Here are some of the main Gods and monsters that appear in this book.
Asgard |
The home of the Gods |
Baldr |
A handsome and noble God, the son of Odin and Frigg |
Fenrir |
A fearsome wolf. Son of Loki and father of Hati and Skǫll |
Freyr and Freyja |
God and Goddess, brother and sister |
Frigg |
Odin’s wife, mother of Baldr |
Hati |
The wolf who chases the moon across the sky at night |
Heimdallr |
The God who keeps watch from Bifrost, the rainbow bridge |
Hermódr |
The messenger God. (Also written as Hermóðr) |
Hǫdr |
Blind God and brother of Baldr. (Also written as Ho¸đr). |
Jo¸rmungandr |
The ocean-dwelling World Serpent |
Loki |
A mischief-making, shape-shifting God |
Odin |
Father of the Gods. He only has one eye, having sacrificed the other in exchange for wisdom. (Also written as Óðinn) |
Skǫll |
The wolf who chases the sun across the sky each day |
Sleipnir |
An eight-legged horse who is ridden to Hel, the underworld |
Thor |
Son of Odin and a ferocious warrior, whose prized possession is the hammer Mjo¸llnir. (Also written as Þórr) |
Tyr |
A brave God whose hand was bitten off by the wolf Fenrir |