A GUIDE TO THE NORSE GODS

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