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30 Cards in this Set
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What was the land of frozen fog?
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NifLheim
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What is the land of fire?
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Muspelheim
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Where does life originate from?
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Ginungagap
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What are the first 2 things of life?
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Ymir the frost giant
Andulma the cow |
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Where did giants come from?
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Ymir's armpit
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Where did the 1st handsome man come from?
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Binungagap
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Who are the sons of the handsome man #2?
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Aesirs (Gods of Norse)
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Who were the Aesirs?
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Odin
Hoenir Lodur |
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Who was the king of the aesirs?
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Odin
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Why are the giants enemies w/ the Aesirs
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they threw Ymir into Ginungagap
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What is another word for giants?
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Jotuns
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What do the Aesirs make Midgard out of?
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Ymir:
flesh - soil bones - mts teeth - rocks skull - sky |
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What make the stars and the sun?
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sparks from Muspellheim
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Why is there a continuous cycle of night & day?
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2 giants disguised as wolves are chasing the horses that carry the sun and moon!
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What are transformed into worms?
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gnomes
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What are the spirits that take care of nature?
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sprites
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What kind of tree do men come from?
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Ash
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What kind of tree do women come from?
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Alder!
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What was Odins contribution to men?
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Blew life into them
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What was Hoenir's contribution to men?
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Ability to think & move
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What are Valkyries?
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Women who wait on Odin
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What does "valkyries" mean in english?
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Choosers of the dead
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Where do the Valkyries bring the soldiers when they die?
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Valhalla (hall of the Slain!)
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Who decides how long peoples/gods lives are going to be?
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3 Fays of Destiny
OR Norns |
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What is the name of the tree that everything sprouts from?
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Yggdrasil
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What contribution does Lodur give to men?
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emotions& blood!
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Which god always wanted knowledge?
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Odin
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Which god was respected but not loved?
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Odin
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Why does Odin become king?
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He hangs from Yggdrasil for9 days and gains knowledge
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What is the name of Odin's 8-legged horse?
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Sleiphir
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