Norse Mythology
| Aesir | Chief gods of Asgard. |
| Andvari | Dwarf; robbed of gold and magic ring by Loki. |
| Angerbotha (Angrbotha) | Giantess; mother by Loki of Fenrir, Hel, and Midgard serpent. |
| Asgard (Asgarth) | Abode of gods. |
| Ask (Aske, Askr) | First man; created by Odin, Hoenir, and Lothur. |
| Asynjur | Goddesses of Asgard. |
| Atli | Second husband of Gudrun; invited Gunnar and Hogni to his court, where they were slain by Gudrun. |
| Audhumia (Audhumbla) | Cow that nourished Ymir; created Buri by licking ice cliff. |
| Balder (Baldr, Baldur) | God of light, spring, peace, joy; son of Odin; slain by Hoth at instigation of Loki. |
| Bifrost | Rainbow bridge connecting Midgard and Asgard. |
| Bragi (Brage) | God of poetry; husband of Ithunn. |
| Branstock | Great oak in hall of Volsungs; into it, Odin thrust Gram, which only Sigmund could draw forth. |
| Brynhild | Valkyrie; wakened from magic sleep by Sigurd; married Gunnar; instigated death of Sigurd; killed herself and was burned on pyre beside Sigurd. |
| Bur (Bor) | Son of Buri; father of Odin, Hoenir, and Lothur. |
| Buri (Bori) | Progenitor of gods; father of Bur; created by Audhumla. |
| Embla | First woman; created by Odin, Hoenir, and Lothur. |
| Fafnir | Son of Rodmar, whom he slew for gold in Otter's skin; in form of dragon, guarded gold; slain by Sigurd. |
| Fenrir | Wolf; offspring of Loki; swallows Odin at Ragnarok and is slain by Vitharr. |
| Forseti | Son of Balder. |
| Frey (Freyr) | God of fertility and crops; son of Njorth; originally one of Vanir. |
| Freya (Freyja) | Goddess of love and beauty; sister of Frey; originally one of Vanir. |
| Frigg (Frigga) | Goddess of sky; wife of Odin. |
| Garm | Watchdog of Hel; slays, and is slain by, Tyr at Ragnarok. |
| Gimle | Home of blessed after Ragnarok. |
| Giuki | King of Nibelungs; father of Gunnar, Hogni, Guttorm, and Gudrun. |
| Glathsehim (Gladsheim) | Hall of gods in Asgard. |
| Gram (meaning Angry) | Sigmund's sword; rewelded by Regin; used by Sigurd to slay Fafnir. |
| Greyfell | Sigmund's horse; descended from Sleipnir. |
| Grimhild | Mother of Gudrun; administered magic potion to Sigurd which made him forget Brynhild. |
| Gudrun | Daughter of Giuki; wife of Sigurd; later wife of Atli and Jonakr. |
| Gunnar | Son of Giuki; in his semblance Sigurd won Brynhild for him; slain at hall of Atli. |
| Guttorm | Son of Giuki; slew Sigurd at Brynhild's request. |
| Heimdall (Heimdallr) | Guardian of Asgard. |
| Hel | Goddess of dead and queen of underworld; daughter of Loki. |
| Hiordis | Wife of Sigmund; mother of Sigurd. |
| Hoenir | One of creators of Ask and Embla; son of Bur. |
| Hogni | Son of Giuki; slain at hall of Atli. |
| Hoth (Hoder, Hodur) | Blind god of night and darkness; slayer of Balder at instigation of Loki. |
| Ithunn (Ithun, Iduna) | Keeper of golden apples of youth; wife of Bragi. |
| Jonakr | Third husband of Gudrun. |
| Jormunrek | Slayer of Swanhild; slain by sons of Gudrun. |
| Jotunnheim (Jotunheim) | Abode of giants. |
| Lif and Lifthrasir | First man and woman after Ragnarok. |
| Loki | God of evil and mischief; instigator of Balder's death. |
| Lothur (Lodur) | One of creators of Ask and Embla. |
| Midgard (Midgarth) | Abode of mankind; the earth. |
| Midgard Serpent | Sea monster; offspring of Loki; slays, and is slain by, Thor at Ragnarok. |
| Mimir | Giant; guardian of well in Jotunnheim at root of Yggdrasill; knower of past and future. |
| Mjollnir | Magic hammer of Thor. |
| Nagifar | Ship to be used by giants in attacking Asgard at Ragnarok; built from nails of dead men. |
| Nanna | Wife of Balder. |
| Nibelungs | Dwellers in northern kingdom ruled by Giuki. |
| Niflheim (Nifelheim) | Outer region of cold and darkness; abode of Hel. |
| Njorth | Father of Frey and Freya; originally one of Vanir. |
| Norns | Demigoddesses of fate: Urth (Urdur) (past), Verthandi (Verdandi) (present), Skuld (future). |
| Odin (Othin) | Head of Aesir; creator of world with Vili and Ve; equivalent to Woden (Wodan, Wotan) in Teutonic mythology. |
| Otter | Son of Rodmar; slain by Loki; his skin filled with gold hoard of Andvari to appease Rodmar. |
| Ragnarok | Final destruction of present world in battle between gods and giants; some minor gods will survive, and Lif and Lifthrasir will repeople world. |
| Regin | Blacksmith; son of Rodmar; foster-father of Sigurd. |
| Rerir | King of Huns; son of Sigi. |
| Rodmar | Father of Regin, Otter, and Fafnir; demanded Otter's skin be filled with gold; slain by Fafnir, who stole gold. |
| Sif | Wife of Thor. |
| Siggeir | King of Goths; husband of Signy; he and his sons slew Volsung and his sons, except Sigmund; slain by Sigmund and Sinflotli. |
| Sigi | King of Huns; son of Odin. |
| Sigmund | Son of Volsung; brother of Signy, who bore him Sinflotli; husband of Hiordis, who bore him Sigurd. |
| Signy | Daughter of Volsung; sister of Sigmund; wife of Siggeir; mother by Sigmund of Sinflotli. |
| Sigurd | Son of Sigmund and Hiordis; wakened Brynhild from magic sleep; married Gudrun; slain by Guttorm at instigation of Brynhild. |
| Sigyn | Wife of Loki. |
| Sinflotli | Son of Sigmund and Signy. |
| Skuld | One of several Norns: Demigoddesses of fate: Urth (Urdur) (Past), Verthandi (Verdandi) (Present), Skuld (Future). |
| Sleipnir (Sleipner) | Eight-legged horse of Odin. |
| Surt (Surtr) | Fire demon; slays Frey at Ragnarok. |
| Svartalfaheim | Abode of dwarfs. |
| Swanhild | Daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun; slain by Jormunrek. |
| Thor | God of thunder; oldest son of Odin; equivalent to Germanic deity Donar. |
| Tyr | God of war; son of Odin; equivalent to Tiu in Teutonic mythology. |
| Ull (Ullr) | Son of Sif; stepson of Thor. |
| Urth | One of several Norns: Demigoddesses of fate: Urth (Urdur) (past), Verthandi (Verdandi) (present), Skuld (future). |
| Valhalla (Valhall) | Great hall in Asgard where Odin received souls of heroes killed in battle. |
| Vali | Odin's son: Ragnarok survivor. |
| Valkyries | Virgins, messengers of Odin, who selected heroes to die in battle and took them to Valhalla; generally considered as nine in number. |
| Vanir | Early race of gods; three survivors, Njorth, Frey, and Freya, are associated with Aesir. |
| Ve | Brother of Odin; one of creators of world. |
| Verthandi | One of several Norns: Demigoddesses of fate: Urth (Urdur) (past), Verthandi (Verdandi) (present), Skuld (future). |
| Vili | Brother of Odin; one of creators of world. |
| Vingolf | Abode of goddesses in Asgard. |
| Vitharr (Vithar) | Son of Odin; survivor of Ragnarok. |
| Volsung | Descendant of Odin, and father of Signy, Sigmund; his descendants were called Volsungs. |
| Yggdrasill | Giant ash tree springing from body of Ymir and supporting universe; its roots extended to Asgard, Jotunnheim, and Niffheim. |
| Ymir (Ymer) | Primeval frost giant killed by Odin, Vili, and Ve; world created from his body; also, from his body sprang Yggdrasill. |
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