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King of the gods:ODIN
learning, wisdom, poetry, and magic.
Goddess of the home:wife, Frigg,
God of Thunder:Thor
who protected humans and the other gods from the giants and who was especially popular among the peasantry;
a god of prosperity:Frey
fertility goddess:Freya sister of Frey
lesser gods:Balder, Hermod, Tyr, Bragi, and Forseti; Idun, Nanna, and Sif were among the goddesses
evil among the gods:trickster Loki.
heroes descendants of the gods:Sigurd the Dragon-slayer; Helgi Thrice-Born, Harald Wartooth, Hadding, Starkad, and the
Valkyries. The Valkyries, a band of warrior-maidens that included Svava and Brunhild
choosers of slain warriors, who were taken to reside in Valhalla. There the warriors would spend their days fighting and
nights feasting until Ragnarok.
the day of the final world battle, in which the old gods would perish and a new reign of peace and love would be instituted.
Ordinary individuals were received after death by the goddess Hel taken To The Gate of the underground world.
Also known as The Gate.
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