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Norse Mythology Classroom

Welcome to the Norse Mythology Classroom!

Teachers: [Linn Scarlett] & [lord of the trident]

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Students:

1. [Lynnaelia]
2. [Dark Angel 83 (Have got a job =) )]
3. [Saber]
4. [Tonje]
5. [Alorin of Ensavias]
6. [Uller]
7. [♥Flames♥]
8. [Everin]
9. [irana]
10. [Oude acc van Melcinítan]
11. [Mindilynn]
12. [Gabriel_Deciel]

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Brief Outline:

1. In the beginning, there was nothing...

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In the beginning, there was nothing...

The beginning of the Norse mythological age started about 1500bc to 500bc the early peoples of this bronze age , we the followers of the old gods and the people were referred to as the battle axe people with an emerging warrior caste they left evidence of belief in personified gods, gods of the sky, battle, fertility and and the sun. many of these stone etchings can be found in sweden.there was a very strong accent on phallic and battle worship,(fertility and agression)as trade routes opened and influence of other peoples occured the evolvment of the gods of the viking age formed the design that is similiar in both scandinavian art and scottish picttish art is the same early scandinavian farmers learned agricultural techniques from the inhabitants of northern scotland and brought back the knotwork designs and evolved them into what was to become viking art.germanic influences were also instremental in the progression tward the scandinavians thru the iron age. and to the early beginings of the vendel age of the vikings .the excavation at sutton hoo england shows the weath and development of the northman it is from the vendel period the the legandary hero beowulf is to have come from. the classic viking age started roughly 700 ad and lasted until the end of the 11th century.so we begin with a what the the norse refer to as the great void ,in the beginning there was nothing no sea,no grass,no heaven,nothing only a void.

The ginnungagap (the nothing) consisted of two vastly different regions, the region of dark and frost called NIFLHEIM later to be known as the region of death. and the region of fire and flame called MUSPELL.

When the fiery flame of the south met the frozen dark the ice melted and the drops from this fused to form the first living creature,a terrible giant called Y'MIR the ancestor to the evil race of giants.Y'MIR was a hermaphidite and when he sweated in his sleep a male and female grew from his left armpit.

Y'MIR received nurishment from another creature shaped from the melting ice of niflheim,AUDUMBLA a cows whose udders spurted forth rivers of milk to sustain the giant, the cow licked blocks of ice for salt and as she did so the hair of a man apeared and as the cow continued the the figure of a man was left, this was BURI the ansestor to the gods,buri means (born) buri had a son that married a frost giantess and her three children were ODIN and his two brothers.

In Norse mythology, Ymir is the primordial giant and the progenitor of the race of FROST giants. He was created from the melting ice of Niflheim, when it came in contact with the hot air from Muspell.

From Ymir's sleeping body the first giants sprang forth:
one of his legs fathered a son on his other leg while from under his armpit a man and women grew out.'

Then about Buri, he's concidered the first god and he had a son indeed, named Bor. I don't know about how he was created/born but he did have three sons.
Which are: Odin, Villi and Ve, he was married to Bestla, the daughter of Bolthorn.

Odin is the chief divinity of the Norse pantheon, the foremost of the Aesir.
Odin is a son of Bor and Bestla. He is called Alfadir, Allfather, for he is indeed father of the gods.

With Frigg he is the father of Balder, Hod, and Hermod. He fathered Thor on the goddess Jord; and the giantess Grid became the mother of Vidar.

About Villi and Ve isnt much known, only that they helped Odin with the creation of the Cosmos as well as the first Humans.

But anyway, Jord wasnt a godess, she was a Giant. Oh and Aesir are the 'war' related gods. The others in Vanaheim are the fertility gods. Odin, Thor are Aesir but Freyr and Njord, as example, aren't.

As I'm taught, the world is divided in three, Asgård where the gods live in the middle, Midgård where the humans live outside Asgård and outside Midgård lies Utgård where trolls, giants and other enemies to the gods live.. And then of course, under the world, Hel the world of the dead... Nifelheim and Muspelheim where places that existed before the world was created.

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2003-03-24 [lord of the trident]: Norse mythology has never really gotten the attention it deserves because many have considered it to be cold,dark and cruel. butwith this class i hope to show and expose all who are interested in why that statement is absolutey TRUE!

2003-04-03 [Lynnaelia]: So, are we starting any time soon or are there not enough students? I don't know who signed up, so...

2003-04-05 [SchizoSavior]: Can I sign up or something? I'm kinda new, so I might be a little awkward to the system. ^^; But I really like Norse Mythology! :D

2003-05-28 [Linn Scarlett]: well same as SchizoSavior, iam new, id like to sign up and i like norse mythology *GO Thor!* lol

2003-06-04 [tavenhawk]: Yet another new person! How do you sign up? Norse mythology is the coolest...

2003-06-04 [Lynnaelia]: I think you sign up on the main classroom page, there's a long list of students.

2003-06-29 [lord of the trident]: okay should we begin

2003-06-30 [lord of the trident]: people have been recorded living in what is known as modern scandinavia 10,000 year ago, this area today is the countries of norway,sweden,denmark and finland.

2003-06-30 [lord of the trident]: there is what is known as the old gods and the classical norse gods which is what we will focus on here....

2003-06-30 [Linn Scarlett]: dont wanna be rude, but ehh, shouldnt you post in the RPG edit-this-page thingie?

2003-06-30 [lord of the trident]: linn, thanks i dont know how to start this i need help,hahaha

2003-06-30 [Linn Scarlett]: hmz...well lets start about the basic, how they see 'the world' , about the Nine Worlds of the Norse Universe. I could post the vision of the univers and then sent a message to the 'students' that the Norse class has begun (or something like that)

2003-06-30 [Linn Scarlett]: side note: id love to be teacher in this class, if thats possible, or assist the Norse teacher here *looks around* where is he/she anyway?

2003-06-30 [Linn Scarlett]: *thinking* about the students...could make a list or something, so that we know that we are actually talking to people and not to the chairs *lol*

2003-06-30 [Lynnaelia]: In my other class, every student added their name to the top of the page, we could do that.

2003-06-30 [lord of the trident]: good idea then lets start with who all is here and interested, i am( graulv) the so called teacher however (linn) you know a lot i will start with the early mythology up until the creation and set it up for you to go with all your favorite gods and figures, sound okay?

2003-07-01 [Aldriona]: I'll join you, as a student. ^_^

2003-07-01 [Linn Scarlett]: ok. now first, lets clean the mess in the edit page, sorry to say that, but we need a clean and (some what) organized classroom :) jeeeej NOTE: i teach Drowic at the acadamy :D and yes, that is a subtile HINT *lol

2003-07-01 [Dark Angel 83 (Have got a job =) )]: How do I join?

2003-07-01 [lord of the trident]: hahahaha okay

2003-07-01 [Lynnaelia]: All right, we should either trim up or delete or whatever, the myths already up, and put a spot for the students to list themselves and then have an introduction to the class...?

2003-07-01 [Linn Scarlett]: *makes frog-face*DUHUH* iam working on it *smiles*

2003-07-01 [Lynnaelia]: *makes turtle-face* I was thinking aloud. Nya. ^-^;;;;;

2003-07-03 [Dark Angel 83 (Have got a job =) )]: What should we be doing in this class? Talk about the beginning of the myth or about the people or both? And how should the class work? What should we be doing besides talking about the stories?

2003-07-03 [Linn Scarlett]: I help Graulv with the Class, and ill try to make up some things you can do *lol* and most important, we can talk about the MEANING of the story, example: which force of nature they explain, like Thor and his Hammer, really, when its raining really hard, you should listen to the Thunder, if you listen closely, you will notice that it sounds as if some one in a chariot, pulled by a few horses rides by O.o scary, actually

2003-07-03 [Dark Angel 83 (Have got a job =) )]: Ohh I see.. It sounds to be a great class, then :) Are we going to have the class here, or in another room?

2003-07-03 [Dark Angel 83 (Have got a job =) )]: I have put a drawing of Odin up in my house. If you wanna see it, please tell me what you think of it =)

2003-07-09 [Aldriona]: I feel that there's one thing I can help you teachers with, the spelling. Since I'm swedish, I know the right spellings of the names. For example, its Nifelheim and Muspelheim, not Niflheim and Muspell....

2003-07-13 [lord of the trident]: thank you ALDRIONA your input is very important , your correction is very welcome.

2003-07-22 [Saber]: How do I join?

2003-07-23 [Linn Scarlett]: hmz, i use the orginal terms *from Norway* see, but i accept your help thanxies! oh and Saber, just put your name on the list at the beginning of this page *blinks* oh and graulv, i photographed Baldr's feet O.o

2003-07-23 [Saber]: will u be teachin bout the various beasts such as the nidhogg and fenris etc.

2003-07-23 [Linn Scarlett]: ff course...everything and all not just the gods :p

2003-08-01 [Saber]: the "9 worlds" are all differnt worlds, like I think theres a world of elves etc. (Or that could just be my brain decaying and withering away)

2003-08-01 [Linn Scarlett]: well a little your brain and a little well, not *blinks* there are 3 'plains' on which the worlds lay, actually

2003-08-02 [Saber]: Yeah just I didn't remeber what i said on the site, there all linked with that tree called yygdrasil (odins chariot) thingie?

2003-08-02 [Linn Scarlett]: yes the world tree, Yggdrasil, and on the top plain is between the branches, the second is a little lower, near the roods of the branches, the third is underneath the roods of Yggdrasil.

2003-08-02 [Saber]: where the nidhogg lives, I am begining to understand. *brain starts functioning again*

2003-08-02 [Linn Scarlett]: ghehe, Hel and *insert long name* are there...realms of the dead if you want to call it that.

2003-08-02 [Saber]: yeah I visited that site,

2003-08-02 [Saber]: and them three wells are at the bottom of the roots? the well of urd somethin or other

2003-08-02 [Linn Scarlett]: no, there is one on each plain, if i remember correctly

2003-08-02 [Saber]: i definatly no theres three roots...wait a minute, 3 roots, 3 wells 3 plains? maybe a root to each plain. It sounds familiar.

2003-08-02 [Saber]: no my mistake, 3 roots to 3 worlds

2003-08-02 [Linn Scarlett]: yes me too, i think it was something like that... *stupid brain work work remember!*

2003-08-02 [Saber]: hehe

2003-08-02 [Linn Scarlett]: oh well i can blame it on Imp (thats the lil'imp-dude livin in my head)

2003-08-14 [Ajax Wolfblade]: About Odin... other spellings, as I have read, are Othinn, Wotan and Wodan, from which we get Wednesday.

2003-08-14 [hellwhore]: Hi! I'm a norwegian, and we've learned much about our forefathers old gods.... You has picked up a quite lot I see! Do you study it? Here's the week days in norwegian:

2003-08-14 [hellwhore]: Hi! I'm a norwegian, and we've learned much about our forefathers old gods.... You has picked up a quite lot I see! Do you study it? Onsdag (Wedensday) comes from Odin, torsdag (Tuesdag) comes from Tor, Fredag (friday) comes from Frida or Frøya...... and later on!

2003-08-14 [Linn Scarlett]: exactly, cause Odin was called (by the norse and german folks that lived in the netherlands then) ' Woen' thats where or 'Woensdag' comes from. hmz *thinking* no i just think its interesting *blinks* but Dreamer, didnt Frydag come from Fry? Friya's brother? and Thursday is from whats-his-name he has one hand...*thinking*

2003-08-14 [Linn Scarlett]: and about the other Dutch days Dinsdag = Din, the guy with one hand! only dont know his original name, well you know Woensdag now, then we have Donderdag, Thor was called Donar/Dondr here and Vrijdag is after Fry or his sister

2003-11-07 [Linn Scarlett]: *desiging her own rune system* <---not that it ahs anything todo with the classroom, but its a hell lot of a fun, desiging you own rune-magic-system-thing

2004-01-05 [Copper LeGree]: how about a complete list of the norse gods and heroes (and a few words about them)?

2004-01-05 [Linn Scarlett]: do you have *any* idea of how much that are and how big that list will be? *looks at copper*

2004-01-09 [Copper LeGree]: weeell....how about a uncomplete list of norse gods and heroes?

2004-01-09 [Linn Scarlett]: gheheh sounds better :p

2004-01-12 [GoneGone]: Where can I find a good source of information on Tyr? I like that God alot.

2004-01-12 [Linn Scarlett]: Tyr *pounders* hmz i should know him, his name sounds formiliar... *pounders*

2004-03-31 [Tonje]: This was how Bure was "made":The cow Audhumla who was made the same way as Yme started to lick on the salt rocks in the bottom of the pit (Ginnungagap) between Muspellsheim and Niflheim. And after a couple of days the body of a man became visible as she continued to lick the rocks. That was Bure. He became the father of Bor, who is the father of Odin, Vile and Ve.

2004-03-31 [Tonje]: The creatures that came from Yme's armpits was not a man and a woman. They were actually the beginning of the trolls, or Jotne.

2004-04-01 [Linn Scarlett]: jup i knew

2004-05-17 [jonayla88]: was I mistaken or is there nothing about Loki??

2004-05-18 [Linn Scarlett]: loki? oh that little pain in the ass

2004-07-17 [Maurer's conclusions]: You should have said more about how the world was created, eg Ymir and Audhumbla in the Ginnungagap...

2004-07-17 [Linn Scarlett]: hey hey tyrssake i cant do everything

2004-07-17 [Maurer's conclusions]: Need help? I'd love to help teach...

2004-07-17 [Linn Scarlett]: well you should ask Lord ot T

2004-07-17 [Maurer's conclusions]: I did and he said that we will talk... Haven't heard from him since...

2004-07-17 [Linn Scarlett]: me neither

2004-07-17 [Maurer's conclusions]: :S Hmmm. K never mind then

2004-07-27 [irana]: odin can also be spelled Wodin, also odin was known as Grimnir and Bolverk (i know I know, we're not there yet). How long till the lesson on Ask and Embla?

2004-07-28 [Linn Scarlett]: i dont know, have to discuss with LotT, still very bussy, also have to update my drowic classroom *sighs* so much to do so little time

2004-08-18 [Maurer's conclusions]: Oden has over 200 different names...

2004-08-18 [Copper LeGree]: did you know that GandAlf (means something like "magic elf") is actually a dwarf?

2004-08-18 [Maurer's conclusions]: Gandalf means Wand Elf, and yes his name along with all of the other dwarven names are originally names taken from a Norse book called the Voluspa

2004-08-18 [Copper LeGree]: actually, Gand (norwegian; gann) means a magic wand. Projected magical power and the wand, staff, or stave which contains or expresses it.

2004-08-18 [Maurer's conclusions]: In saying wand, I meant a magic one

2004-08-18 [Copper LeGree]: of course, I just wanted to clear it up for the others n_n

2004-08-18 [Maurer's conclusions]: Kk.

2004-08-19 [Linn Scarlett]: i know Ertar...and no Cop Gandalf is a Maia...like Sauron...so it really doesnt make -that much- sense that the other Maia cant team up (Gand, Radagast and thingie) same for the Valar against Melkor --its almost pathetic that they cant band together and just whipe melkor from the face of the earth (yes i know he's the most powerfull, but he's exqual to manwe) yes iam re-reading the sil

2004-08-21 [Maurer's conclusions]: Because then the mortals and the elves would be too reliant and spoilt if everything was done for them

2004-08-21 [Linn Scarlett]: i know...but still.. well i guess the 'new ending' of lotr is something like that

2004-08-22 [Maurer's conclusions]: New ending?

2004-08-23 [Linn Scarlett]: yes. it goes like this "...and then elrond took isildur to the very heart of mount doom. but when they were their, isildur refused to trow the ring in, so Elrond pushed him and rid of as a stubborn generation and a cursed ring in one hit. THE END"

2004-08-24 [Maurer's conclusions]: Hmmz

2004-08-24 [Linn Scarlett]: well? isnt it BRILLIANT? it saves us hours of reading ;) although...wait...gorny wouldnt be born! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2004-08-25 [Maurer's conclusions]: Yes he would. Since he was descended from Isildur's youngest son, who was already born before Isildur left to march against Mordor with the Last Alliance

2004-08-25 [Linn Scarlett]: thank god. for a few seconds i was scared.

2004-08-25 [Maurer's conclusions]: Why? Do you like "Gorny?"

2004-08-25 [Linn Scarlett]: ff course i do -why else whould i nickname him huh?- WHO DOESNT ---though i like viggo better :p

2004-08-25 [Maurer's conclusions]: Oh. You were referring to the movies... *Shudders, and curses them*

2004-08-26 [Linn Scarlett]: ghehe :p

2004-11-08 [Juraviel]: Ok. I am not a student yet, but this is just a quick question. Does anybody know anything about Sigyn, Thor's wife. i can't find anything on her. Thanks. -_-

2004-11-08 [Maurer's conclusions]: I know a bit, but I'm sure the teachers can tell you more. If they can't, then I will.

2004-11-08 [Linn Scarlett]: well i only know the particular story where Loki cut her hair off and thor had him bribe the svartalf to make her golden hair

2004-11-08 [Maurer's conclusions]: Sigyn is the wife of Loki...

2004-11-08 [Maurer's conclusions]: Sif is the wife of Thor. She has hair of gold that grows just like natural hair, made by the dwarves called "sons of Ivaldi (Dvalin)." Loki cut of Sif's hair as a prank, but when Thor found this out he forced Loki to promise to have golden hair made by the Dark ElvesLoki uses this event to taunt Sif and, indirectly, Thor in Lokasenna. Loki succeeded in having such hair made, as well as Freyr's ship Skidbladnir, Odin's spear Gugni, all made by the dwarf Dvalin.

2004-11-08 [Linn Scarlett]: yes *nodds* uhhuh i was going to say that ;)

2004-11-08 [Maurer's conclusions]: I'm sure you were:D

2004-11-09 [Juraviel]: Well that is the myth that I am doing my write up on, but I need to know what type of goddess is she. Fertility, wisdom, etc...

2004-11-09 [Maurer's conclusions]: wife of Thor and guardian of the home

2004-11-09 [Juraviel]: Guardian of the home. Thank you.

2005-02-10 [Yiwerra]: PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!! you forgot the most awesome thing =O =O how they killed Ymir and built the world out of his body!!!!!!! =O (its so awesome >.<)

2005-03-06 [Opened my veins for nothing]: my last name means bloody or blood soaked in norse

2005-03-06 [Opened my veins for nothing]: how do i enter my name to be student?

2005-03-06 [Linn Scarlett]: put your name up *lol* hmmm cool, wish i head your name

2005-03-07 [Maurer's conclusions]: What is your last name?

2005-03-07 [Linn Scarlett]: yeah tell us tell us! then i can steal it :P

2005-03-07 [Maurer's conclusions]: Then I can refute your claim:P

2005-03-08 [Linn Scarlett]: lets both steal it :P

2005-03-08 [Yiwerra]: i have a son called nitleif. i think thats so much cooler :P

2005-03-08 [Maurer's conclusions]: Hurke!

2005-03-08 [Yiwerra]: O_O damn

2005-03-08 [Linn Scarlett]: ill just stick to calling my kid Djarkin

2005-03-08 [Yiwerra]: i like kjartan a lot

2005-03-08 [Maurer's conclusions]: Thor-Kevin is my idea.

2005-03-08 [Linn Scarlett]: well djarkin was mine and darry's idea so *shurgs* like Thorston too

2005-03-08 [Yiwerra]: oh no >_< thorston sucks. people here are called like that, and mostly when they're around 35 and REALLY suck... like with a mullet and such

2005-03-08 [Maurer's conclusions]: What's wrong with mullets!!!:D

2005-03-08 [Yiwerra]: MUHAHAHAHHAHAH yea i also got one XD

2005-03-08 [Maurer's conclusions]: I don't have one actually. But I laugh at those who do hahaha.

2005-03-08 [Yiwerra]: pfff. LAUGH AS LONG AS YOU CNA!!!!!!!!!!!

2005-03-08 [Yiwerra]: cna ;)

2005-03-08 [Linn Scarlett]: *grins* then my kid will be the first hot Thorston *grins* but i still like Djarkin best, or Ykwin :)

2005-03-08 [Yiwerra]: oh yay :D :D :D just take care to keep him aways from mullets. even if the 80s are stylish again >_< *shudders*

2005-03-08 [Maurer's conclusions]: The only mullet I laugh at is when you shave the top of your head and let the sides grow long. Do you have that?

2005-03-08 [Linn Scarlett]: id rather keep the top long and shave the sides off X_X

2005-03-08 [Maurer's conclusions]: I'd rather keep it all long

2005-03-08 [Yiwerra]: i rather keep it all short ;)

2005-03-10 [Linn Scarlett]: could too

2005-08-21 [Mindilynn]: this page looked like it died...but i love it just the same ^_^

2005-08-21 [Linn Scarlett]: yeah i know, just i forgot why it died

2008-03-24 [Aura Darklight]: it would probaly be cool if you expolained a little more about the Pantheon.

2008-04-06 [Linn Scarlett]: Yeah, Me and Tri need to kickstart this baby again *kicks it* Yo, Tri, give me a yell about what we can do here! *reads Thor issue #7 while waiting*

2008-04-24 [Aura Darklight]: try to make it more creative and interactive make it more fun to learn interupt the information with an interesting and fun fact. for all the studying i do i still find it kind of boring as do most other people would. you have to bring a story or other infomation to life if you do not most people will find it to boring to learn.

2008-04-24 [Linn Scarlett]: Yeah I am trying, but I also have my study and pre-formative phd to work on -_-'

2008-10-28 [King John Dragon Slayer]: I totally love mullets, and medieval stuff too. I was totally gonna grow a mullet, but then after like a month I didn't feel like it anymore. They take too long to grow.

2008-10-28 [Linn Scarlett]: *chuckles* XD

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