Odin
Knows
Best
Knows
Best
Ragnarök
Ready
Ready
Meet the Æsir
Weapons
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Of the
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Loki's
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Children
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Children
FLYTING FIGHT CLUB
Norse Love & Marriage
How Did They Die?
100
The names of Odin's two ravens translate into these two mental faculties, representing his ability to gather and remember knowledge.
Thought and Memory
100
Before Ragnarök begins, the world experiences this catastrophic period of three consecutive winters without a single summer between them.
Fimbulwinter (Fimbulvetr)
100
Odin rides this supernatural eight-legged horse, considered the greatest of all horses in Norse mythology.
Sleipnir
100
Mjölnir
100
This fearsome giantess of Jötunheim was Loki's partner and gave birth to three terrifying offspring: a giant wolf, a world-encircling serpent, and a ruler of the dead.
Angrboða (Angrboda)
100
Long before modern diss tracks, Norse warriors and gods engaged in this verbal contest involving insults, boasts, clever comebacks, and attacks on an opponent's reputation.
Flyting
100
According to the Prose Edda, this goddess died of grief after seeing the body of her husband Baldr and was placed beside him on his funeral pyre.
Nanna
100
After defeating the Midgard Serpent, this thunder god walks exactly nine steps before collapsing from his enemy's deadly venom.
Thor
200
Every day, Odin sends these two ravens across the world to gather information before they return to whisper their discoveries into his ears.
Huginn and Muninn
200
This famous poem from the Poetic Edda, whose title translates to "Prophecy of the Seeress," describes the creation of the world, its destruction, and its eventual rebirth.
Völuspá
200
The god Týr lost his hand when Fenrir realized the gods would not release him from this deceptively soft but unbreakable magical binding.
Gleipnir
200
This mighty spear, crafted by dwarves and given to Odin, possesses the supernatural ability to thrust without being stopped.
Gungnir
200
This monstrous son of Loki grew so enormous and dangerous that the gods bound him, fearing the prophecy that he would eventually devour Odin.
Fenrir
200
In the Poetic Edda, Loki interrupts a magnificent banquet hosted by this sea-associated giant, turning a peaceful gathering into a legendary insult battle.
Ægir (Aegir)
200
This goddess, guardian of the magical apples that preserve the gods' youth, is married to Bragi, the god of poetry.
Iðunn (Idunn)
200
This enormous serpent, whose body encircles Midgard, is killed by Thor during their final confrontation, but manages to poison the thunder god before dying.
Jörmungandr (the Midgard Serpent)
300
Unlike the monstrous Fenrir, these two wolves are Odin's loyal companions and receive food from his table in Valhalla.
Geri and Freki
300
At the beginning of Ragnarök, Heimdall blows this legendary horn to awaken the gods and announce the coming battle.
Gjallarhorn
300
Heimdall possesses teeth made of gold, earning him this unusual nickname meaning "Golden-Toothed."
Gullintanni
300
This group of legendary dwarven craftsmen forged Odin's spear Gungnir, Freyr's magical ship, and the golden replacement hair for Thor's wife, Sif.
Sons of Ívaldi (Ivaldi's Sons)
300
This daughter of Loki was sent to Niflheim by Odin, where she received authority over those who died from sickness or old age.
Hel
300
Before unleashing his verbal attacks on the gods, Loki murders this servant of Ægir because he cannot tolerate the praise being given to him.
Fimafeng (Fimafengr)
300
When her mysterious husband disappeared on lengthy journeys, the goddess Freyja searched for him and wept tears of red gold.
Óðr (Odr)
300
This fearsome supernatural hound, chained outside Gnipahellir, breaks free during Ragnarök and kills Týr before being killed himself.
Garmr (Garm)
400
Odin's self-sacrifice upon the world tree allowed him to obtain these magical symbols, later associated with writing, spells, and divination.
Runes
400
When the forces of Múspell ride toward the final battle, this rainbow bridge connecting Asgard to the other realms breaks beneath them.
Bifröst
400
This goddess and loyal attendant of Frigg carries her mistress's special chest, looks after her footwear, and knows her most private secrets.
Fulla
400
Skíðblaðnir (Skidbladnir)
This extraordinary vessel belonging to Freyr always receives favorable winds and can be folded small enough to fit into a pouch.
400
After Fenrir broke two powerful restraints, the gods commissioned dwarves to create this deceptively soft, magical binding made from six impossible ingredients.
Gleipnir
400
Loki mocks this god of poetry for being cowardly in battle, even accusing him of being brave only while safely seated at a feast.
Bragi
400
This sea god married the mountain-loving giantess Skaði, but their relationship suffered because he preferred the coast while she preferred snowy mountains.
Njörðr (Njord)
400
This guardian of the gods sounds his mighty horn to announce Ragnarök before meeting his death in a deadly confrontation with Loki.
Heimdall
500
After the Vanir beheaded this wise figure, Odin preserved his severed head using herbs and magical charms so that it could continue revealing secrets.
Mímir
500
Thor finally kills this enormous serpent, his longtime enemy, during Ragnarök, but the creature's venom also causes the thunder god's death.
Jörmungandr (the Midgard Serpent)
500
When the gods cannot move Baldr's enormous funeral ship, Hringhorni, they summon this powerful giantess, who arrives riding a wolf and pushes the vessel into position.
Hyrrokkin
500
At Ragnarök, this terrifying giant carries a flaming sword and ultimately burns the world.
Surtr (Surt)
500
After Odin threw Jörmungandr into the ocean, the serpent grew so enormous that it completely surrounded Midgard and held this part of its body in its mouth.
Own tail
500
When Thor's wife Sif declares herself innocent of wrongdoing, Loki immediately alleges that she has secretly had an affair with this individual.
Loki himself
500
When Skaði was permitted to choose a husband from among the gods, she had to select him by examining only this body part.
Their feet
500
During Ragnarök, a monstrous wolf catches and devours this heavenly body, plunging the world into darkness.
Sun (Sól)