Norse Mythology Deities

Norse Mythology
	Norse mythology refers to the pre-christian belief system of the Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Icelandic peoples. Sometimes called Scandinavian mythology or Viking mythology, it was an oral religion transmitted in the form of poetry and stories. The Norse mythology we know of today comes mainly from the Icelandic Eddas and saga's which were not written down until several centuries after christianisation of the north.
Name Description Aegir Ship-Bane God of the Sea Alfheim Part of Asgard inhabited by the light elves Asgard The realm of the gods Ask Name of the first man created, from a fallen tree Balder God of the Summer Sun, Dying and Tears Bifrost The Rainbow Bridge, bridge of the gods Bil Goddess of Weaving Bragi God of Poetry Eir Goddess of Healing Embla Name of the first woman created, from a fallen tree Forseti God of Justice Frey God of Fertility and Crops Freya Goddess of Love and Night Frigg Odins wife. Supreme goddess Fulla The handmaiden and Frigg's messenger Gefjon Goddess of Virgins Gungnir Odin's magic spear Heimdall the Watcher Guardian of Asgard Hel Goddess of the Underworld Also the name of the land of the dead Hodur God of Night Idun Goddess of Imortality Jotunheim Home of the giants Loki the Trickster God of Mischief and Evil Midgard The world of men Muspelheim The world of fire Naglfar The ship made out of dead men's nails Niflheim The world of ice Nidavellir Home of the dwarves Norns Three goddesses of Destiny: Urd - Fate Skuld - Being Verdandi - Necessity Njord of the Beautiful Feet God of the Wind and Sea, also God of Chariots Odin Supreme god. God of Battle, Inspiration and Death Ran Goddess of the Drowned Ragnorak The final battle between gods and giants, in which virtually all life will be destroyed Sif Wife of Thor; her golden hair was cut off by loki Sleipnir Odin's eight-legged horse Skadi Goddess of Skis Svartalfheim Home of the dark elves Thor God of Thunder Tyr the One Handed God of War Ull God of Archery Valhalla Hall of Asgard where Odin welcomed the souls of heroes killed in battle Valkyries Handmaidens of Odin who chose men doomed to die in battle. Brynhild, Geironul, Geirskogul, Goll, Gondul, Gunn, Guth, Herfjotur, Hervor, Hild, Hlathguth, Hlokk, Hrist, Mist, Olrun, Randgrith, Reginleif, Sigrdrifa, Sigrun, Skeggjold, Skogul, Skuld, Svava, Thruth. Vanaheim Home of the Vanir Volva Seeresses Yggdrasill The World Tree, an Ash tree linking all the worlds Ymir Giant from whose body the world was formed