Norse Creatures
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
NORNS
- Demi goddesses of destiny
- They control the destiny of gods and men
- 3 sisters: Urd(fate), Verdandi(necessity), and Skuld(being)
YMIR
- Primordial giant and progenitor of the frost giants
- Man and woman came out of his armpit
- Dwarfs were made from the maggots in his flesh
YGGDRASIL
- The world tree
- Links and shelters all the worlds
- 3 wells lie at it's base: well of wisdom, well of fate, and the roaring kettle
TROLLS
- Creatures that dwell in isolated mountains, rocks, and caves
- Rarely helpful or friendly
- Bragi had an encounter with a female troll
AUDMULA
- The cow that fed Ymir with its milk
- Created from melting ice
- Sustained herself by licking salt and frost
MIDGARD SERPANT
- Also known as Jormungand
- Encircles the earth
- One of 3 children of Loki
- Lies deep in the ocean and bites it's own tail
SLEIPNIR
- A gray colt with 8 legs
- Was the offspring of a mare Loki and a stallion
- Given to Odin
- Could travel over land and water and fly
HUGIN AND MUNIN
- Odins two ravens
- They fly over earth all day long
- They return to Odin at night and tell them what they heard and saw
VALKYRIES
- Beautiful young women mounted on winged horses
- Escort heroes who died in battle to Valhalla
- Their armor causes the Aurora Borealis
- Equipped with helmets and spears
FENRIR
- Gigantic wolf
- Oldest child of Loki
- Got chained to a rock
- Bit of Tyrs hand
- Has a sword between its teeth to prevent biting
SURT
- A fire giant
- The one who sets the world on fire and burns it in Ragnarok
- Brandishes his great fiery sword that shines brighter than the sun
