PPT-Norse Gods

Thor Thor was the thunder god the main enemy of the giants and the son of Odin The common man called upon Thor rather than his father Odin The E nglish fifth day of the week is named Thursday after Thor . Thor. Thor was the thunder god, the main enemy of the giants, and the son of Odin. The common man called upon Thor rather than his father Odin. The . E. nglish fifth day of the week is named Thursday after Thor. . Norse mythology . The religion of the Scandinavian regions, pre-Christianity. These tales are important, as they come from the Anglo-Saxons, the originators of the English language. Their stories followed them to England.. Vikings were invaders pirate raiders you may call them everyone feared them even them selves. The word Vikings means a pirate raid that comes from a old language called old Norse. People who off went raiding in ships were said to be “going . By: Kiley Hunziker. Zeus. Roman name : Jupiter. Wife : Hera. Symbols : Thunderbolt & Eagle & Bull & Oak. Ruler Of : God of all Gods Ruler of the sky and . one . of The Big Three. Hera. . Norse Mythology. What do you mean by Norse?. “Norse”=Scandinavian region of Europe. This includes:. Iceland. Norway. Sweden. Denmark. It’s not a very happy place in 700 A.D.. Norse myth is not uplifting or joyful. Vikings invade from the North:. From about 800-1000 C.E. invasions destroyed the Carolingian Empire. The Vikings (. Northsmen. /Norsemen) were a Germanic people from Scandinavia, Northern Europe. The Vikings worshiped warlike gods and took pride in names like Eric the . Tricksters. May or may not be god-like. “liminal”: at the edge, on the border. Appetites and reason. Morally problematic. Greedy manipulator. Culture hero. Destroy in order to recreate (354). Raven Myth of Sitka: cosmology. Where do these myths come from?. Northern Europe. What is now modern-day Norway, Sweden, Denmark & Finland. Scandinavia. The Beginning. Ginnungagap. was the great emptiness before there was a world, or any living things in it.. Anglo-Saxon. Stonehenge. The earliest settlers in Britain were the Iberians.. This relatively small island has been invaded and settled many times:. Then the Celts. Then the Romans. Then the Angles and the Saxons. Nordic Mythology is actually part of oral tradition stemming from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland.. The Norse invaded the British Isles in the form of the Vikings, powerful warriors who sailed out of Norway.. Valkyries. Beautiful women who lead fallen warriors to Valhalla.. Led by Freya. They shriek, howl and cause total confusion. As they choose which valiant warriors to grab. Odin (. Woden. ). Father of the gods. Asgard – heaven. Midgard – Earth. Yggdrasil – World Tree. Viking Maps. Odin/ Woden/ Wotan. Chief of the gods. Father of Thor, Balder, and other gods. Odin pierces himself with a spear and hangs on Yggdrasil for 9 days and nights to learn the secret knowledge of runes. What do you know about the history of the English language?. What are some interesting features of the English language?. Why is it difficult for adults to learn the English language?. A Brief History of the English Language.  . Claudia Baittinger, Anna Marie Junker Stevnsvig, Peter Steen Henriksen. The National Museum of Denmark.  .  .  . THE NORSE. From the late 10. th. century northern Europeans settled in southern and western Greenland. These Norse farmers thrived for almost 500 years before disappearing for reasons not yet fully understood..