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Brighid
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-Irish mother goddess associated with arts & crafts
-Roman counterpart is Minerva -popular among lower social classes -assocaited with healing -two sisters with same name---she is a triple goddess -name means 'exulted one' |
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Donn
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-Irish name for the underworld
-the god from which the Celts descended -literally means 'brown or dark one' -lived on island Tech Duinn -both beneficial & malevolent -assocaited with waters & is the creator of storms |
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Sucellus
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-Celtic god associated with the underworld
-becomes a god of the forest when associated with the Roman god Silvanus -shown wearing a coat of wolf and holding a cup & mallet |
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Epona
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goddess associated with horses
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Cernunnos
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-'the horned god'
-may be shown with the horns of a stag,a ram, or a bull -seems to be more of a type than a specific diety -associated with the animal kingdom |
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Cu Chulainn
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-part of the Uster Cycle
-originally named Sentanta -becomes new guard dog -promised eternal fame |
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Uster Cycle
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-composed of 80 or so tales
-longest is the Cattle Raid of Cooley -The greatest of these, the Tain Bo Cuailnge, is sometimes compared to the Iliad -not written down until the 7th century AD -parts may have been changed or omitted -focuses on tribal warfare |
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Conchubar
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-one of the Kings of Ulster
-lives in the palace of Emain Macha -throws a great wedding feast in honor of his sister Dechtire |
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Emain Macha
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-palace where Conchubar lives
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Dechtire
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-sister of Conchubar; married to Sualtim
-swallows a fly when it lands in her drink -she and her maids are turned into a flock of birds and are taken to the land of Sidhe |
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Culain
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-the king who's house Conchubar is going to a feast at
-Setanta planned to meet him there later -asks Conchubar if anyone is coming behind him, he says no, so he releases his hounds -upset because Setanta killed his guard dog |
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Cathbad the Druid
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-gives Setanta a new name: Cu Chulainn
-tells Setanta that it will be a great name |
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Glastonbury Cross
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-discovered in 1911
-bore an inscription with the name of Arthur on it -it was later found to be fake |
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Artorius
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-Welsh calvary general who was active against the Saxsons between AD 500-517
-Arthur is a Welsh form of his Latin name |
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Historis Regum Britanniae
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"History of the Kings of Britain"
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Myyrdin
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-reffered to in Welsh poems
-name before it was Latinized into Merlin -a young fortune teller who was the offspring of a maiden and a devil |
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Chretien de Troyes
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-French author who may have introduced Sir Lancelot to the Arthur legend
-writes to tell tales of heroes and lovers -we might owe the idea of courtly love to him |
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Sir Thomas Malory
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-author of Le Morte d' Arthur
-finished in 1469 -continues the tradition of adding to and changing the legend -characters are made to fit the time of the 15th century |
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Sir Ector
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Arthur's foster father
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Lady Nimue
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-one of the ladies of the lake
-bewitched Merlin & convinced him to teach her -tricked Merlin into going into a cave by himself where she then imprisoned him |
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King Leodegrance
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-father of Guinevere
-gives Arthur the Round Table |
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Igraine
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-Arthur's mother
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Joseph of Arimathea
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-wealthy man the buried Jesus
-theory that he used the Holy Grail to collect a couple drops of Jesus' blood |
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Philosopher's Stone
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-one legend of the Holy Grail
-achemical agent that turned lead into gold |
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Sir Perceval
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-quest of the grail falls to him
-Welsh youth who was forbidden by his mother to learn the ways of knighthood -leaves his home and goes to Camelot to become a knight -sees a vision of the Holy Grail but does not inquire about it -FAILS HIS QUEST |
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Fisher King
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-a wounded king; needs a knight to retrieve the Grail and heal him
-his castle becomes a wasteland because of Sir Perceval |
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Sir Galahad
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-chosen to sit at Siege Perilous
-known for his chastity and his purity -successfully heals the Fisher King |
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Sir Mordred
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-Arthur's nephew
-concieved when Arthur unknowingly sleeps with Morgause -Arthur tried to kill him when he was an infant -reveal Lancelot's affair with Guinevere to Arthur -manages to flee from Lancelot - |
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Sir Agravaine
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-Arthur's nephew
-reveals Lancelot's affair with Guinevere to Arthur -slain by Lancelot |
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Morgause
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-Arthur's half-sister
-daughter of the Duke of Cornwall and Lady Egraine -Sleeps with Arthur -- the incest helps bring down Camelot |
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Battle of Camlann
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-Arthur kills Mordred & is mortally wounded
-Arthur is taken to a chapel by the seaside |
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Sir Bedevere
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-takes Arthur to the chapel by the seaside to die
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Saga of the Volsungs
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-composed by and unknown Icelandic poet around the 13th century AD
-preserves material relating to life in the 4th and 5th century AD -survives as a prose epic, but there is some poetry -two main parts: 1) typical magical elements 2) deals with priestly intrigue and betrayl |
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Sigmund
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-son of Sigi; oldest of the 10 sons. Twin sister is Signy
-pulls magical sword free from Barnstock -goes off to live in the forest -concieves a son with his sister -avenges the death of his brother by slaying Siggeir -becomes king of Sweeden |
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Signy
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-only daughter of Sigi; twin brother is Sigmund
-married to Siggeir -concieves a son with her brother Sigmund |
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Barnstock
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-name of the great palace Volsung built around a large tree
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Sinfjotli
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-son of Sigmund & Signy
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Sigurd
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-son of Sigmund & his wife
-given over to the smith Regin to be raised |
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Regin
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-the blacksmith who raises Sigurd
-plays on Sigurd's vanity and drives him to do great deeds -son of Hreidmar- has two brothers -least gifted of his brothers: he can work metal and stone |
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Hreidmar
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-father of Regin, Fafnir, & Otter
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Fafnir
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-brother of Otter & Regin
-largest & strongest -great warrior but also greedy -murders his father to get the gold for himself |
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Otter
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-brother of Fafnir & Regin
-can take the form of an otter: excellent fisherman -killed by Odin & Loki -stuffed with gold |
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Andvari
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-dwarf that Loki forces to give up his golden hoard
-tries to keep one golden ring, but Loki makes him give it up -curses the ring, saying that it will destroy whoever has it |
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wergild
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-a price that someone is forced to pay after murdering a member of another family
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King Giuki
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-husband of Grimhild
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Grimhild
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-wife of King Giuki
-she is a sorceress -plots that she wants Sigurd to marry into their family -puts a forgetfulness potion in Sigurds drink, making him forget Brynhild & marry Gundrun |
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Gundrun
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-the only daughter of Grimhild & King Giuki
-is going to marry Sigurd |
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Gunnar
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-son of Grimhild & King Giuki
-wants to marry Brynhild, and Sigurd helps him by saving her from the castle surrounded by flames |
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Wyrd
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-fate
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Grendel
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-a monster; descendant from race of giants or trolls
-outraged by all the positive things that happen in Heorot -outcast of society & a murderer |
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Heorot
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-the Needs Hall
-the heart of society where feasts are held and gifts are given |
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Hrothgar
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King of the Danes
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Wiglaf
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-the only soldier that doesn't flee when he fights the dragon
-stays loyal to Beowuld after he is bit by the dragon |
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Brahm Stoker
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-author of Dracula
-wrote the novel in 1897 -it has transcended the genre of horror fiction -his book was one of the most sexually charged portrayls of vampires |
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Elizabeth Bathory
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-Hungarian countess
-one of the most notorious serial killers in history -responsible for killing & torturing over 600 young women -she chose young maidens becuse she thought she could prevent herself from aging by drinking their blood -imprisioned in 1 room of her late husbands castle |
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draugar
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-powerful reanimated corpses that appear in some Edic poetry
-can sometimes change shape or control the weather -to kill one, you had to either behead it or burn it and then dispose of its ashes in the sea -known to haunt their graves |
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Empusa
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-Greek; a hybrid sort of beast
-said to have flaming hair and mismatched legs -- one made of brass and the other of a donkey |
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Lamia
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-Greek; could take the form of beautiful women that would lure young men into their beds before eating their flesh & drinking their blood
-used an illision to disguise their demonic form in which they had serpentine tails in place of legs |
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Lilitu
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-Mesopotamian demon
-associated with death and disease -also preyed upon young men -reffered to in the Hebew tradition under the name of Lilith |
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Hermione Granger
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-reference to Helen of Troy
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Severus Snape
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-head of Slytherin
-ex-death eater |
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Minerva McGonegal
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-Minerva = goddess of wisdom
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Gryffindor
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-the house of the bravest & most courageous
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Hufflepuff
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-house associated with hard work, patience, & tenacity
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Ravenclaw
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-house associated with prized intellect & ingenuity
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Slytherin
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-ambitious, driven, & power hungry
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Snorri Sturluson
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-wrote the Prose Edda
-lived from 1179 to 1241 |
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Prose Edda
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-creation myth
-preserves the best of 9th and 10th century poetry -not completely in agreement with the rest of history & writing -Edda means poetic art -written by Snorri Sturluson |
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Gylfi
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-a king that gives a false name as Gangerli
-pretends to be an old man and goes before three gods to get knowledge -asks how things were in the beginning |
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Ymir
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-the frost giant
-born from the ice & condensation -evil & has wicked character -sweats while he sleeps -a man & woman are born from his left armpit -a son is born between his legs |
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Niflheim
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-freezing cold, ice
-forms from chaos |
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Surtur
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-great fire giant that rules muspell
-yields a great flaming sword |
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Harr
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means "high one"
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Janharr
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means "just as high"
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Thridi
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the third
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Muspelheim
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-rhelm of fire that forms in the souther region of chaos
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Audhumla
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-a primevil cow that comes from the thawing ice
-Ymir drinks from her -when she likes the ice, another man is born |
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Buri
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-man who comes from the block of ice
-has a son Bor |
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Bergelmir
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-the only man who survives the flood while on a boat with his wife
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Midgard
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-means "middle earth"
-refers to an area that was inclosed by his eyebrow |
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Yggdrasil
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-the world tree @ the center of the world
-it has three roots -many creatures that live in the tree |
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Ragnarok
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-the end of the universe
-it was fate -many of the gods will die and stay dead |
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Odin
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-the all father, sky god, king of the gods
-commands the Valkyries -rides an 8 legged horse -god of war and wisdom -associated with 2 ravens -not always a good god, he is unpredictable! -wise and can see into the future -marries Frigg |
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Valkyries
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-commanded by Odin
-bring men who die in battle to Valhalla |
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Valhalla
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-place where men who die in battle are brought
-here they will drink and fight and train for the final battle |
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Mjolnir
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-the great hammer of Thor
-greatest treasure of any god -made by droves |
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Loki
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-said to be born from Odin & a giant
-he is a trickster & mostly malicious -father of 3 monsters -he is a shape shifter |
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Frigg
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-Odin's wife
-mother of Balder -tries to prevent Balder's death & goes to every god to make them swear they wont hurt Balder |
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Fenrir
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-one of 3 monsters that are Loki's children
-a great wolf whom the gods wished to imprison -would not be chained until finally a special chain was created -only gave in when a god put his hand on his mouth |
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Jormungand
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-one of 3 monsters that are Loki's children
-cast out of Asgard -grew until he could encircle the earth and bite his own tail -he was a snake |
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Hel
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-one of 3 monsters that are Loki's children
-rules over Niflheim |
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Tyr
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-puts his hand in Fenrir's mouth
-Fenrir bites his hand off when he cant break the chain |
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Heimdall
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-watcher of the gods, guardman
-stands on a rainbow bridge -vision is really good, he can see for miles and miles -can hear the wool on the sheep grow |
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Hoder
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-not playing the game
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Tintagil
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-the castle of the Duke of Cornwall
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Joyous Gard
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-Lancelot's castle
-Arthur lays siege to it |
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Tech Duinn
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-island that is the home of Donn, the Irish god of the underworld
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Gylfi
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-king that is the main interrogator of the three gods in the Prose Edda
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Balder
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-member of the Norse pantheon
-son of Odin & Frigg -merciful, but when he pronounces a judgement it is unchangeable -it is his death that it is the time of ragrabock |
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Merlin
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-may be based on a British nobleman that was alive in the late 6th century AD
-fell in love with Lady Nimue -was tricked by Lady Nimue into going into a cave by himself where he was imprisoned by her |
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Geoffrey of Monmouth
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-wrote the Historis Regum Britanniae in 1136
-cites oral and literary sources, but people think he may have fabricated them -He was a priest of Welsh of British descent & he taught at Oxford |
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Siege Perilous
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-a seat at the Round Table that is left open for a long time
-it is for the greatest knight who will get the Holy Grail |
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Le Morte d' Arthur
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-means "The Death of Arthur"
-written by Sir Thomas Malory, finished in 1469 -the characters are made to fit the time of the 15th century |
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Le Conte du Graal
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-"The Story of the Grail"
-written by Chretien de Troyes -the earliest literary account of the grail! -story is not finished, we do not know the outcome |
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Valkyrie
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-warrior maiden
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Igraine
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-mother of Arthur with Uther Pendragon
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Uther Pendragon
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-father of Arthur with Igraine
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Beowulf
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-written in Old English by an unknown author
-written in a time when pagan and Christian elements collided uneasily in England -contains the oldest recorded parts of the Saga of the Volsungs, but doesnt possess the whole story -weapons do not help him |
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Brynhild
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-she is a Valkyrie (warrior maiden)
-had slain the wrong king during a fight, so Odin had put her in enternal sleep -she has the power of foresight, & knows that Sigurd will marrry another |
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Dr. John William Polidori
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-wrote "The Vampyre"
-bases his monster on an actual individual, Lord Byron -vampire takes the form of a nobleman & delights in the corruption of young women |
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Vlad Tepes
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-a nobleman from Wallachia who lived from 1431 to 1476
-constantly vying for power with members of his own family and also with the Ottoman Empire -Killed anywhere from 40-100,000 people -his favorite method of killing was impaling |
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Vampire
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-dont cast a reflection when they look in the mirror
-doesnt have a soul -possess a # of weaknesses: being repelled by crucifixes, cant stand the smell of gralic, the light of the sun burns them |
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Albus Dumbledore
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-the headmaster of Hogwarts
-an illusion to Merlin -tries to protect Harry from his fame |
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Riothamus
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-a British king who Geoffrey Ashe proposed Arthur finds his roots in
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