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(Just a quick note about Norse names. There are several different spellings and alternate names of many of the Norse gods and goddesses. I am listing the spellings that I will be using in my storybook)

The Nine Worlds of the Norse Universe

Yggdrasill - the "World Tree." It supports the universe and connects the nine worlds.

Asgard - the world of the gods. Home of the Aesir gods. The only way in is by the rainbow bridge guarded by the god Heimdall.
Midgard - "Middle Earth" - The world of man (if you're thinking Tolkien, it's no coincidence)
Vanaheim - home of the Vanir, another race of gods. A war broke out between the Aesir and Vanir, but afterward several of the Vanir were adopted into the Aesir.
Hel - world of the dead. Also known as Niflheim, world of cold. Similar to Hades in Greek mythology. Also the name of the goddess of the underworld.
Muspelheim - world of fire. Home of the fire-giants, ruled by Surt.
Jotunheim - home of the frost-giants, led by Hyrm.
Alfheim - world of the light elves.
Svartalfheim - world of the dark elves.
Nidavellir - world of the dwarves.

Key players: Gods, Goddesses and Monsters

(color-highlighted names will appear in my retellings)

Odin - lord of the gods.

Wife=Frigg

Children (by Frigg)=Hermod, Hod, Balder

Children (in some traditions) by Erda, goddess of Earth and mother of valkyries=Thor and Tyr

Children (by Rind, a giantess)=Vidar and Vali

Animals= Sleipnir, the eight legged horse; two ravens, Hugin ("thought") and Munin ("memory)

Frigg - mother goddess. She is the main character in my frametale..

Fulla - handmaiden, messenger, and sister (in some translations) of Frigg. She is the other main character of my frametale.

Balder - the dying god. Considered to be the most beautiful of the gods.

Wife=Nanna

Children=Forseti

Brothers=Hermod and Hod

Parents= Odin and Frigg

Hermod - messenger of the gods.

Brothers=Hod and Balder
Parents= Odin and Frigg

Hod - the blind god. God of winter and darkness.

Brothers=Hermod and Balder
Parents= Odin and Frigg

Tyr - god of war. Brother of Thor.

Thor - god of thunder and lightning

Wife=Sif

Children (by Sif)=Thrud, goddess of power and strength

Children (by the giantess Jarnsaxa)=Magni and Modi

Heimdal - guardian of the gate of Asgard.

Frey - god of light, fertility. One of the Vanir that were adopted into the Aesir .

Twin sister=Freya

Messenger=Skirner

Aeger - god of the sea

Freya - goddess of love, beauty and fertility. Another Vanir adopted into the Aesir.

Twin brother=Frey

Loki - the trickster and shape-shifter. Loki was not an Aesir, but a Giant. He was a blood-brother to Odin and resided among the Aesir.

Wife=Sigyn
Children (by Sigyn)=Vale and Nare
Children (by the giantess Angerboda)=Hel (goddess of the underworld; Jormungand (the Midgard Serpent); and Fenrir, the giant wolf
Children (by shape-shift)=Sleipnir, eight-legged horse of Odin

All of this cool information was gathered from Timeless Myths and Nicole Cherry's Norse Mythology.

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