World on the third (bottom) ring where fire giants live
Nidhogg:
Dragon that lives in Niflheim and gnaws at the root of the World Tree
Nif lheim:
World on the third (bottom) ring where the good dead are sent
Njord:
Vanir god of the sea sent to Asgard after the Aesir-Vanir war (Asgard Academy student and boygod from Vanaheim)
Norse:
Related to the ancient people of Scandinavia, a region in Northern Europe that includes Denmark, Norway, and Sweden and sometimes Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands
Odin:
Powerful Norse god of war, wisdom, and poetry who watches over all nine worlds (coprincipal of Asgard Academy with his wife, Ms. Frigg)
Ragnarok:
Prophesied doomsday when goddesses and gods will fight a fiery battle against evil that could destroy all nine Norse worlds
Ratatosk:
Squirrel that runs up and down Yggdrasil spreading gossip and insults
Sif:
Golden-haired goddess of the harvest (Asgard Academy student and girlgoddess)
Skade:
Goddess of skiing, sometimes spelled Skadi (Asgard Academy student and half-giant girl)
Skidbladnir:
Magical ship made as a gift for Frey
Sleipnir:
Odin’s eight-legged horse
Spydkast:
A competition that involves throwing a spear as far as possible after running
Thiazi:
Giant who forces Loki to bring him Idun and her apples
Thor:
Superstrong Norse god of thunder and storms (Asgard Academy student and boygod)
Trolls:
Subgroup of giants who live in Ironwood Forest near Midgard (barefoot troublemakers at Bifrost Bridge)
Valhalla:
Huge room in Asgard where dead warriors feast and fight (Valhallateria is Asgard Academy’s cafeteria)
Valkyries:
Warrior maidens in winged helmets who choose which warriors will die in battle and then bring them to Valhalla (cafeteria ladies and workers in Asgard Academy’s Valhallateria)
Vanaheim:
World on the first (top) ring where Vanir goddesses and gods live
Vanir:
Norse goddesses and gods who live in Vanaheim
Vingolf Hall:
Goddesses’ meeting hall at Asgard (girls’ dorm at Asgard Academy)
Yggdrasil:
Enormous ash tree that links all nine ancient Norse worlds, also called the World Tree (location of Asgard Academy)
Ymir:
Very first frost giant whose body parts were used to create the Norse cosmos, including mountains, the sea, and the heavens
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