Complete the table to show your learning about the Viking beliefs.

Could you use your understanding to create a presentation about Norse Mythology in PowerPoint?

This should include an appropriate image on each slide.

The god of poetry,

wine, knowledge,

war and death.

Odin was the ruler of gods and he had two ravens that

sat on his shoulders, so he was often called the Raven

God.He is said to have traded his eye for all the wisdom

in the world.

The god of strength,

thunder and

fertility.

Thor was the son of Odin. He had a magic belt and hammer, and two goats named Toothgnasher and

Toothgrinder who pulled his chariot.

The god of

mischief and tricks.

Loki was Odin's adopted son. He was a shape-shifter and

had a love of pranks, one of his pranks led to the death

of one of Odin's sons named Baldur.

The god of love

and battle.

Freyja's father was Njörd, the god of the sea.Pigs were sacred to her, and she rode a boar with golden bristles.

The goddess of

motherhood.

Frigg is the queen of Asgard and the highest of the

goddesses. Her home is called Fensalir, which means “hall of the marshlands”. She is married to Odin and her father is called Fjorgynn. 

The god of beauty,

light, purity and

joy.

Baldr was the son of Odin and was the favourite of the

gods.Icelandic stories tell how the gods amused themselves by throwing objects at him, knowing that he was immune from harm.

Sif was the goddess of the harvest and wife to Thor. She was a victim of one of Loki's pranks, he cut her beloved blonde hair and as a result the crops couldn't grow.

Idunn was the Goddess of youth and beauty.  This Goddess was responsible for growing the golden apples that were believed to help the Norse Gods stay healthy and strong, and what ultimately enabled them to live such long lives.

Hannah and Lacey