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28 Cards in this Set
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primordial giant who formed in the void of Ginnungagap from fire and ice
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Ymir
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he gave birth to the frost giants and created the primordial cow Audhumla
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Ymir
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He was killed by Odin and his brothers whom used his body to create the universe
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Ymir
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The All-Father, leader of teh Aesir
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Odin
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Rides the 8-legged Sleipnir
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Odin
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Hung himself for 9 days from Yggdrasil, pierced by his own spear to gain knowledge. He also traded one of his eyes for a drink from Mimir's well to gain wisdom
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Odin
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Wife of odin
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Frigg
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Mother of Balder, Hoder, Hermond, and Tyr
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Frigg
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Goddess of the sky, marriage, and motherhood, and works at her loom spinning clouds
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Frigg
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Son of Njord, and twin brother of Freya
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Frey
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One of the Vanir but lives with the Aesir as a hostage
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Frey
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God of fertility, horses, sun and rain, his posessions include the magic ship Skidbladnir.
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Frey
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He travels in a chariot drawn by the golden boar Gullinburstni and gave way his magic sword tot he hand of the giantess Gerda
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Frey
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Goddess of love, passion, and human fertility -
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freya
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possessions include a cloak that allows her to turn into a falcon and the necklace Brisingament - her chariot has two cats
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freya
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son of odin and giantess Jord - god of thunder, weather and crops
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thor
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his chariot is pulled by two goats and he wields Mjolnir
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thor
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married to Sif and his nemesis is the Midgard Serpent
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Thor
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Odin's blood brother
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Loki
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God of fire and trickery
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Loki
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Tricked Hoder into killing Balder
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Loki
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His children include the wolf Fenrir, the Midgard Serpent Jormungandr, Hel, and Sleipnir.
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Loki
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after killing balder, he was chained to three boulders with snakes dripping poison onto him.
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loki
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son of nine sisters
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heimdall
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god of light and guardians. He guards Bifrots, the rainbow bridge into asgard. he can see 100 miles away and hears the grass going. He will enter ragnarok with his horn Gjall
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heimdall
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god of light, joy, and beauty.
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balder
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he dreamed of his own death, so frigga extracted promises from everything to not harm him, but she skipped mistletoe, which Loki tricked his blind brother Hoder to kill him with
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balder
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goddess of destiny, represented as the three sisters :
Urd Verdandi Skukl [counterparts of the Fates] |
norns
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