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Nordic Gods

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Click on a link for information and pictures of the Saxon and Viking gods.

Sun

Moon

Tyr (Tiu) and the wolf Fenrir

Odin (Woden)

Thor and the World Serpent

Freyja and the Hammer of Thor

Odin
Ymir, the Giant of Creation
Niflheim (the land of cold ruled by Hel)
Muspelheim (the bright land ruled by Muspell)
Ginnungagap (the empty place)
Midgard (Middle Earth)

Yggdrasill, the World Tree
and how Odin lost his eye.

Asgard where the gods lived
Bifrost (the bridge to Asgard)
The Valkyries (the guides of the Dead)

Loki
and the death of Balder

Ragnarok, the end of the worlds


Days of the week

Notes for Teachers
Links
Book recommendation

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This web page was created December 1999