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57 Cards in this Set
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Muspell
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region that flickers with dancing flames.
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Black Surt
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sits on the furthest reaches of Muspell, brandishing a sword; waiting for the end when he will rise and savage the gods and whelm the whole world with fire.
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Niflheim
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packed with ice and covered with vast sweeps of snow.
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Hvergelmir
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in Niflheim, it is a spring that is the source to the eleven rivers named the Elivagar.
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Elivagar
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consists of 11 rivers
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cool Svol
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one of the eleven rivers
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Gunnthra the defiant
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one of the eleven rivers
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Fjorm
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one of the eleven rivers
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bubbling Fimbulthul
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one of the eleven rivers
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fearsome Slid
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one of the eleven rivers
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storming Hrid
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one of the eleven rivers
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Sylg
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one of the eleven rivers
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Ylg
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one of the eleven rivers
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broad Vid
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one of the eleven rivers
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Leipt which streaks like lightning
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one of the eleven rivers
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freezing Gjoll
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one of the eleven rivers
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Ginnungagap
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a huge and seeming emptiness between Muspell and Niflheim.
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Ymir
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the name of the frost giant. First life form that came from the "burning ice and biting flame". (evil)
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Aurgelmir
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what the other frost giants called Ymir. *note to self, figure out what -gelmir is*
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Audumla
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A cow that was born from the melting ice.
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Buri
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A man that was born from the salty blocks of ice that the cow "Audumla" licked.
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Bor
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son of Buri, he married Bestla, a daughter of Bolthor (one of the frost giants).
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Bestla
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Married Bor, she was the daughter of Bolthor, one of the frost giants.
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Odin
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Son of Bestla
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Vili
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Son of Bestla
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Ve
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Son of Bestla
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Bergelmir
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frost giant, escaped with his wife and rode on a boat through a tide of gore.
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Jotunheim
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land given by Vili, Ve, and Odin to the frost giants and rock giants.
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Ask
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the first human man, made out of two fallen trees (Ash and Elm).
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Embla
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the first human woman, made out of two fallen trees (Ash and Elm).
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Midgard
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land of the humans
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Narvi
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The father of the daughter called "Night".
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Night
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dark eyed, dark haired, married three times.
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Maglfari
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first husband of Night, father of her son Aud.
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Aud
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Son of Maglfari and Night.
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Annar
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second husband of Night, father of her daughter Earth.
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Earth
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daughter of Night and Annar.
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shining Delling
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related to the sons of Bor, father of her son Day.
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Day
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radiant and of fair face, son of Delling and Night
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Hrimfaxi
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Nights horse that leads her around the world every day, has frosty mane.
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Skinfaxi
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Days horse that leads him around the world every day, has a gleaming mane that lights up the sky and earth.
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Mundilfari
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Lived in Midgard, had two children he called Moon (son) and Sun (daughter).
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Glen
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Moons husband.
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Moon
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Mundilfaris son, forced to guide Night's chariot through the world.
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Sun
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Mundilfaris daughter, forced to guide Day's chariot through the world.
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Aesir
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Odin's, Vili's, and Ve's offspring.
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Bil and Hjuki
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children of Vidfinn. They were walking away from the well of Byrgir when Moon swooped down and carried them off. They travel with the Moon.
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Vidfinn
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Father of Bil and Hjuki who were kidnapped by Moon and travel with it.
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Arvak
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one of Suns horses. Named like that because he rises so early.
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Alsvid
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one of Suns horses. Named like that because he is immensely strong.
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Skoll
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a wolf who is always snapping and growling at the Sun from behind.
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Haiti
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the wolf who is in front of Sun, trying to catch the moon.
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Modsognir
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leader of the dwarfs that were made from the maggots that fed on Ymir's flesh.
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Durin
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deputy of the dwarfs that were made from the maggots that fed on Ymir's flesh.
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Asgard
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a place that the sons of Bor made. It has green plains and shining palaces. All of the Aesir (guardians of men) crossed over and settled here.
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Bifrost
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A flaming rainbow bridge that linked Asgard and Midgard.
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Yggdrasill
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the greatest and best of trees (Ash). It soars over all that is; its three roots delve into Asgard and Jotunheim and Nifleheim, there is a spring under each.
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