CHAPTER 1 ON TOP OF THE WORLD Who is Odin What does he do How does he die Odin was a Norse god Norse means from the Norway area Norse people were Vikings Vikings traveled by sea They raided They attacked They were warriors They believed in many gods Odin’s name means master of fury He was a creator god He was the father of all gods He was the father of all humans He was called All father Frost giants ruled the world Ymir was the leader of the giants Odin and his brothers killed the giants They used Ymir’s body to make the universe They made the heavens for the gods He and his brothers made the earth for 4
humans They made the underworld for the dead The underworld is where dead people go They made the first humans from trees Odin ruled Asgard It was the universe’s center It was where the Aesir gods lived There were two tribes of Norse gods and goddesses They were the Aesir and the Vanir Aesir is Odin’s tribe of Norse gods 5
Odin had many children Odin was the most powerful god He lived in Valaskjalf This was the name of his house It means shelf of the dead It had a tall tower His throne was at the top His throne was called Hlidskjalf He sat there He saw over all the worlds He saw everything He also lived in Valhalla This means hall of the dead Odin married Frigg Frigg was the goddess of marriage They had sons Odin went to the land of giants He fell in 6
love with Jord Jord was the goddess of earth They had a son His name was Thor Thor was Odin’s most famous child Odin fought in Ragnarok This was the final battle It was the end of the world It was known as the doom of the gods Family Tree Grandparents Buri first god Bolthorn frost giant Parents Borr god of mountains and Bestla god of water and ice Brothers Vili god of motivation and Ve god of holy shrines Spouse Frigg wife goddess of marriage and Jord lover giant goddess of earth Children Baldur god of love and light Hod god of winter and darkness often called Hodr Hermod messenger of the gods Thor god of thunder Vali born to avenge his brother Baldur’s death and Vidar god of revenge Heimdall guardian of the gods mothers were the Nine Waves 7
