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messenger of the Norse Gods
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Hemrod
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rhymes with peapod
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Came to the battlefirleds and claimed 1/2 of those slain (instead of Valhalla)
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Freyr
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She was FREE to do this
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Warden of the Bifrost
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Heimdall
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One of the AEsir
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Which story described creation with 12 rivers, frost maidens, and a giant dude named Ymir?
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Norse mythology
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North- land of the cold (death)
South- land of fire |
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God of thunder and battle
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Thor
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Thursday is named for him
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Home of the Norse Gods.. serious place...forces of good always fighting with forces of evil.
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Asgard
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sounds like the name of the lion in Narnia.
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beautiful maidens...
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Valkyries
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You would see them as a reward in Valhalla
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God of wnter... tricked Loki to throw mistletoe at Balder..
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Hoder
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Rhymes with toader
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What was the only thing on earth that could hurt Balder?
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Mistletoe
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Its a plant we see in the winter.
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Honored Hall of the Slain... kind of like the Hebrew Heaven
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Valhall
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You go there is you die a brave death
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Odin's wife.. Goddess of marriage and motherhood
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Frigga
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Friday is named after her ... very wise... not many female Gods.
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The "Sky-father" .... His responsibility is to postpone the day of doom
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Odin
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He matches Zeus in greek Mythology
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Which set of stories centers around just one God....
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Hebrew
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God created the heaven and Earth
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God of war
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Tyr
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Named Tuesday after him.
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