anglo- saxon norse mythology. yggdrasil niffleheim ice

ANGLO- SAXON

NORSE

MYTHOLOGY

YGGDRASIL

NIFFLEHEIM

• Ice

Muspelheim

• Fire

GINUNGAGAP

• Gaping pit of void where fire and ice meet

Ymir

• Ymir was formed at the beginning of creation in a place called Niffleheim

JOTEN

• Hornless ice cow

HODER

• Blind god

9 worlds

ASGARD• Viking

Heaven• Upper earth

VALHALLA

• Mead hall in heaven

SKALDIC MEAD

• Served in Valhalla

JOTENHEIM• Land of the Frost Giants

VALKERIES

• Warrior maidens• Choosers of the Dead

WELL OF WISDOM

• Odin paid the lady of the well an eyeball for his wisdom

RAGNAROC

Final Battle

End of the world

ODIN• Head of all the gods

SLEIPNER

• Odin’s horse

ODIN

THOR• Carries a hammer• God of thunder

TYR

• God of War

BRAGI

• God of Poetry and Eloquence

BALDER

• Very Beautiful God

• Mother Nature’s son

LOKI

• Half frost giant/ half norse god

• God of mischief

FENRIS

• Loki’s child• Giant wolf

HELA

• Loki’s child• Goddess of the dead

Mistletoe

• Hod wanted to play

MIDGARD

• Middle earth• Norse name for earth

MIDGARD SERPENT

• Loki’s child• Snake encircling bottom of tree that holds up

universe

FRIGGA

• Odin’s wife• Friday

SIGFRIED, SIGURD,

SIGMUND, BRUNHILDA

• Mortal heroes of Norse Mythology

SAGA

• Genealogical poem (Family Tree)

• 400 Generations from memory

ELDER EDDA

• Book/Source of all Norse myths

RUNES

• Magic writing

CELTS• Original inhabitants • of England

ANGLES, SAXONS, JUTES

• Three tribes which invaded England

HAROLD• English leader • Lost battle against William• Arrow in the eye

WILLIAM

• French leader invaded England• Defeated Harold in The Battle of Hastings• Ended Anglo-Saxon Period in 1066

WYRD

• A belief in fate

SCOP, SKALD

• Professional poet storyteller who lives in every tribe

ALFRED THE GREAT

• Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

VENERABLE BEDE

• Writer of the History of the English Church and people

• Only people who could read and write

KENNING

• Whale-road, ring-bearer, shepard of evil