Norse Mythology

1. collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition
3. female beings who create and control fate
7. of or relating to ancient Scandinavia or the language of its inhabitants/relating to medieval Norway or Scandinavia, or their inhabitants or language
8. the hall of slain warriors, who live there blissfully under the leadership of the god Odin
12. the Queen of Asgard and the highest of the goddesses
14. trickster god
15. a huge role in most of the rituals that are known about today, and communal feasting on the meat of sacrificed animals, together with the consumption of beer or mead, played a large role in the calendar feasts
16. a superhuman being or spirit worshiped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity

2. The god of thunder and lightning
4. The goddess of joy and peace. She is the wife of baldr. She dies of a broken heart after baldr is killed.
5. the goddess of the dead. She is the daughter of the god loki. Shortly after her birth she was cast out of asgard the land of the gods by odin.
6. the god of light and purity. The second son of odin. The husband of the goddess nanna.
9. the dwelling place of the gods, comparable to the Greek Mount Olympus
10. he is one of norse gods of vengeance. He is the son of the god odin and the giantess Rindr. He was born for the sole purpose of avenging balder.
11. Thor's father, also known as the god of both war and death
13. usually meant “pirate” or “raider.” It was in use from the 12th to the 14th century, and it was likely derived from an earlier Old Scandinavian word contemporary to the Vikings themselves.
15. The goddess of grain and fertility. Her hair is made of gold. She is the wife of thor.