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1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva: /* About the Mythology */

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About the Mythology

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How the fuck did it start and why?

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	3. Two wolves in the sky swallow the sun and the moon, and even the stars disappear and send the world into a great darkness.		3. Two wolves in the sky swallow the sun and the moon, and even the stars disappear and send the world into a great darkness.

	It’s also important to note that Odin’s futuresight was a double-edged sword. Once he looked into a future event, that event becomes a fixed point, unable to be changed, [[Grimdark\|and these fixed points are all utterly terrible]]. But all the stuff ''around'' that event was still flexible, meaning that Odin was running a very dangerous con game against ''fate itself''. Should he risk another vision, making Rangarok worse, but more able to be planned for, or should he go in as blind as possible, risking a massive amount on chance, but more able to twist what happens after for the better? He chose a middle road, knowing some, but not all, and [[Just_as_planned\|made as many contingency plans as possible]].		It’s also important to note that Odin’s futuresight was a double-edged sword. Once he looked into a future event, that event becomes a fixed point, unable to be changed, [[Grimdark\|and these fixed points are all utterly terrible]]. But all the stuff ''around'' that event was still flexible, meaning that Odin was essentially running [[Awesome\|a very dangerous con game against ''fate itself'']]. Should he risk another vision, making Rangarok worse, but more able to be planned for, or should he go in as blind as possible, risking a massive amount on chance, but more able to twist what happens after for the better? He chose a middle road, knowing some, but not all, and [[Just_as_planned\|made as many contingency plans as possible]].

	Frigg had several dreams about Baldur's death, and this depressed her to the point Frigg decided to make ''''everything in the goddamn world''''' take a vow not to hurt her precious sunshine-faced boy - and they all complied, too! All but one...		Frigg had several dreams about Baldur's death, and this depressed her to the point Frigg decided to make ''''everything in the goddamn world''''' take a vow not to hurt her precious sunshine-faced boy - and they all complied, too! All but one...

70.164.67.77: /* How the fuck did it start and why? */

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How the fuck did it start and why?

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	3. Two wolves in the sky swallow the sun and the moon, and even the stars disappear and send the world into a great darkness.		3. Two wolves in the sky swallow the sun and the moon, and even the stars disappear and send the world into a great darkness.

			It’s also important to note that Odin’s futuresight was a double-edged sword. Once he looked into a future event, that event becomes a fixed point, unable to be changed, [[Grimdark\|and these fixed points are all utterly terrible]]. But all the stuff ''around'' that event was still flexible, meaning that Odin was running a very dangerous con game against ''fate itself''. Should he risk another vision, making Rangarok worse, but more able to be planned for, or should he go in as blind as possible, risking a massive amount on chance, but more able to twist what happens after for the better? He chose a middle road, knowing some, but not all, and [[Just_as_planned\|made as many contingency plans as possible]].

	Frigg had several dreams about Baldur's death, and this depressed her to the point Frigg decided to make ''''everything in the goddamn world''''' take a vow not to hurt her precious sunshine-faced boy - and they all complied, too! All but one...		Frigg had several dreams about Baldur's death, and this depressed her to the point Frigg decided to make ''''everything in the goddamn world''''' take a vow not to hurt her precious sunshine-faced boy - and they all complied, too! All but one...

	It’s also important to note that Odin’s futuresight was a double-edged sword. Once he looked into a future event, that event becomes a fixed point, unable to be changed, [[Grimdark\|and these fixed points are all utterly terrible]]. But all the stuff ''around'' that event was still flexible, meaning that Odin was running a very dangerous con game against ''fate itself''. Should he risk another vision, making Rangarok worse, but more able to be planned for, or should he go in as blind as possible, risking a massive amount on chance, but more able to twist what happens after for the better?

	When Loki got the wind of the spell's weakness - mistletoe, which she already considered soft and harmless - the cunny fuckwit thought it was pretty funny, and made a spear, arrow or dart out of mistletoe using his magic. Since Baldur was immune to every ''other'' object, his brother gods made a sport of hurling whatever they could think to at him for shits and giggles. This gave Loki the perfect impetus to carefully place his magic spear into the hand of Höðr, a god who was blind and killed Baldur with it. Höðr was then blamed for Baldur's death, which Odin avenged by [[/d/\|fucking a giantess]] and conceiving a god named Váli, who grew in one day just to kill him.		When Loki got the wind of the spell's weakness - mistletoe, which she already considered soft and harmless - the cunny fuckwit thought it was pretty funny, and made a spear, arrow or dart out of mistletoe using his magic. Since Baldur was immune to every ''other'' object, his brother gods made a sport of hurling whatever they could think to at him for shits and giggles. This gave Loki the perfect impetus to carefully place his magic spear into the hand of Höðr, a god who was blind and killed Baldur with it. Höðr was then blamed for Baldur's death, which Odin avenged by [[/d/\|fucking a giantess]] and conceiving a god named Váli, who grew in one day just to kill him.

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How the fuck did it start and why?

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	Frigg had several dreams about Baldur's death, and this depressed her to the point Frigg decided to make ''''everything in the goddamn world''''' take a vow not to hurt her precious sunshine-faced boy - and they all complied, too! All but one...		Frigg had several dreams about Baldur's death, and this depressed her to the point Frigg decided to make ''''everything in the goddamn world''''' take a vow not to hurt her precious sunshine-faced boy - and they all complied, too! All but one...

			It’s also important to note that Odin’s futuresight was a double-edged sword. Once he looked into a future event, that event becomes a fixed point, unable to be changed, [[Grimdark\|and these fixed points are all utterly terrible]]. But all the stuff ''around'' that event was still flexible, meaning that Odin was running a very dangerous con game against ''fate itself''. Should he risk another vision, making Rangarok worse, but more able to be planned for, or should he go in as blind as possible, risking a massive amount on chance, but more able to twist what happens after for the better?

	When Loki got the wind of the spell's weakness - mistletoe, which she already considered soft and harmless - the cunny fuckwit thought it was pretty funny, and made a spear, arrow or dart out of mistletoe using his magic. Since Baldur was immune to every ''other'' object, his brother gods made a sport of hurling whatever they could think to at him for shits and giggles. This gave Loki the perfect impetus to carefully place his magic spear into the hand of Höðr, a god who was blind and killed Baldur with it. Höðr was then blamed for Baldur's death, which Odin avenged by [[/d/\|fucking a giantess]] and conceiving a god named Váli, who grew in one day just to kill him.		When Loki got the wind of the spell's weakness - mistletoe, which she already considered soft and harmless - the cunny fuckwit thought it was pretty funny, and made a spear, arrow or dart out of mistletoe using his magic. Since Baldur was immune to every ''other'' object, his brother gods made a sport of hurling whatever they could think to at him for shits and giggles. This gave Loki the perfect impetus to carefully place his magic spear into the hand of Höðr, a god who was blind and killed Baldur with it. Höðr was then blamed for Baldur's death, which Odin avenged by [[/d/\|fucking a giantess]] and conceiving a god named Váli, who grew in one day just to kill him.

1d4chan>The Hat That Was: /* A New Beginning */

2023-02-04T04:34:27Z

A New Beginning

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	====A New Beginning====		====A New Beginning====
	Everything looks pretty '''FUCKED UP''', I know - but while most of the Gods will perish in the mutual destruction with the Giants, it is predetermined that a new world will rise up from the water, beautiful and green. Before the battle of Ragnarok, a couple by the name Líf and Lífþrasir (meaning life and lover of life) will find shelter in the sacred tree Yggdrasil. As foretold by the wise Jotunn Vafþrúðnir (Odin's intellectual rival), they consume ~~mourning~~ dew as food during the Ragnarok. When the battle is over, they will become the Norse version of Adam and Eve and repopulate the earth again, providing the sole comfort Odin could ever find in his foresight.		Everything looks pretty '''FUCKED UP''', I know - but while most of the Gods will perish in the mutual destruction with the Giants, it is predetermined that a new world will rise up from the water, beautiful and green. Before the battle of Ragnarok, a couple by the name Líf and Lífþrasir (meaning life and lover of life) will find shelter in the sacred tree Yggdrasil. As foretold by the wise Jotunn Vafþrúðnir (Odin's intellectual rival), they consume morning dew as food during the Ragnarok. When the battle is over, they will become the Norse version of Adam and Eve and repopulate the earth again, providing the sole comfort Odin could ever find in his foresight.

	The few Gods who survive, as well as the resurrected Baldr and Höðr, will go to Idavollr (the ancient altar and meeting site for the gods), which has remained untouched. There, they build new houses - the greatest of the houses is named Gimli, and bears a roof of gold; it is here that the survivors of Ragnarok and the righteous dead will dwell. There is also a new place called Brimir, at a plain called Okolnir (“never cold”), where those who are good and pure of heart shall dwell. It is in the mountains of Nidafjoll, placing it curiously close to both Hel and the nesting grounds of Nidhogg.		The few Gods who survive, as well as the resurrected Baldr and Höðr, will go to Idavollr (the ancient altar and meeting site for the gods), which has remained untouched. There, they build new houses - the greatest of the houses is named Gimli, and bears a roof of gold; it is here that the survivors of Ragnarok and the righteous dead will dwell. There is also a new place called Brimir, at a plain called Okolnir (“never cold”), where those who are good and pure of heart shall dwell. It is in the mountains of Nidafjoll, placing it curiously close to both Hel and the nesting grounds of Nidhogg.

1d4chan>TheSpoilerHeretic: /* The End of Another Beginning */

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The End of Another Beginning

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	[[Grimdark\|There is nothing the Gods can do to prevent Ragnarok.]]		[[Grimdark\|There is nothing the Gods can do to prevent Ragnarok.]]

	====~~The End of Another~~ Beginning====		====A New Beginning====
	Everything looks pretty '''FUCKED UP''', I know - but while most of the Gods will perish in the mutual destruction with the Giants, it is predetermined that a new world will rise up from the water, beautiful and green. Before the battle of Ragnarok, a couple by the name Líf and Lífþrasir (meaning life and lover of life) will find shelter in the sacred tree Yggdrasil. As foretold by the wise Jotunn Vafþrúðnir (Odin's intellectual rival), they consume mourning dew as food during the Ragnarok. When the battle is over, they will become the Norse version of Adam and Eve and repopulate the earth again, providing the sole comfort Odin could ever find in his foresight.		Everything looks pretty '''FUCKED UP''', I know - but while most of the Gods will perish in the mutual destruction with the Giants, it is predetermined that a new world will rise up from the water, beautiful and green. Before the battle of Ragnarok, a couple by the name Líf and Lífþrasir (meaning life and lover of life) will find shelter in the sacred tree Yggdrasil. As foretold by the wise Jotunn Vafþrúðnir (Odin's intellectual rival), they consume mourning dew as food during the Ragnarok. When the battle is over, they will become the Norse version of Adam and Eve and repopulate the earth again, providing the sole comfort Odin could ever find in his foresight.

1d4chan>Newerfag: /* How the fuck did it start and why? */

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How the fuck did it start and why?

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	1. The death of Baldur.		1. The death of Baldur.

	2. [[A Song of Ice and Fire\|Three uninterrupted long cold winters.]]		2. [[A Song of Ice and Fire\|Three uninterrupted long cold winters.
			without any summer in between]]

	3. Two wolves in the sky swallow the sun and the moon, and even the stars disappear and send the world into a great darkness.		3. Two wolves in the sky swallow the sun and the moon, and even the stars disappear and send the world into a great darkness.

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	*'''The Vanir''' - Rival god pantheon of the Aesir which we know little about. The Aesir and Vanir fought a war at some point but eventually made peace and exchanged captives to keep it. These captives are Freya, Frej and Njord. Due to these three gods being fertility gods who are among the least masculine gods (compared to the likes of Thor or Tyr, this is understandable), some researchers propose that the Vanir represented feminine virtues to the very warlike and masculine Aesir. Says a lot about the [[Vikings]] that they didn't even flesh out the Vanir pantheon, let alone worship them.		*'''The Vanir''' - Rival god pantheon of the Aesir which we know little about. The Aesir and Vanir fought a war at some point but eventually made peace and exchanged captives to keep it. These captives are Freya, Frej and Njord. Due to these three gods being fertility gods who are among the least masculine gods (compared to the likes of Thor or Tyr, this is understandable), some researchers propose that the Vanir represented feminine virtues to the very warlike and masculine Aesir. Says a lot about the [[Vikings]] that they didn't even flesh out the Vanir pantheon, let alone worship them.

	*'''Vættir''' - Local spirits of the land and sea who keep it alive. The term "vættir" means "a being" or "a creature" in Old Norse, but it is most often used to refer to the landvættir, who are more similar to [[Fairy\|fairies]] but distinct from the Elves. It is also extended for all kinds of supernatural beings, including the jotnar, and even the Vanir and Aesir gods. This word is related to the archaic English word "[[Wight\|wight]]", which became associated with a powerful undead being.		*'''Vættir''' - Local spirits of the land and sea who keep it alive. The term "vættir" means "a being" or "a creature" in Old Norse, but it is most often used to refer to the landvættir, who are more similar to [[Fairy\|fairies]] but distinct from the Elves. It is also extended for all kinds of supernatural beings, including the jotnar, and even the Vanir and Aesir gods. This word is related to the archaic English word "[[Wight\|wight]]", which became associated with a powerful undead being; nonetheless, modern English-speaking worshippers of the Norse deities use the word for the vættir spirits.

	===Notable Artifacts===		===Notable Artifacts===

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	===Notable Characters===		===Notable Characters===
	*'''[[Odin]]''' - The king of the gods. The All-Father, the One-Eyed Wanderer, and Patron of Shamans and Berserkers. He wasn't actually the first of the gods, but rather he is named "All-Father" for slaying his tyrannical grandfather Ymir and creating Midgard (Earth) from his body and bones. His stories are full of sacrifice in the pursuit of higher wisdom, such as hanging himself on the World Tree, Yggdrasil in order to be granted the knowledge of runes and giving up his eye to drink from the Well of Wisdom. He has two ravens, Huginn and Muninn, which deliver him news of the nine realms every day, as well as two fucking huge wolves, Freki and Geri, which he uses as guard dogs/hunting hounds. His major schtick is trying to prevent Ragnarok. He also has a sick-ass spear called Gungnir, which will never miss its mark. Known for being wise, but also manipulative. Not a god you should underestimate, by any means.		*'''[[Odin]]''' - The king of the gods. The All-Father, the One-Eyed Wanderer, and Patron of Shamans and Berserkers. He wasn't actually the first of the gods, but rather he is named "All-Father" for slaying his tyrannical grandfather Ymir and creating Midgard (Earth) from his body and bones. His stories are full of sacrifice in the pursuit of higher wisdom, such as hanging himself on the World Tree, Yggdrasil in order to be granted the knowledge of runes and giving up his eye to drink from the Well of Wisdom. He has two ravens, Huginn and Muninn, which deliver him news of the nine realms every day, as well as two fucking huge wolves, Freki and Geri, which he uses as guard dogs/hunting hounds. His major schtick is trying to prevent Ragnarok. He also has a sick-ass spear called Gungnir, which will never miss its mark. Known for being wise, but also manipulative. Not a god you should underestimate, by any means.
	*'''[[Frigg]]'''- Wife of Odin. The Matron of the Aesir and Odin's wife. Sort of a power-behind-the-scenes, she is just as wise and manipulative as her husband but much more subtle and slow-moving in her plots. When she appears she seems more like the kind of person who looks to the greater good. She's a goddess of the housestead but in the distant, measured manner. Unlike her version in the Greek Pantheon, Hera, she isn't vindictive in any way and seems to take her husband's infidelity in strides.		*'''[[Frigg]]''' - Wife of Odin. The Matron of the Aesir and Odin's wife. Sort of a power-behind-the-scenes, she is just as wise and manipulative as her husband but much more subtle and slow-moving in her plots. When she appears she seems more like the kind of person who looks to the greater good. She's a goddess of the housestead but in the distant, measured manner. Unlike her version in the Greek Pantheon, Hera, she isn't vindictive in any way and seems to take her husband's infidelity in strides.
	*'''[[Thor]]''' - Son of Odin, the God of Thunder, Storms and Oak Trees, the Protector of Mankind, and arguably the most popular god, even in the [[Vikings\|Viking Age]]. (No, his popularity isn't really due to Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, that came much later.) He wields a mighty warhammer named Mjolnir, and uses it to great effect. Out of all the Norse gods, he's probably one of the most bro-tier, although it's ill advised to piss him off (as several giants and dwarves could attest, were their heads not smashed in). He's so unbelievably OP that even when he thought he'd lost against Utgard-Loki (no relation to Loki, btw), Utgard-Loki had to admit defeat because Thor almost destroyed the world ''by accident.'' Prophesied to die fighting the world serpent Jormungandr.		*'''[[Thor]]''' - Son of Odin, the God of Thunder, Storms and Oak Trees, the Protector of Mankind, and arguably the most popular god, even in the [[Vikings\|Viking Age]]. (No, his popularity isn't really due to [[Marvel Comics\|Stan Lee and Jack Kirby]], that came much later.) He wields a mighty warhammer named Mjolnir, and uses it to great effect. Out of all the Norse gods, he's probably one of the most bro-tier, although it's ill advised to piss him off (as several giants and dwarves could attest, were their heads not smashed in). He's so unbelievably OP that even when he thought he'd lost against Utgard-Loki (no relation to Loki, btw), Utgard-Loki had to admit defeat because Thor almost destroyed the world ''by accident.'' Prophesied to die fighting the world serpent Jormungandr.
	*'''[[Loki]]''' - The Trickster God, the Deceiver. Unfortunately, the Norse had a rather dim view of tricksters and deceivers, so he's usually a villain in the myths. Probably doesn't help that he and his children are responsible for killing several gods (It also probably doesn't help that the Christians writing down the Norse myths identified him with Satan). Responsible for many shenanigans, including [[Wat\|turning himself into a mare and fucking a stallion,]] [[/d/\|getting pregnant from said stallion, and giving birth to an eight-legged horse that Odin rides as a mount ]] (part of a crazy scheme to defraud a contractor, no less), killing the near-invincible god Baldur (see below) as a prank, and being Odin's blood-brother. Yes, you read that right, ''Odin's'' brother, not Thor's. Essentially [[That Guy]] of the Norse pantheon, complete with uncomfortable sexual stuff involving animals and betraying his party members.		*'''[[Loki]]''' - The Trickster God, the Deceiver. Unfortunately, the Norse had a rather dim view of tricksters and deceivers, so he's usually a villain in the myths. Probably doesn't help that he and his children are responsible for killing several gods (It also probably doesn't help that the Christians writing down the Norse myths identified him with Satan). Responsible for many shenanigans, including [[Wat\|turning himself into a mare and fucking a stallion,]] [[/d/\|getting pregnant from said stallion, and giving birth to an eight-legged horse that Odin rides as a mount ]] (part of a crazy scheme to defraud a contractor, no less), killing the near-invincible god Baldur (see below) as a prank, and being Odin's blood-brother. Yes, you read that right, ''Odin's'' brother, not Thor's. Essentially [[That Guy]] of the Norse pantheon, complete with uncomfortable sexual stuff involving animals and betraying his party members.
	*'''[[Freya]]''' - Goddess of Fertility, Erotic Love, Magic, and War (in case you haven't noticed, the Norse really loved to fight). She claims half of all warriors slain in glorious battle, bringing them to her meadow of Folkvangr. The other half are chosen by Odin and become Einherjar, the Chosen Slain, where they will feast and fight in Valhalla until Ragnarok, where they will all charge the wolf Fenrir and die. She is among the most powerful of the Norse gods, but originally came from the Vanir alongside her brother and dad.		*'''[[Freya]]''' - Goddess of Fertility, Erotic Love, Magic, and War (in case you haven't noticed, the Norse really loved to fight). She claims half of all warriors slain in glorious battle, bringing them to her meadow of Folkvangr. The other half are chosen by Odin and become Einherjar, the Chosen Slain, where they will feast and fight in Valhalla until Ragnarok, where they will all charge the wolf Fenrir and die. She is among the most powerful of the Norse gods, but originally came from the Vanir alongside her brother and dad.
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	*'''Skadi''' - Goddess of winter and'''fucking skiing'''. Only notable because she's a jotun inducted into the pantheon as repayment for the death of her father, who had been slain after he manipulated Loki into kidnapping Idunn on his behalf. She demanded she be allowed to take an Aesir husband as part of her weregild; she was hoping to snag Baldur, but wound up choosing Njord by mistake. They ultimately got divorced because they couldn't stand each other's favoured territory.		*'''Skadi''' - Goddess of winter and'''fucking skiing'''. Only notable because she's a jotun inducted into the pantheon as repayment for the death of her father, who had been slain after he manipulated Loki into kidnapping Idunn on his behalf. She demanded she be allowed to take an Aesir husband as part of her weregild; she was hoping to snag Baldur, but wound up choosing Njord by mistake. They ultimately got divorced because they couldn't stand each other's favoured territory.
	*'''[[Hel]]'''- Goddess of Death, and ruler of the underworld which shares her name. She is often described in the myths as half- beautiful woman and half-scary corpse with an eternally gloomy expression (which would be understandable if you were assigned to be queen of all the dead souls in the nine worlds). It is debated among scholars and modern pagans on what it is exactly mean by "half-and-half", ranging from her looking like a stunning pale visage to her being a literal half skeleton. Along with Jormungandr and Fenrir, she is one of Loki's children with Angroboda, and was placed in charge of Helheim when she was just a child. She rules over those who did not die in battle, and will fight alongside her father come Ragnarok.		*'''[[Hel]]'''- Goddess of Death, and ruler of the underworld which shares her name. She is often described in the myths as half- beautiful woman and half-scary corpse with an eternally gloomy expression (which would be understandable if you were assigned to be queen of all the dead souls in the nine worlds). It is debated among scholars and modern pagans on what it is exactly mean by "half-and-half", ranging from her looking like a stunning pale visage to her being a literal half skeleton. Along with Jormungandr and Fenrir, she is one of Loki's children with Angroboda, and was placed in charge of Helheim when she was just a child. She rules over those who did not die in battle, and will fight alongside her father come Ragnarok.
	*'''The Valkyries''' - Adaptations only, they're forces of nature at best in the original myths.
	*'''Fafnir''' - Son of Hreidmar who is cursed by Andvari's gold and becomes a fuckhuge [[dragon]], yo.		*'''Fafnir''' - Son of Hreidmar who is cursed by Andvari's gold and becomes a fuckhuge [[dragon]], yo.
	*'''Sigurd''' - Also known as Siegfried, this top bloke single-handedly slew Fafnir and had a tragic romance with the Valkyrie Brynhildr.		*'''Sigurd''' - Also known as Siegfried, this top bloke single-handedly slew Fafnir and had a tragic romance with the Valkyrie Brynhildr.
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	*'''Fenrir''' - Another one of Loki's animal children, and the aforementioned giant wolf whom bit off Tyr's hand due to Odin and the rest of the Aesir-Vanir binding him out of fear. He's prophesied to eat the sun and then kill Odin during Ragnarok, only to be slain by his son, Vidar.		*'''Fenrir''' - Another one of Loki's animal children, and the aforementioned giant wolf whom bit off Tyr's hand due to Odin and the rest of the Aesir-Vanir binding him out of fear. He's prophesied to eat the sun and then kill Odin during Ragnarok, only to be slain by his son, Vidar.

	*'''~~Jormumgandr~~''' - Yet another Loki spawn, the World Serpent. Basically, a snek so fucking huge that he can encircle all of Midgard when he bites his tail. Prophesised to annihilate Midgard and then fight Thor to the death during Ragnarok.		*'''Jormungandr''' - Yet another Loki spawn, the World Serpent. Basically, a snek so fucking huge that he can encircle all of Midgard when he bites his tail. Prophesised to annihilate Midgard and then fight Thor to the death during Ragnarok.

	*'''Nidhogg (Níðhǫggr; A.K.A.: [[Awesome\|Malice Striker]])''' - A dragon/serpent/wyrm/giant snake who gnaws at a root of Yggdrasil. It is often portrayed as a horrific monster that resides in Hel, in a place called Náströnd, where it chews (not swallow it immediately and be done with it, mind you, so it's much slower and painful) the corpses of criminals, or those that were considered criminals in the ancient Scandinavian societies: guilty of murder, adultery, and oath-breaking. Because of that, it is generally associated with the loss of honour and the status of a villain. It is often using Ratatoskr, a squirrel as a messenger to exchange insults with an hawk called Veðrfölnir that lives on the upper part of the Yggdrasil.		*'''Nidhogg (Níðhǫggr; A.K.A.: [[Awesome\|Malice Striker]])''' - A dragon/serpent/wyrm/giant snake who gnaws at a root of Yggdrasil. It is often portrayed as a horrific monster that resides in Hel, in a place called Náströnd, where it chews (not swallow it immediately and be done with it, mind you, so it's much slower and painful) the corpses of criminals, or those that were considered criminals in the ancient Scandinavian societies: guilty of murder, adultery, and oath-breaking. Because of that, it is generally associated with the loss of honour and the status of a villain. It is often using Ratatoskr, a squirrel as a messenger to exchange insults with an hawk called Veðrfölnir that lives on the upper part of the Yggdrasil.

	*'''The ~~Jotunn~~''' - Usually called "Giants" or "Frost Giants" in the US, Jætter or Jotunn are the personification of nature's chaos to the gods' personification of human order. Many of them are barbaric or even evil, but they aren't automatically [[Chaotic Evil]] - though they are almost always Chaotic. They live in most other planes, though they are by far most numerous in Utgard. They tend to hate the gods because Odin killed their primordial father, Ymir, who the entire world is made out of. Notable Jotunn are Loki and Skadi above; Utgard-Loki, a powerful lord in Utgard who humiliated Thor by convincing him to wrestle with a personification of old age and tricked Loki into participating in an eating contest with the embodiment of fire, and Surtr, king of the fire jotunn, who leads the charge during Ragnarok and succeeds in killing off most of the gods.		*'''The Jotun''' - Usually called "Giants" or "Frost Giants" in the US, Jætter or Jotunn are the personification of nature's chaos to the gods' personification of human order. Many of them are barbaric or even evil, but they aren't automatically [[Chaotic Evil]] - though they are almost always Chaotic. They live in most other planes, though they are by far most numerous in Utgard. They tend to hate the gods because Odin killed their primordial father, Ymir, who the entire world is made out of. Notable Jotunn are Loki and Skadi above; Utgard-Loki, a powerful lord in Utgard who humiliated Thor by convincing him to wrestle with a personification of old age and tricked Loki into participating in an eating contest with the embodiment of fire, and Surtr, king of the fire jotunn, who leads the charge during Ragnarok and succeeds in killing off most of the gods.

			*'''The Valkyries''' - Often assumed warrior maidens in service to the Aesir even though they were originally more forces of nature. Their core purpose is to find those destined to die in glorious battle and carry them upwards to Valhalla.

	*'''The Vanir''' - Rival god pantheon of the Aesir which we know little about. The Aesir and Vanir fought a war at some point but eventually made peace and exchanged captives to keep it. These captives are Freya, Frej and Njord. Due to these three gods being fertility gods who are among the least masculine gods (compared to the likes of Thor or Tyr, this is understandable), some researchers propose that the Vanir represented feminine virtues to the very warlike and masculine Aesir. Says a lot about the [[Vikings]] that they didn't even flesh out the Vanir pantheon, let alone worship them.		*'''The Vanir''' - Rival god pantheon of the Aesir which we know little about. The Aesir and Vanir fought a war at some point but eventually made peace and exchanged captives to keep it. These captives are Freya, Frej and Njord. Due to these three gods being fertility gods who are among the least masculine gods (compared to the likes of Thor or Tyr, this is understandable), some researchers propose that the Vanir represented feminine virtues to the very warlike and masculine Aesir. Says a lot about the [[Vikings]] that they didn't even flesh out the Vanir pantheon, let alone worship them.