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Other Supernatural Creatures. Loki. A traditional trickster god and shapeshifter Part Aesir and part frost giant Although he was once fairly harmless, he will eventually turn on the gods and lead their enemies in the great battle of Ragnorok. The Frost Giants. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Other Supernatural Creatures

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LokiA traditional

trickster god and shapeshifter

Part Aesir and part frost giant

Although he was once fairly harmless, he will eventually turn on the gods and lead their enemies in the great battle of Ragnorok

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The Frost Giants

Called the

Jötunn, they are

the main enemies

of the Aesir and

Vanir. They are

powerful, but not

very bright.

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The DwarvesThe Dwarves are

a race of

creatures known

for the ability as

great craftsmen.

They are dark,

ugly, and live

below ground.

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HelThe ghastly

daughter of Loki

and ruler of the

land of the dead.

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FenrirHe is the son of

Loki. He is in the

form of a

ferocious wolf

who bit off Tyr’s

arm and will

eventually kill

Odin in

Ragnorok.

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The Midgard Serpent (Jörmungandr)

Jörmungandr is

another son of

Loki. He is a

giant serpent that

circles our world.

He is an enemy of

Thor’s and will

eventually kill

and be killed by

him.

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The Norse Cosmology

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The Nine Worlds1. Muspellsheimr:

World of fire2. Alfheimr: World of

the light elf 3. Vanaheimr: World

of the Vanir 4. Ásgarðr (Asgard) :

World of the Æsir 5. Miðgarðr

(Midgard) : World of the humans

6. Jǫtunheimr: World of the Jǫtunn,(giant)

7. Svartálfaheimr: World of the dark elves, or dwarves

8. Helheimr: World of Hel (the realm of the dead)

9. Niflheimr: World of arctic mist and ice

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YggdrasillYggrdrasill, or the world

tree, is the Axis Mundi of the Norse Cosmos

It is a giant ash that connects the nine worlds.

A serpent named Níðhöggr chews at the root

A squirrel named Ratatosk runs up and down the tree

Four dear chew on its branches

An eagle perches at its top

A rainbow bridge, Bifrost, connects midgard to asgard

Valhalla is located in the upper branches.

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Ragnarök Ragnarok is the end of

the world, similar to biblical revelations

It will begin after Balder’s death and will be signaled by the moon being devoured by a giant wolf and Loki and his children breaking loose to lead the charge against the Aesir.

During Ragnarok, almost all of the gods will be destroyed.