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    The Norse gods were divided into two main groups, the Aesir and Vanir, who once engaged in war. Odin was the king of the Aesir and known as the father of all gods. He rode an eight-legged horse and was depicted as an old man with a hat and cloak. Frigg was Odin's wife and queen of the gods. Thor was the god of thunder who wielded the powerful hammer Mjolnir. Loki was the trickster god who could shapeshift and helped or hindered the other gods. Freya ruled over the afterlife field Fólkvangr and was a goddess of fate, love, beauty and more.

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    The Norse gods were divided into two main groups, the Aesir and Vanir, who once engaged in war. Odin was the king of the Aesir and known as the father of all gods. He rode an eight-legged horse and was depicted as an old man with a hat and cloak. Frigg was Odin's wife and queen of the gods. Thor was the god of thunder who wielded the powerful hammer Mjolnir. Loki was the trickster god who could shapeshift and helped or hindered the other gods. Freya ruled over the afterlife field Fólkvangr and was a goddess of fate, love, beauty and more.

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    The Norse gods were divided into two main groups, the Aesir and Vanir, who once engaged in war. Odin was the king of the Aesir and known as the father of all gods. He rode an eight-legged horse and was depicted as an old man with a hat and cloak. Frigg was Odin's wife and queen of the gods. Thor was the god of thunder who wielded the powerful hammer Mjolnir. Loki was the trickster god who could shapeshift and helped or hindered the other gods. Freya ruled over the afterlife field Fólkvangr and was a goddess of fate, love, beauty and more.

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    THE NORSE

    GODS
    The Norse gods were separated into two
    main groups, the Æsir and the Vanir, who at
    one point in their histories engaged in a
    fierce and bitter war. Odin was the King of
    the Æsir clan and known as 'the father of
    all gods'. He was often depicted as a one-
    eyed, bearded old man wearing a hat and a
    cloak, who rode a flying eight-legged horse
    called Sleipnir.
    As the wife of Odin, Frigg was regarded as
    the Queen of the Æsir gods and therefore
    possibly the most important of all the Norse
    goddesses. She was the only one allowed to
    sit next to her husband and although he
    conducted many extra-marital affairs, she
    always stuck by her partner.
    The important
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    Norse Gods
    Thor

    He was the god of thunder and lightning who


    wielded the Mjölnir, a devastatingly powerful
    hammer that could slay giants and smash
    mountains. He rode a chariot drawn by two
    massive goats called Tanngniost and
    Tanngrisnir.
    Loki

    Loki was known as the trickster god,


    equipped with the ability to shapeshift into a
    multitude of different forms. His relationship
    with the other gods was complex; on some
    occasions he helped them, on others he
    hindered them.
    Freya

    Freya was the goddess of fate, love, beauty, gold,


    war and fertility. She was a member of the Vanir
    and ruled over the heavenly meadow of
    Fólkvangr, where half of all those who died in
    combat would go, whilst the other half were
    guided by the Valkyries to Valhalla which was
    ruled over by Odin.
    Balder

    Another son of Odin and half-brother to Thor,


    Balder was the god of light and purity. He was
    described as a fair, kind and handsome god, whose
    beauty was unparalleled. Often praised by others
    for his mercifulness, Balder was the epitome of all
    things wise and good.
    Hel

    The daughter of Loki, Hel presided over the Norse


    underworld, a place where all those Vikings who
    didn’t die in battle went. Half of her body was flesh
    and blood, the other half was just bones. Her
    decaying features befitted a goddess who ruled over
    the land of the dead, judging and deciding the fate
    of the souls who entered her realm.
    Heimdall

    Heimdal was the warden of Bifrost


    which lead to Asgard.
    Tyr

    Tyr was the God of war, for whom


    Tuesday, Tyr's day was named.
    Thank You

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