Norse or Germanic
Mythology
Achievements and
landmarks
Poetic Eda
•Collection of heroic and mythological poems.
•Was compiled from various sources by unknown
writers.
Prose Eda
•written by Icelandic politician Snorri
Sturluson.
Gylfaginning a fictional king Gylfi, goes in disguise to
asgard to find out about the gods and to
learn all of their wisdom.
TacitusOne of the most ancient references to
germanic myths is given byt the Roman
historian Gaius Cornelius.
Rune StoneRune from old Norse
which means “Mystery or
Secret”.
This stone was carved
by Varin for his dead son
Vemod, and contains an
ode to Theodoric, king of
the Goths.
Angel on an altar of
the Lombard King
RachisThe Long Bards originally
came from the south of
Sweden, but they established
themselves in Italy and gave
name to the region of
Lombardy. Some tales explain
that, when they became too
big in number, the Winnili
divided between three groups
and draw between them to
stay in their territory. The
group headed by Ibor and Aio
lost, so they left in search of a
new land.
JutonsLand os Giants, surrounded with seas and
oceans with mountainous picks.
Idavoll Meeting place of gods.
Nidavellir Home of the dwarves.
Dark dwelling or dark fields.
Yggdrasill
Is a gigantic
tree, thought to
connect all the
nine worlds of
Norse
Mythology.
Nine Worlds in Norse Mythology
AsgardThe home of Aesir (male) and Asynjur
(female) or the home of gods.
City of gods.
Inside the the gates of Asgard is Valhalla
ValhallaHome of fallen
Vikings
540 doors which
are wide
Roof is covered
with golden shields
Walls are made
from wooden spear
shafts.
Saehrimnir
“A giant pig”
Magical pig
When the steaks
cut from the side
of the pig, it will
grow back
immediately.
HeidrunA goat
Standingon the
roof of Valhalla
Ates from the
branches of the
tree of life.
From its udder
floats a lot of
mead, down to a
huge tub.
Valkyries
Serves the
vikings with
pork and mead.
Vanaheim
Home of Vanir.
AlfheimThe home of light elves.
MidgardHome of
the Humans
“Midle
Earth”
Connecte
d to Asgard
by Bifrost
Jotunhei
mHome of
theGiants.
Aka
Utgard.
Consist
mostly of
rocks,
wilderness
and dense
forests.
SvartalfheimHome of the dark elves.
NifleimNorth, world of fog and mist.
MusphelheimSouth, burning
hot place.
Filled with lava,
flames, sparks, and
soot.
Home of the
distroyers of the
world.
HelheimThe world of the eponymous
The underworld where the dead dwell.
Gods and Goddesses
Odinson of Bor and
Bestla.
the chief divinity
of the Norse
pantheon.
The Allfather.
a god of war and death, but also the god of poetry and wisdom.
Baldergod of light,
joy, purity,
beauty,
innocence, and
reconciliation.Son of Odin
and Frigg.
Friggwife of Odinpatron of
marriage and
motherhood,
and the
goddess of love
and fertility.
Thorgod of thunder.
He is generally
depicted as red-
headed and
bearded and eyes
of lighting.
son of Odin
and Jord, and one
of the most
powerful gods.
Tyrgod of war and the patron god of justice, the precursor of Odin.the boldest of the
gods, who inspires
courage and heroism
in battle.
represented as a
man with one hand,
because his right
hand was bitten off
by the gigantic wolf
Fenrir.
LokiThe Trickster.
The most
unpredictable and
certainly the most
dangerous god.
Freyagoddess of love and
fertility, and the most
beautiful and propitious of
the goddesses.
he patron goddess of
crops and birth, the
symbol of sensuality and
was called upon in matters
of love.
Goddess of sex, battle,
and pleasure, most
beautiful and desirable of
white-armed women,
Freyja was sister to the
male fertility god Freyr.
Bragi god of eloquence and poetry, and the patron of skalds (poets).son of Odin and Frigg.Runes were carved on his tongue and he inspired poetry in humans by letting them drink from the mead of poetry.
Forsetithe god of justice.
son of the god
Balder and his
mother is Nanna.
rules in the
beautiful palace
Glitnir, which
serves as a court of
justice and where
all legal disputes
are settled.
Heimdallgod of light.
born at the end of the
world and raised by the
force of the earth, seawater
and the blood of a boar.
carries the horn Gjallar.
the watchman of the gods
and guards Bifrost, the only
entrance to Asgard, the
realm of the gods.
It is Heimdall's duty to
prevent the giants from
forcing their way into
Asgard. He requires less
sleep than a bird and can
see a hundred miles around
him, by night as well as by
day.
Ve one of a triad of
ancient Scandinavian
gods including Odin
and Vili - sons of the
primordial pair of
giants Bor and Bestla.
he three brothers
created heaven and
earth from the slain
body of the primeval
being Ymir and built
the twelve realms.
Andvari Andvari
(Alberich)
guards treasures,
including
Tarnkappe, a
cape of
invisibility, and
gives Loki the
magic ring of the
Aesir, which is
called Draupnir.