Asgard — world of the Æsir, the land of the gods

Midgard — world of men

[Jotunheim] — world of the giants

Muspell — world of fire, a bright, flaming, hot world in the southern region

[Vanaheim] — world of the Vanir

Niflheim — world of the dead

[Svartalfaheim] — world of the dark-elves

[Alfheim] — world of the elves

[Nithavellir] — possibly the world of the dwarves

Austri, Vestri, Sudri, Nordri — dwarves put at corners of the world

Hlidskialf — Odin's throne, where he sees & understands everybody in the world

Hrimfaxi — Nott's horse, drips from his bit create dew all over the world

Skinfaxi — Dagur's horse, shining mane lights the sky and sea

Arvak & Alsvinn — horses driven by Sol (Asyniur) for the chariot, bellows under shoulders cool them

Bil & Hiuki, children of Vidvinn — Moon took these children from Byrgir Well while carrying Sæg tub & Simul carrying-pole, (Bil is considered an Asyniur)

Hati Hrodvitnisson & Skoll — wolves chasing sun and moon, sons of Fenrir

Iarnvidiur — trollwife giantess of Ironwood Forest in Midgard, breeds wolves

Moongarm — most mighty wolf that is said will one day be bred, will consume lifeblood and spatter heavens with it

Bifrost — rainbow bridge from earth to heaven

Idavoll, Gladsheim, Vingolf — buildings in Asgard built by Odin

Modsognir, Durin — dwarves, the dwarves were originally maggots but given intelligence by gods

DWARVES: Nyi, Nidi, Nordri, Sudri, Austri, Vestri, Althiolf ("Mighty Thief"), Dvalin, Nar, Nain, Niping, Dain, Bifur, Bofur, Nori, Ori, Onar, Oin, Modvitnir ("Mead-Wolf"), Vig, Gandalf ("Magic Elf"), Vindalf ("Wind Elf"), Thorin, Fili, Kili, Fundin, Vali, Thror, Throin, Thekk, Lit, Vitr, Nyr, Nyrad, Rekk, Radsvinn ("Swift in Counsel"), Draupnir, Dolgthvari, Hor, Hugstari, Hlediolf, Gloin, Dori, Ori, Duf, Andvari, Heptifili, Har, Siar, Skirpir, Virpir, Skafinn, Ai, Alf, Ingi, Eikinskialdi ("Oak Shield"), Fal, Frosti, Finn, Ginnar.

Yggdrasil — chief center or holy place of gods, biggest ash tree, branches spread all all over world and sky, one root among Æsir, another among frost-giants (where Ginnungagap once was) and over Mimir's Well, third over Niflheim and under Hvergelmir, another goes to heaven and above Weird's Well.

Nidhogg — dragon that knaws the roots of Yggdrasil

serpents and snakes — countless ones of these also are beneath Yggdrasil along with Nidhogg, some of them are Goin and Moin (Grafvitnir's sons), Grabak, Grafvollud, Ofnir, and Svafnir

Mimir's Well — wisdom and intelligence, Odin gave up his eye for a sip

Weird's Well — where the gods have their court, norns use water from it to keep Yggdrasil's branches from rotting, swans feed in the well

Sleipnir — Odin's eight-legged horse

Gulltopp — Heimdall's horse

Glad, Gyllir, Glær, Skeidbrimir, Silfrtopp, Sinir, Gils, Falhofnir, and Lettfeti — Æsir's horses

Weird, Verdandi, Skuld — norns who shape men's lives for better or worse

Vedrfolnir — hawk that sits in eagle's eyes at top of Yggdrasil

Ratatosk — squirrel who spreads gossip between the eagle and Nidhogg

Dain, Dvalin, Duneyr, Durathrar — stags wander Yggdrasil branches, eat foliage

Alfheim — where the light-elves live (dark-elves live in the ground)

Breidablik, Glitnir, Himinbiorg — other heavenly places

Valaskialf — Odin's silver-roofed hall where his throne is located

Gimle — fairest hall of all and brighter than the sun, will survive forever

Andlang, Vidblain — two more heavens located further out

Hræsvelg — eagle giant that makes the wind

Asyniur — female Æsir, goddesses

Odin — highest and most ancient of all the gods

Frigg — wife of Odin, knows all men's fates but she will not prophesy

Einheriar — dead fallen in battle, Odin places them in Valhalla or Vingolf

Thor — strongest of all gods and men

Bilskirnir Hall — Thor's place at Thurdvangar, biggest building ever built

Tanngniost & Tanngrisnir — Thor's goats who draw his chariot

Miollnir (Thor's Hammer), girdle of might, iron gloves — Thor's possessions

Baldr — so fair in appearance, light shines from him, wise, eloquent, merciful

Breidablik — Baldr's hall in heaven, no unclean thing is permitted to be there

Niord — lives at Noatun, rules wind motion, moderates sea and fire, very rich

Vanir — another race of gods from whom Niord and others descended

[Gollveig] — first of the Vanir to come among the gods, her ill-treatment was the immediate cause of the war

Hænir — a trade of "hostages" (or ambassadors) made, him for Niord

Thrymheim — place in mountains where Skadi wanted to live

Freyr — ruler of rain, sunshine, produce, wealth

Freyia — gets half of the slain in battle, Odin gets the other half, so very beautiful, weeped red-gold tears when Od went on long travels

Brisings' necklace — owned by Freyia

Fensalir — Frigg's dwelling

Sessrumnir — Freyia's hall in heaven, dwelling is called Folkvangar

Tyr — bravest, most valiant, great power of victory in battles

Bragi — renowned for wisdom, eloquence, command of language, poetry

Idunn — her casket contains apples that make the gods stay young

Heimdall — the white As, great and holy, guards Bifrost from mountain-giants, needs little sleep, great hearing and seeing

[Eggther] — the guard of the giants' world

Surt — guards the dwellers in the fire-world

Himinbiorg — place where Heimdall lives

Giallarhorn — Heimdall's trumpet, its blast can be heard all over the worlds

Hod — blind As, strong, tricked by Loki into shooting mistletoe at Baldr

Vidar — the silent As, source of support to gods in dangers

Vali — bold in battles, very good shot

Ull — great archer and skier, beautiful, warrior's accomplishments

Forseti — people see him to settle legal disputes, has Glitnir Hall

Loki Laufeyiarson — pleasing and handsome, evil in character, capricious in behavior, cunning, tricky

Iormungand — the Midgard Serpent, offspring of Loki, encircles world at bottom of ocean, biting its own tail

Hel — offspring of Loki, rules Niflheim, half black, half flesh-covered

Eliudnir — Hel's Hall, her dish is called Hunger, knife Famine, servant Ganglati, main Ganglot

Fenriswolf — the Æsir tried to put fetter Gleipnir on him, bit hand of Tyr placed in mouth as a pledge, child of Loki

Leyding, Dromi — first two fetters that gods tried to put on Fenriswolf

Skirnir — Freyr's messenger sent to world of black-elves and dwarves to have Gleipnir made

Gleipnir — ingredients: sound of cat's footfall, woman's beard, mountain's roots, bear's sinews, fish's breath, bird's spittle. cord called Gelgia, tied to stone called Gioll, another rock called Thviti

Lyngvi — island on Lake Amsvartnir where Fenriswolf was tested with Gleipnir

Saga — Asyniur who dwells at big place called Sokkvabekk

Eir — she is an extremely good physician

Gefiun — virgin, attended by all who die virgins

Fulla — another virgin, goes arround with hair flowing freely, gold band around head, buddy of Frigg, Nanna sent her a finger-ring from Hel

Siofn — she directs people's minds to love, both women and men

Lofn — very kind and good to pray to, permission for unions

Var — listens to (and punishes those who break) agreements between men & women

Vor — wise and enquiring, nothing can be concealed from her

Syn — guards doors of the hall, appointed as defence at assemblies

Hlin — protects people whom Frigg wishes to "save" from a danger, refuge

Snotra — wise and courteous

Gna — sent by Frigg to various worlds to carry out business

Hofvarpnir — Gna's horse, travels across sky and sea, offspring of Hamskerpir and Gardrofa

the Valkyries — Odin sends them to battle to get the slain

VALKYRIES: "Hrist and Mist I desire should bring me a horn, Skeggiold and Skogul, Hild and Thrud, Hlokk and Herfiotur, Goll and Geirahod, Randgrid and Reginleif. These serve ale to the Einheriar." Gunn and Rota and the youngest norn, called Skuld, always ride to choose who shall be slain and to govern the killings.

Iord and Rind — Thor's mother and Vali's mother, reckoned among the Asyniur

Beli — Freyr unarmed when he and Beli fought, killed him with a stag antler

Sæhrimnir — boar whose meat feeds the dead at Valhalla

Andhrimnir — the cook at Valhalla

Eldhrimnir — the pot that Andhrimnir cooks in

Geri ("Ravenous") & Freki ("Greedy") — two of Odin's wolves, he feeds them his food from the table, Odin lives off of wine which is also food to him

Hugin ("Thought") & Munin ("Memory") — Odin sends these ravens all over world, they return at dinner and tell him the gossip of the world

Heidrun — goat on roof of Valhalla feeds from branches of Lerad tree, mead flows from udders to fill a vat for the Einheriar

Eikthrynir — stag also on roof that feeds on Lerad, drippings from horns flow into Hvergelmir and then into the rivers

a few of the RIVERS: Sid, Vid, Sekin, Ekin, Svol, Gunnthro, Fiorm, Fimbulthul, Gipul, Gopul, Gomul, Geirvimul, Thyn, Vin, Tholl, Boll, Grad, Gunnthrain, Nyt, Not, Nonn, Hronn, Vina, Veg, Svinn, Thiodnuma.

Svadilfæri — stallion who was to help the builder, father of Sleipnir

Skidbladnir — the best of ships, constructed with great ingenuity, sons of dwarf Ivaldi constructed it, fits all the Æsir, yet it can fold up like a cloth to go in one's pocket

Naglfari — the biggest ship, belongs to Muspell, made of dead people's nails

Thialfi and Roskva — became Thor's bondservants after laming the goat by taking bone-marrow, possibly children of Egil

Utgarda-Loki — king of castle Utgard, tested Thor & companions in competitions

Skrymir — Utgarda-Loki in huge giant-form, Thor & companions slept in his glove, Thor couldn't open knapsack (actually tied with trick wire), Miollnir hardly hurt him, but actually hammer hit land and made valleys

Logi — competed and won against Loki in eating the most meat — actually "flame", burn more quickly than one can eat

Hugi — raced against Thialfi and always won — "thought", can thinking faster than one can run

forfeit-horn — Thor could not finish the water in it — magically attached to the ocean, Thor's drinking created the tides

cat — Thor couldn't lift the cat off the ground, kept arching back higher — actually a coil of the Midgard Serpent

Elli — Thor wasn't able to beat this crone in a fight — "old age", nobody can beat old age from taking its toll

Hymir — the giant that Thor went fishing with on the Midgard Serpent expedition, cut line and let loose the serpent, Thor punched him overboard

Himinhriot — largest of Hymir's oxes, Thor used his head as bait for Serpent

Hringhorni — the name of Baldr's ship

Hermod — Odin's son who went to Hel to try to bargain for Baldr

Hyrrokkin — giantess who moved Hringhorni into the water when nobody else could do it, rode on wolf and used vipers as reins

Nanna — Baldr's wife dropped dead with grief at Baldr's funeral

Lit — Dwarf kicked into the funeral fire by Thor when he got in the way

Gullinbursti or Slidrugtanni — Freyr drove in a chariot with this boar

Draupnir — self-replicating gold ring that Odin laid on Baldr's funeral pyre

Modgud — maiden guarding Gioll Bridge, talked to Hermod on his way to Hel

Thanks — Loki in disguise as a giantess would not weep for Baldr

Franangr — waterfall where Loki his from the Æsir as a salmon

Kvasir — the wisest As who reached Loki's house first and realized they should make a net, he had been created with spit in a truce between the Æsir and Vanir, he knew the answer to any question asked of him

Narfi — killed by brother Vali who was turned into a wolf, guts used to bind Loki to stones

Gungnir — Odin's spear

Garm — most evil dog, bound in front of Gnipahellir until Ragnarok

[Fjalar] — cock whose crowing wakes the giants for the final struggle

[Gollinkambi] — the cock who wakes the gods and heroes

Ragnarok — several harsh winters in a row, battles all over the world, brother vs. brother, wolf will swallow son, moon caught by other wolf, stars disappear, mountains fall, trees uprooted, Fenriswolf will get free, tidal waves as Midgard Serpent goes ashore, serpent sprays poison, Naglfar will be loosed from moorings and captured by giant Hrym, sky will open and sons of Muspell will come through, Surt rides in front amid fire, Bifrost will break, all meet at field Vigrid, Heimdall will blow Giallarhorn, Odin vs. Fenriswolf, Thor vs. Midgard Serpent, Freyr vs. Surt, Tyr vs. Garm, Vidar will break jaw of Fenriswolf after it swallows Odin, Surt burns entire world, earth sinks.

Brimir Hall at Gimle, Sindri Hall at Nidafioll, Nasatrands, Hvergelmir — places the gods will be sent to after Ragnarok

post-Ragnarok — Earth will rise out of sea, crops will grow, Vidar and Vali will be alive and will dwell at Idavoll, Modi ("Wrath") and Magni ("Might") will inherit Miollnir, Baldr & Hod will return from Hel, sun's daughter will take over

Hoddmimir's holt — where Life & Leifthrasir hid during Surt's fires

Life & Leifthrasir — two human survivors of Ragnarok who will repopulate world

Ægir (Hler) — god of sea, lived on Hlesey island, skilled in magic, feast at Asgard

Thiassi — in eagle form he kidnapped Idunn, brought her to Thrymheim, Loki took Freyia's falcon-form and kidnapped Idunn (by turning her into a nut) back, Æsir killed Thiassi in fire.

Skadi — wanted to avenge her father, as compensation she could choose husband based on feet, picked Niord thinking it was Baldr, Loki had to make her laugh so he tied a rope from his testicles to a goat's beard and they dragged each other around. Odin threw Thiassi's eyes to sky to make some stars.

Fialar and Galar — dwarves who killed Kvasir and mixed his blood with honey in pot called Odrerir and then vats called Son and Bodn, created the Mead of Poetry

Gilling & wife — G. drowned when he went to sea with the dwarves, Mrs. G. was killed by dwarves by a falling millstone when they were annoyed with her weeping.

Suttung — son of Gilling, threatened dwarves, they offered instead the mead

Gunnlod — daughter of Suttung guarded mead at Hnitbiorg

Baugi — brother of Suttung, his slaves killed each other at provoking of Odin who offered a whetstone for their scythes

Bolverk — "Evil-doer", the name Odin went by when he offered he could do the work of the missing nine slaves, payment would be one drink of the mead, but Suttung refused

Rati — name of the auger that Bolverk / Odin gave Baugi to drill into mountain where mead was stored, Baugi tried to trick Bolverk by not drilling all the way (hoping to trap then squash him) but Bolverk blew into the hole first, Bolverk turned into a snake and went through completed hole, Bolverk slept with Gunnlod for three nights then drank all the mead, flew away and spit it to other gods while Suttung in pursuit, humans got some lost mead.

Gullfaxi — horse owned by the giant Hrungnir

Hrungnir — strongest of the giants, has a stone heart with three points on it, head and shield also made of stone, wagered with Odin on who has better horse, Odin won race to the As-gates where the Æsir invited Hrungnir for a drink, Hrungnir got drunk and said he would do many things (remove Valhalla, bury Asgard, kill the gods, take Freyia and Sif with him, drink all their ale), challenged by Thor to a battle.

Griotunagardar — field for the battle after Hrungnir retrieved his weapons

Mokkurkalfi — giants made a person out of clay, nine leagues high and three leagues wide, gave him a mare's heart, he wet himself when Thor arrived

whetstone — Hrungnir's weapon, Hrungnir stood on his shielf when Thialfi told him Thor would be coming from the ground, instead Thor came on land and threw Miollnir from afar, Hrungnir hurled the whetstone, it broke in two as Miollnir crashed through it then killed Hrungnir, one piece of whetstone went to the ground and the other got stuck in Thor's head, Thialfi killed Mokkurkalfi while Thor was trapped under Hrungnir's leg, his son Magni arrived and lifted off the leg, Thor gave Gullfaxi to Magni but Odin didn't approve.

Groa, wife of Aurvandil the Bold — sorceress who chanted spells until the whetstone started to come loose from Thor's head, but Thor interrupted her with story of Aurvandil's toe getting frozen off while Thor carried him a basket across Elivagar river (Thor broke off toe and threw it to sky, making a star), Groa got distracted and couldn't finish spells, so the whetstone stays

Geirrod — cunning giant, caught Loki who flew into his castle as Frigg's falcon and got stuck, locked Loki in a chest and starved him for three months, Loki promised that he would get Thor to come over without weapons

Grid — mother of Vidar, giantess, warned Thor of Geirrod and loaned him some items (girdle of might, iron gauntlet, staff "Grid's pole"), Thor crossed river Vimur with Loki holding on

Gialp — daughter of Geirrod who caused river to rise as Thor crossed it, he threw a rock at her and then got out by holding on to a rowan-bush

Greip — the other daughter who, along with Gialp, tried to push Thor's seat to the ceiling as he sat on it, Thor used Grid's pole to push back down and broke their backs. For games, Geirrod used tongs to pick up lump of molten iron and threw it at Thor, Thor used iron gauntlets to catch it, then flung it back and it crashed through pillars, Geirrod, walls, and ground outside

Loddfafnir — wandering singer, who, from his "chanter's stool", recites the verses which he claims to have received from Odin

Ljothatal — the list of charms in the Havamal

King Hrauthung — father of Agnar and Geirröth

Hildolf ("Battle Wolf") — mentioned in Hárbarrðsljóð, lives at Rathsey's sound

Berserks ("Bear Shirts") — originally men who could turn themselves into bears (like a werewolf), later men who were seized with an uncontrollable madness for bloodshed, lop off a limb and they still attack. Mad, crazy freaks. I live in Berserkeley, CA.

Gestumblindi — contest of riddles with King Heidrek the Wise, the last riddle about Odin's whisperings to Baldr reveal that Gestumblindi is actually Odin, this is just like Odin as Gagnrath in "Vafþrúðnismál".

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Völuspá — "The Wise-Woman's Prophecy" --- Odin brings back to life a prophetess who tells him stories of the past, present, and future.

Hávamál — "The Ballad of the High One" — Sayings of wisdom, talk about women, how Odin obtained the mead of poetry, verses by the singer Loddfafnir, and a list of charms.

Vafþrúðnismál — "The Ballad of Vafþrúðnir" — Contest of wisdom between Odin (going by Gagnrath) and the giant Vafthruthnir.

Grímnismál — "The Ballad of Grimnir" — Odin (Grimnir), tortured at flames by King Geirröth, displays wisdom until he declares his true name, causing the terrified King to fall on his sword.

Skírnismál — "The Ballad of Skirnir" — Freyr sends Skirnir to go woo the giantess Gerd for him.

Hárbarrðsljóð — "The Poem of Hárbarth" — A contest of verbal abuse between Thor at one side of the river and Odin (or Harbarth the ferryman) at the other.

Hymiskviða — "The Lay of Hymir" — Thor's expedition after Hymir's kettle and the fishing trip in which he hooked the Midgard Serpent.

Lokasenna — "Loki's Wrangling" — At Ægir's party, Loki proceeds to insult everybody present.

Þrymskviða — "The Lay of Thrym" — Thrym steals Miollnir and wants Freyia as ransome. Thor dresses in drag to get it back.

Alvíssmál — "The Ballad of Alvís" — The dwarf Alvís wants to marry Thor's daughter, so he has to answer a bunch of questions on synonyms.

Baldrs draumar — "Balder's Dreams" — Baldr is having bad dreams, so Odin talks to a volva and finds out they portend the fall of the gods, beginning with the death of Baldr.

Rígsþula — "The Song of Rig" — On his travels, Heimdall (Rig) fathers the ancestors of three classes of men: slaves, freemen, and nobles.

Hyndluljóð — "The Poem of Hyndla" — Freyia asks the wise-woman Hyndla to trace the ancestry of her lover Ottar.

Svipdagsmál — "The Ballad of Svipdag" — Combination of the poems "Grougaldr" and "Fjolsvinnsmol", the love story of Svipdag and Mengloth.

"The Prose Edda" — by Snorri STURLUSSON, abt 1220 c.e. — Gylfaginning, Skáldskaparmál, Háttatal

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ODIN — "I call myself Grim and Ganglari, Herian, Hialmberi, Thekk, Third, Thunn, Unn, Helblindi, High, Sann, Svipal, Sanngetal, Herteit, Hnikar, Bileyg, Baleyg, Bolverk, Fiolnir, Grimnir, Glapsvinn, Fiolsvinn, Sidhott, Sidskegg, Sigfather, Hnikud, All-father, Atrid, Farmatyr, Oski ("God of Wishes"), Omi, Just-as-high, Blindi, Gondlir, Harbard, Svidur, Svidrir, Ialk, Kialar, Vidur, Thror, Ygg, Thund, Vakr, Skilfing, Vafud, Hropta-Tyr, Gaut, Veratyr." Other name include Tveggi, Gagnrath...."

FRIGG — Hlin

FREYIA — Lady of the Vanir, Mardoll, Horn, Gefn, Syr

FREYR — Yngve

LOKI — Loki Laufeyiarson, Lothur

FENRIR — Fenriswolf, Garm

IORD — Earth, Hlothyn, Fjorgyn

NOTT — Night

DELLING — Twilight

DAGUR — Day

YMIR — Aurgelmir, Brimir, Blain

FENRIR — Hrodvitnir

IORMUNGAND — the Midgard Serpent

SUTTUNG — Fjalar