Camp Odin discussion

(ONLY Three God's Per Person unless told other wise)

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God Of:

Appearance: (Must have at least: 1 Modern Day Look; 1 Old Norse Look No Anime or Cartoons; and 4 sentence detail description, may have more)

Personality: (at least 3 full length Sentences with detail)

History: (At least 5 Full Detailed Sentences)

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Name: Ferir (Fenris)

God Of: Wolves, Monsters, Evil, Punishment, False Trust, and much of all that is not good int he world.
To the ancient Norse, Fenrir represented strength and destruction.

Appearance: THEN


Fenrir and Barghest

NOW

In old Norse times he was a rapid growing wolf monster, bound till Ragnarok. He like Greek gods and the other gods has many forms before taking on his true form. His true form was only thought to be bound, but now he appears as a man strapped tot he ground of stone by silk. His features appear kind, which is the true trap of things. He lures his meals in and feeds swiftly. His human form can take on that of a giant, just like his wolfish form.



Personality: He is full of wit and trickery. Never truly feeling satisfied with his kills. He often mates with mortals to create a brood of his own. He seeks vengeance upon the gods for binding him and not allowing him to sun free. He holds darkness in his eyes, but also pain. However, he can never seem to be fully released as his wolf comes out to eat.

History: He may not be a werewolf, but no werewolf site can leave out the biggest and baddest of all wolves – Fenrir! One of the most famous of all the deities in Norse mythology is Fenrir (also known as Fenris), son of trickster god Loki and the giantess Angroboda.

Fenris was an absolutely massive wolf; a wolf that the gods had learned from a prophecy would one day bring about Ragnarok (the end of the world). The fear of the prophecy caused the gods to put the little pup in a cage. Only the god of war, Tyr, had the courage to feed and take care of the wolf.

But as time went on Fenrir grew into the giant wolf we know him as, and when the gods saw this they decided they needed to render him harmless. However, none of the gods had the guts to face the colossal wolf, so instead they tried to trick him. They told Fenrir that he was weak and could never break free when chained. He accepted their challenge and let them chain him. But the wolf had more power than the gods could ever imagine and he broke every chain they used on him.

The gods soon realized that something drastic needed to be done. They told the dwarves to make something that could hold Fenrir. So the dwarves created a material called Gleipnir, a substance that was very soft, but could never be broken. The Gleipnir was made from some pretty weird items – the beard of a woman, the roots of a mountain, the footstep of a cat, the breath of fishes, the sinews of a bear, and the spit of birds.

With this the gods planned to bind the Fenrir forever, but, the wolf was sick of the chain game. To makes matters worse for the gods, when the wolf saw the weak-looking Gleipnir chain they wanted to use on him he said that there was no pride in breaking such a puny chain. Eventually, he agreed to it, thinking that otherwise his courage and strength would be doubted. But he wasn’t stupid, he suspected their trickery so he only agreed to be chained on one account, one of the gods would have to place their hand into his jaws. Tyr was the only god to agree.

Fenrir was then bound by the Gleipnir, and even though he used every bit of his strength, he could not break free. In revenge, he bit off Tyr’s hand. The gods then chained Fenrir to a rock called Gioll in the underworld, forcing a sword in between his jaws to keep him from biting on anyone. And this is where Fenrir waited for Ragnarok, the end of all things.

As time passed the Gleipnir weakened, and when Ragnarok arrived, Fenrir broke free and attacked the gods. He killed Odin and brought about the end of the universe as it was prophesied. He was eventually killed by Odin’s son Vidar, but he was too late, Fenrir had already brought on the end.


Other:

Name: Odin Alfoder

God Of: King of the Gods, Lord of Asgard, and Ruler of the Aesir

Appearance:


Personality: A wise and just man who prides himself in keeping his people safe. He does not tolerate any harm of the lesser beings and will even banish people for it. He is a man who must be obeyed. Any rash desicions, or any form of disobediance will anger him and he is not one to be angered.

History:

Norse god Odin was the main Viking god. He is also called All-Father since he is the father of all the gods and actually goes by some 36 different names. The main reason for that is his tendency to disguise himself on his travels among ordinary people. Wearing a mask, a long hat and a green coat was his favorite disguise.

He is described as the king of the gods and the other gods make up his court and serve him even though they are powerful themselves.

Odin is the wisest of the Viking gods and seeks his knowledge far, even to his arch enemies the giants. A lot of his knowledge comes from the giant Mimir. According to the story he went there to get a drink from the fountain of Mimir in order to gain supreme knowledge.

Mimir didn't allow him that unless he sacrificed one of his eyes. From then on Odin has been with but one eye since the other one is still on the bottom of Mimir's fountain. He pulls his hood over the missing eye and that is one way of recognizing him when he is traveling among humans. From the giants Odin also got the mead of poetry.

Odin is first and foremost a powerful wizard. When Mimir was killed by Vanir, Odin got his head and he conjured it so that it told him many secrets. He also used to ask the head for advice in emergency situations.

Wizardry was often conducted with runes and Odin got his great knowledge of the runes through an unusual experience. He hung from a tree for nine nights without food or drink and with a spear in his side.

By suffering this way he gained all the knowledge of the mysterious runes. Actually the original meaning of the word rune is mystery and very few people understood them.

Since the time he hung in the tree, he never eats which is another way of recognizing him in his disguise. The mysterious traveler who does not eat while others do, might be the Norse god Odin himself in disguise!

Odin also used his wizardry to seduce women. For example he seduced a woman called Gunnlada to get the mead of poetry. Odin had her give birth to two boys Vali and Vidir that were to become avengers of the gods. Vidar is to avenge Odin and Vali is to avenge Baldur.

Odin has two ravens, Huginn and Muninn, that sit on his shoulders. He sends them each day to all corners of the world to seek news and they whisper in his ears everything that they see and hear. If Odin wants to see things for himself he often does so by sitting in his throne, Hlidarskialf. From there he can see every world.

Odin's home is called Valhalla (Hall of battle slain). It is a magnificent place and many live there with him because everyone that has been killed in battle from the beginning of time gets to go there. These are Odin's favourites.

Valhalla is a big place with 640 doors and in armageddon 960 battle dead warriors will pass through each door to fight the giants.

Odin frequently meddled in the affairs of humans in order to stir up violence and war. By doing that he increased the number of warriors in Valhalla that would fight with him in the final battle. His fate will eventually be that he's eaten by the wolf Fenri in the final battle against the giants.

Other: It is wise not to anger such a nobel King.

Here is something you may not know

"...Odin stood up in the banquet hall and met with Mimir. He told Mimir that as a sacrifice to him, he shall have his pick of anything from Odin.

Mimir pondered a bit and then chose Odin's eye for it was the great eye of the Legenedary Seer. Odin obliged and pulled his own eye out, then presented it to Mimir.

Mimir took the eye and ordered the God of Wisdom and Forsight, Heimdall, to bestow, upon Odin, The Knowledge of the Universe.

Heimdall did as he was told and bestowed upon his king, all the knowledge he possessed. Thus Odin became Odin the Wise and the God of Knowledge."

Translated, by me, From Vanirian into English.

"...Odin stood up in the banquet hall and met with Mimir. He told Mimir that as a sacrifice to him, he shall have his pick of anything from Odin.

Mimir pondered a bit and then chose Odin's eye for it was the great eye of the Legenedary Seer. Odin obliged and pulled his own eye out, then presented it to Mimir.

Mimir took the eye and ordered the God of Wisdom and Forsight, Heimdall, to bestow, upon Odin, The Knowledge of the Universe.

Heimdall did as he was told and bestowed upon his king, all the knowledge he possessed. Thus Odin became Odin the Wise and the God of Knowledge."

That's it translated into english

okay cool now add that...

Jacob wrote: "okay cool now add that..."

Loki was a Giant, not a God. Therefor, Fenrir is not a god either.