rriors will be resurrected and they will all spend the night in cheerful pleasure until the next day, where they will repeat the cycle again. When Ragnarok comes, say they legends, these warriors will fight along side the gods against the forces of evil. The chief gods in the Norse mythology are Odin (sometimes-pronounced Wotan or Wodan), who is the god of wisdom, battle, poetry, and magic. Tales say he sacrificed an eye for divine wisdom. His son, Thor, is a champion for mankind. He is the god of weather and a warrior against evil, using his hammer, Mjollnir. Next come Frey and Freya, the god of fertility and the goddess of love, respectively. But, according to their myths, the world does not end with Ragarok. After the war, the world tree Yggdrasil is left standing and hiding in its branches are a man and a women, who will then repopulate the world. Also in Norse tales, are magical creatures called Dwarves and Elves, dragons and sea serpents.At this point I ask that you close your eyes again. I want you to imagine that you are standing on the bow of a great Viking ship, feeling the wind blow a light ocean spray onto your face. Think of the things you heard in this report, and then turn and look at the Vikings manning the boat behind you. Think of the cold plains and dense forests of their home, the snow and the ice, the harsh and cold seas, and judge again these people of the frozen north....
