Names in Norse Mythology and Legends
Name | Descriptions |
Aseir |
Collective names for gods who lived in Asgard |
Asgard |
City of the gods and goddesses |
Balder or Baldur |
God of happiness, sunlight, and spring |
Bifrost |
The rainbow bridge connecting Midgard (earth) and Asgard |
Dwarfs |
Earth-like human beings, magic artisan; made OdinŐs spear and ThorŐs hammer |
Frey |
God of the weather and of harvest |
Freya |
Goddess of love and beauty, sister of Frey |
Frigga or Frigg |
Wife of Odin, goddess of the household |
Giants |
Enemies of the gods and men; dwellers in Jotunheim; personifying ScandinaviaŐs cold snow and ice |
Heimdall |
Guard of the rainbow bridge against giants |
Hel or Hela |
Goddess of death |
Hoder or Hod |
Blind god, twin brother of Balder |
Hoenir |
OdinŐs brother, who helped create the first man |
Hymir |
Giant from whom Thor obtained a kettle |
Idun or Iduna |
Goddess of spring and youth |
Loki |
God of mischief and destruction |
Midgard |
Earth, abode of mankind |
Mimir |
All-wise giant to whom Odin gave an eye for wisdom-giving water |
Miolner |
ThorŐs magic hammer (thunderbolt |
Nanna |
BalderŐs wife, flower goddess |
Skymir |
Giant who directed Thor to Utgard |
Sleipnir |
OdinŐs eight-legged horse, speedier than the wind. |
Thialfi |
ThorŐs servant |
Thiassi |
Frost-giant who could change himself into an eagle |
Thor |
God of thunder, friend and protector of men |
Thrym |
King of the frost-giants; stole ThorŐs hammer |
Tyr |
God of war, patron of sports |
Valhalla |
Gold-roofed hall in OdinŐs palace for souls of heroes slain in battle, brought from earth by the Balkyries, OdinŐs messenger |
Yggdrasil |
Tree great enough to uphold the universe |
Ymir |
Progenitor of the race of giants; slain by Odin and his brother, who made earth, sea, and sky out of his body. |
Dr. Robert Sweetland's Notes ©