Thor says "404: Gods not found" Thor brought his hammer down on this page, so we're trying to rebuild it. We've fixed some, but we're trying to avoid Jotuns and dark-elves, so... it's slow going. Freya: Freya (also Freyja) was a beautiful goddess of love, much akin to Aphrodite. She also ruled sorcery, beauty and death. Her type of sorcery was called seid, which she learned from the Vanir, whom she used to live with. She was often seen crying gold (literally) for her husband Od, location unknown. She had a hall in Asgard called Sessrumnir, much like Odin's Vallhalla where the dead got to stay. However, Freya got her first pick of warriors. She was commonly seen wearing her falcon-skin that hid her true form under that of a raptor, and her favorite necklace Brisingamen. The former she loaned out willingly, and the latter she kept close, always. Her great beauty attracted many unwanted suitors, though the greatest problem she faced was when Loki stole her necklace. Her sacred animals are the cats that pull her cart, the "battle-boar" she named Hildisvini, and the mare, which might refer to an actual mare or the dark-elves that the Norse called "mare". Frigg: Frigg was the Norse goddess of marrige, wife of Odin, and queen of Asgard.She was also known as Frigga and gave her name to Friday. Venus was said to be Frigg's Star. She knew the destinies of everything, but only confided all she knew in her handmaiden Fulla. Of her two children, Balder and Hod, she loved Balder the most, even forcing nearly everything in nature to swear not to hurt him. The only thing that could hurt him was mistletoe, which did indeed become his downfall. Loki: Loki was the only member of the Aesir that was not born an Aesir. He was born to Jotuns, thus making him an enemy of the Aesir. However, he somehow joined the Aesir. Loki was a trickster and thief, parent of many creatures like the Fenrir Wolf, Jormungand and the goddess Hel, and what many would consider the bane of the universe, as he killed Balder, starting Ragnarok. Finally, the gods had had enough of his tricks and chained him to three gigantic boulders with a venomous serpent dripping venom on him. Loki's wife Sigyn stood by his side, catching the snake's venom in a bowl she held above Loki's head. Each time the bowl filled, Sigyn would go to empty it and some venom would spill on Loki. The pain to him was so great that he would writhe in pain at each drop, causing earthquakes. Njord: Njord was the god of the sea and the wind. He lived in Noatun (No, I'm not kidding!) and was also rather rich. He also ended up in a marrige that lasted all of two and a half weeks. You see, the goddess Idunn, keeper of the apples of youth, was kidnapped by Thiassi (frost giant) and Loki. The apples were what kept the gods living (for they were as mortal as... mortals) by reversing their aging. They're also why Freya never has to worry about grey hair. Anyway, the apples are gone and the gods are starting to look pretty old. Odin threatened to turn Loki into the world's biggest ice cube if she wasn't returned. Loki took the form of a falcon and went to pick up Idunn. He turned her into a nut and flew off, with Thiassi in eagle form in close pursuit. As the gods saw Thiassi flying WAY faster than any speed limit that had yet to be invented, they built a fire, which Thiassi hit. You can guess that fire isn't good for a frost giant. Odin added Thiassi's eyes to the sky, and they all live happily ever after, right? Wrong. Skadi, Thiassi's daughter, showed up. She wanted revenge and the gods made an offer to appease her: she could pick one of the gods as her husband only by looking at their feet. She looked for the most beautiful feet, reasoning that they would be attatched to Balder. Imagine the look on her face when she saw she had picked Njord! They attempted to spend nine days in the mountains, where Skadi lived. Njord couldn't sleep a wink for the howling wolves. They next tried the sea. Skadi had a similar problem with the seagulls. Odin: Odin was the chief of the Aesir, husband to Frigg, and father of Balder and Hod. At one point he traded his eye for a drink out of Mimir's Well, which would give anyone great wisdom. The eye he still has is said to blaze like the sun. At one point he hung himself upside down from Yggsdrasil for nine days to learn the secrets of runes. He rides an eight-legged horse called Sleipnir, uses the spear Gungnir that never misses its mark and carries Draupnir, a ring that spawns eight new rings every ninth night. He also had two ravens (Huginn and Muninn) that flew across the nine worlds and told Odin all they saw each evening. Thor: Thor was the Norse god of thunder, considered the strongest of the gods. He had red hair and beard to match his hot temper. He was the son of Odin and Fjorgyn and rode in a chariot pulled by... goats? As he rode the chariot above the clouds, the noise of the wheels and the sparks from the wheels and his hammer were said to be thunder and lightning. Thursday was derived from his name. (That make sense, right? Thor's day, Thursday?) Along with his hammer, Thor was equipped with his belt Megingjard that doubles his strength.
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