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Name:SifGoddess Of:Norse goddess of home, field, and the crop.
Appearance: Deep brown/blonde hair, freckles, not very fancy clothes. http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/dirty%20... The one under the top one and the one below it.
Personality: Loves the fresh air and is kind, my best guess is that she is strict. Always sizes up the new campers and thinks about them. Thats all i can think of....
History:um.....uhhh...... notsure what to put, ive never studied Nordic legends.
Other: She volunteered to be the camp director because none of the other gods wanted to.
Any thing else i should add? I really no nothing about the Nordic gods, ive seen the avengers, though.
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Not much in known about Thor's wife Sif, . Thor was her 2nd husband and the identity of the first husband is unknown, though she did have a son by him who was named Ull.
Her most striking feature, was her golden hair. .In all likelihood, Sif was a fertility Goddess, with her hair representing ripening corn. However Sif's importance had diminished in Norse folklore by the time the myth was recorded. Her marriage to Thor, though, is significant pointer to the way in which Thor was regarded by the Norsemen. The mischievous shape shifting god Loki boasted that he had made love to her and was extremely jealous of Thor.
Due to anger at Sif's marriage to Thor, Loki managed to get into Sif's locked bedroom, and as she slept. Loki raised his blade and with quick dexterous strokes, removed Sif's shining hair. Sif murmured, but did not awaken; the hair left on her cropped head stuck upward like stubble.
Loki dropped the skeins of shining hair on to the floor, he stared at the mound of glowing hair, smiled, and then departed Sif's bedroom. When Thor returned to Sif, and discovered what had happened, both he and Sif knew that only Loki would have done such a treacherous act. Enraged, Thor pursued and located Loki and with his immense stature and strength, gripped Loki by the throat lifted him from the ground.
Claiming it was only a joke, Loki swears that the hair will be replaced with the aid of the dwarves and elves. Under the threat that Thor will smash every bone in his body, Loki assures Thor and Sif that the hair will be replaced.
Loki made his way to a cave which is the home of the dark elves, the sons of Ivaldi. Loki knows that the sons of Ivaldi are skilled enough to spin golden hair as fine as Sif's and imbue it with such magic that it will grow upon her head. The dubious elves asked Loki what they would gain out of all this. Loki assured that they would receive the thanks of Sif, Thor and the other Gods and Goddesses. Still not convinced, Loki further added a guarantee that he would repay the elves in full measure, should they ever have need of his services.
As the elves spun the gold into glimmering strands of fine hair, they murmured spells over the strands and to further please the Norse Gods, the two sons of Ivaldi fashioned a marvelous ship for Freyr, called Skidbladnir and forged a mighty spear for Odin, called Gungnir, as strong as it was slender.
The two elves gave Loki the Ship, the Spear and the Golden Strands of Hair, as they explained their magical powers. As usual, Loki was at no loss for words and with boisterous thanks, he departed back to Midgard see Thor and Sif.
Loki decided not to head directly back to Midgard, but instead opted for a side trip to see two dwarves: Brokk and Eitri. Once there Loki showed the dwarves the treasures meant for the Gods and Goddesses. Knowing that these twin dwarves were extremely skilled, he tempted Brokk and Eitri to make gifts comparable to the ones the sons of Ivaldi had made. Brokk and Eitri boasted they could create gifts much finer, in disbelief Loki staked his head that they could not do more intricate and extraordinary work.
Brokk and Eitri, eager to take up Loki on this challenge, as it would not only rid them of the 'schemer' Loki, but the treasures made by the Sons of Ivaldi would be theirs for the taking. As Loki would be beheaded by the Gods, due to his arrogance and foolishness to dare gamble with the gifts to the Gods.
Brokk and Eitri went to work. Brokk was warned not to allow the bellows to stop, or the treasures would be ruined. Eitri began forming the fine metals, as Brokk worked the bellows a fly landed upon Brokk's hand, instantly stinging him. Brokk looked down, but did not pause in his efforts. The first of the treasures, the Gullinbursti (a boar with Bristles of Gold), was pulled from the forge.
The dwarves began the second of the treasures for the Gods. Eitri picked up a great block of flawless gold, heated it until glowing and malleable then hammered and shaped the item, placed it into the forge once more, warning Brokk to pump the bellows until he pulled it from the forge.
Eitri departed, just as the fly returned, settled onto the back of Brokk's neck, stinging him twice as sharply as before Brokk winced, but did not pause when Eitri returned, he removed the Draupnir (an arm-ring of solid gold) from the forge.
Once more Eitri placed a great hunk of fine iron into the forge once heated, Eitri hammered it into shape, returned it to the forge and once more warned Brokk to remain pumping the bellows until he returned or the treasure would be ruined. Just as a weary Eitri departed the forge, the fly buzzed through the arch into the smithery alcove, this time settling between Brokk's eyes and at once stung Brokk on both his eyelids.
The dwarf was blinded with blood, he could not see what he was doing for a moment, he removed his hand from the bellows to brush the fly from his brow and wipe the blood from his eyes.
The shape-shifter Loki (had turned himself into the fly) then returned to his waiting place at this very moment, Eitri hurried back to the forge, enquiring what had happened. Eitri pulled from the forge a massive and finely forged Iron Hammer and although it was short in the handle. Eitri called the hammer Mjollnir.
Convinced that the treasures would be satisfactory to the Gods, Eitri instructed Brokk to take the Hammer, the Ring and the Boar to the Gods and tell them of the mysteries of the treasures. Brokk accompanied Loki to Asgard, in hopes of claiming Loki's scheming head as well as the treasures which the sons of Vivaldi had forged.
Loki and Brokk made their way to Asgard word preceded them and they were met in Gladsheim by all the Gods, sitting waiting for them to arrive. Loki at once boasted how he had been able to exploit the dwarves' envy and greed to secure the six treasures for the Gods. Brokk immediately spoke up and told the Gods of his own knowledge of events. It was agreed that Odin, Thor and Freyr should decide whether Eitri of the Sons of Ivaldi were the finer smiths, with this, Loki displayed the treasures.
Boastfully, Loki presented the spear, telling Odin how he has enlisted the elves to forge the Gungnir and how it is unlike any other spear as it would never miss its mark.
Odin took the spear and while looking it over, Loki added how Odin could use the spear to stir up warfare in the world of men. Loki then turned to Freyr, offering the ship, Skidbladnir, to her, boasting that it is large enough to hold all of the Gods, even if they were fully armed. Loki swiftly dis-masted and dismantled the boat, until it was no larger than a piece of cloth, once more boasting that it could be carried in Freyr's purse.
For the third gift Loki turned to Sif with an additional apology, he showed the Skein of golden flowing hair saying that he owed her this gift. He assured her that once it touched her head, it would take root and begin to grow and would be no less beautiful than before. Sif took the hair from Loki, and did as he instructed, and with a shout of joy, it did just as he had said that it would do, much to Loki's relief!
Brokk stepped forward to present his own gifts to the Gods. Brokk held the arm ring before Odin stating that it was for Odin. It is Draupnir, and little less than it appears. Eight rings of its own weight will drop from it on every ninth night.
Brokk turned to Freyr, presenting the Boar to her. Stating that it was called Gullinbursti and can charge over the earth air and sea alike. That no horse can keep up with him. No matter where he goes, running through the night or plunging into the gloom under all the worlds, he will always be surrounded by brilliant light.
Turning to Thor, Brokk stated that his third gift was for him, stating that the hammer, Mjollnir, can be used against anything and with all Thor's mighty strength. Nothing can ever break it even if Thor was to hurl it, that he would never lose it, no matter how far he flung it, it would always return to his hand. Thor eagerly grasped it, as Brokk bowed his head and humbly admitted that there was but one flaw the handle was rather short. Odin, Thor and Freyr wasted no time in giving their answer, they were of one mind that of all the wondrous gifts presented, the massive iron hammer, Mjollnir, was the most valuable, as it would guard the Gods against the Giants.
Brokk having won the wager, Loki fled in fear, boasting that no one could catch him. Thor, with the aid of the Massive Iron Hammer, quickly captured and returned Loki to the Hall of the Gods. Loki told Brokk that he could have his head, as agreed, but could have no part of his neck.. The Gods grinned and nodded, seeing that Loki had the better of Brokk.
This being the case, Brokk began sewing Loki's lips closed, using Eitri's awl to pierce his lips. No sooner had he begun to stitch, than Loki once more ran out of Gladsheim, ripped out the awl and thong of stitching, as he yelped in pain, all the while listening to the hum of laughter inside the temple lusting for revenge
wow..... dude that is a lot of words.....
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the sad thing is i think my family was Nordic.....
if i read that, its gonna take me about 2 or 3 days!
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Name: Hel
Goddess of: Goddess of Death
Appearance: half dead, black and white hair
personality: what can you say about a death goddess? Hel can be evil and dark at times, but can sometimes be helpful too.
History:
Hel, also known as Hella, Holle or Hulda, was the Norse and Teutonic Goddess, Queen and Ruler of the Underworld, which was known as Niflheim, or Helheim, the Kingdom of the Dead.
The name Hel, quite literally means "one that hides" or "one who covers up." If you look at it as if it was the actual root of a name, you might discover that there appears to be a great many places which quite possibly may have been named after her, such as Holland, Helsinki, Holstein, Helvetia and Holderness.
The Prose Eddas offer the most frequently used description of the Goddess Hel's origin. There once was a giantess named Angrboda, who lived at a place known as Giantland. At one point in her life, Angraboda entered into a relationship with the Aesir demigod, Loki, and it was from that union that they produced three children. The first child was the devouring Lupine, Fenrir (Fenris)-Wolf, the second child was the wyrm, Iormungard, the Midgard serpent of the ocean that encircled the Earth, while the third child was simply known as Hel. These three children had spent much of their childhood growing up in Giantland.
In the Aesir Kingdom of Asgaard, several prophecies had been handed down to the Gods, warning them that three unique siblings would appear who would bring such terrible disaster, that nothing but evil would come of it.
When the Gods first learned about the children, they realized almost immediately that they might be the same children that they had been warned about. At first, they chose to believe that it was simply because of the terrible nature of their mother. Then, after they had considered it for a while, they came to realize that the children were the same ones mentioned in the prophecies; however, it was not because of who their mother was, that caused them such great concern; it was actually because of who their father was. Their father was Loki, who was known for causing great destruction and evil. Loki also happened to be the brother of Odin, the leader of the Aesir, which was a patriarchal and warlike tribe of Norse Gods and Goddesses.
Since there was no doubt that the children were Loki's, Odin decided that the best thing to do was find the children and then bring them back to Asgaard. That way they would be raised as Aesir. To accomplish that, Odin ordered the Gods to travel to Giantland, find the children, and then bring them back to Asgaard. The Gods did as Odin desired, and when they returned from Giantland the three children were with them.
Sadly, the child whose name was Hel had been born with the bones on one side of her body, fully exposed. That made things extremely difficult for Hel, because her appearance caused the other Gods to feel so uncomfortable that they avoided having anything to do with her. Being seen as an oddity, being avoided, and having no friends was very difficult for Hel to deal with. She was extremely unhappy, and filled with great loneliness and despair. After much deliberation, Hel made an important decision. She went to Odin and explained to him how difficult her life was there, and then she asked for his permission to leave Asgaard. Odin sympathized with Hel, so he granted her wish. Much more importantly, he also gave her the World of Niflheim, one of the Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology, to rule. He even went so far as to name that place after her, calling it Helheim or Hel. That was how Hel became the Goddess of the Dead.
In return for giving her Niflheim, Odin gave Hel certain responsibilities that she had to carry out in that realm. He charged her with caring for the souls of people who had died from sickness or old age, and for the souls of any other people whose deaths had not occurred through violence or in battle.
When warriors died in battle, their souls were split evenly between the Goddess Freyja and Odin. Freyja had the privilege of taking the first half of the souls of those warriors who had been slain in battle, while the remaining souls of the dead warriors belonged to Odin.
Hel settled into her Realm, and when the souls of the dead arrived there, it was she who judged them. It was also she who decided whether their souls were good or evil, and to what degree. Then, after Hel had made had her assessment, she gave each soul its just reward. Depending upon how they had been judged, the souls of the dead were settled into one of the nine levels of Helheim, which ranged from what might be seen as a form of heaven, all the way down to the dark horrors of Neostrand (Naströnd), the abode of punishment, where snakes constantly dropped venom upon the wicked, and which appeared, in many ways, to be quite similar to the concept of Hell, that the Christians have always appeared to be so fond of.
Hel was frequently thought of as a Dark Mother Goddess, and she was known by other names and titles including the Goddess of Death and the Afterlife, the Underground Earth Mother, the Ruler of the Realm of the Dead known as Helgardh, and Nefele, the Goddess of Shadows. She was also worshipped in Denmark, as the Hyldemoer, or Elder Mother.
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Goddess of: Goddess of Death
Appearance: half dead, black and white hair
personality: what can you say about a death goddess? Hel can be evil and dark at times, but can sometimes be helpful too.
History:
Hel, also known as Hella, Holle or Hulda, was the Norse and Teutonic Goddess, Queen and Ruler of the Underworld, which was known as Niflheim, or Helheim, the Kingdom of the Dead.
The name Hel, quite literally means "one that hides" or "one who covers up." If you look at it as if it was the actual root of a name, you might discover that there appears to be a great many places which quite possibly may have been named after her, such as Holland, Helsinki, Holstein, Helvetia and Holderness.
The Prose Eddas offer the most frequently used description of the Goddess Hel's origin. There once was a giantess named Angrboda, who lived at a place known as Giantland. At one point in her life, Angraboda entered into a relationship with the Aesir demigod, Loki, and it was from that union that they produced three children. The first child was the devouring Lupine, Fenrir (Fenris)-Wolf, the second child was the wyrm, Iormungard, the Midgard serpent of the ocean that encircled the Earth, while the third child was simply known as Hel. These three children had spent much of their childhood growing up in Giantland.
In the Aesir Kingdom of Asgaard, several prophecies had been handed down to the Gods, warning them that three unique siblings would appear who would bring such terrible disaster, that nothing but evil would come of it.
When the Gods first learned about the children, they realized almost immediately that they might be the same children that they had been warned about. At first, they chose to believe that it was simply because of the terrible nature of their mother. Then, after they had considered it for a while, they came to realize that the children were the same ones mentioned in the prophecies; however, it was not because of who their mother was, that caused them such great concern; it was actually because of who their father was. Their father was Loki, who was known for causing great destruction and evil. Loki also happened to be the brother of Odin, the leader of the Aesir, which was a patriarchal and warlike tribe of Norse Gods and Goddesses.
Since there was no doubt that the children were Loki's, Odin decided that the best thing to do was find the children and then bring them back to Asgaard. That way they would be raised as Aesir. To accomplish that, Odin ordered the Gods to travel to Giantland, find the children, and then bring them back to Asgaard. The Gods did as Odin desired, and when they returned from Giantland the three children were with them.
Sadly, the child whose name was Hel had been born with the bones on one side of her body, fully exposed. That made things extremely difficult for Hel, because her appearance caused the other Gods to feel so uncomfortable that they avoided having anything to do with her. Being seen as an oddity, being avoided, and having no friends was very difficult for Hel to deal with. She was extremely unhappy, and filled with great loneliness and despair. After much deliberation, Hel made an important decision. She went to Odin and explained to him how difficult her life was there, and then she asked for his permission to leave Asgaard. Odin sympathized with Hel, so he granted her wish. Much more importantly, he also gave her the World of Niflheim, one of the Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology, to rule. He even went so far as to name that place after her, calling it Helheim or Hel. That was how Hel became the Goddess of the Dead.
In return for giving her Niflheim, Odin gave Hel certain responsibilities that she had to carry out in that realm. He charged her with caring for the souls of people who had died from sickness or old age, and for the souls of any other people whose deaths had not occurred through violence or in battle.
When warriors died in battle, their souls were split evenly between the Goddess Freyja and Odin. Freyja had the privilege of taking the first half of the souls of those warriors who had been slain in battle, while the remaining souls of the dead warriors belonged to Odin.
Hel settled into her Realm, and when the souls of the dead arrived there, it was she who judged them. It was also she who decided whether their souls were good or evil, and to what degree. Then, after Hel had made had her assessment, she gave each soul its just reward. Depending upon how they had been judged, the souls of the dead were settled into one of the nine levels of Helheim, which ranged from what might be seen as a form of heaven, all the way down to the dark horrors of Neostrand (Naströnd), the abode of punishment, where snakes constantly dropped venom upon the wicked, and which appeared, in many ways, to be quite similar to the concept of Hell, that the Christians have always appeared to be so fond of.
Hel was frequently thought of as a Dark Mother Goddess, and she was known by other names and titles including the Goddess of Death and the Afterlife, the Underground Earth Mother, the Ruler of the Realm of the Dead known as Helgardh, and Nefele, the Goddess of Shadows. She was also worshipped in Denmark, as the Hyldemoer, or Elder Mother.
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