Races and Places

Races in Norse Mythology



Aesir - race of the gods

Vanir - another band of gods at war with Aesir and then included with them

Valkyrie - another name for collective female spirits



Norns - collective female spirits

Giants - enemies of the gods

Dwarves - magical beings


Places of the gods:

Asgard - world of the gods
Midgard - home of the humans
Nifheim - fog world; ancient underworld
Hel - Hel's domain; world of the dead
Vallhall - Odin's hall
Jotunheimar - world of the giants
Bilrost - bridge between world of humans and gods (or heaven and earth)
Yggdrasil - World tree; center of the universe
Nivavellir - hall of gold on the plains of the underworld