and the jötunn Loki), |
| Balder | Son of Odin and Frigg. Known as a gentle and wise god. Killed accidentally by his brother Hod. Will return after Ragnarok |
| Hel | ruler of Helheim, the realm of the dead |
| Tyr | War god. Son of Odin who sacrificed his hand in the binding of Fenrir. |
| Bifrost | The flaming rainbow bridge between Asgard and Midgard |
| Forseti | god of justice. He is the son of the god Balder and his mother is Nanna. Forseti rules in the beautiful palace Glitnir, which serves as a court of justice and where all legal disputes are settled |
