The Aesir were the principal gods in Norse mythology. They lived in Asgard. Four of the gods were common to the Germanic nations: Odin, chief of the Aesir; Frigg Odin's wife; Tyr the god of war; and Thor the god of thunder. Some of the other important Aesir were Balder, Jord, Heimdall, and Loki. Research Aesir
In Norse mythology, Geirrod was a giant who lived in an iron castle. He was determined to punish Thor for killing Hrungnir, and to this end he captured Loki and tortured him until he agreed to trick Thor into visiting Geirrod's castle. Loki managed to geThor out of Asgard without his belt of strength, iron gloves and hammer, but on the way to Geirrod's castleThor met and mated with the sorceress Grid who subsequently gave him another belt of strength, a pair of gloves and an unbreakable staff. Geirrod tried several attempts to kill Thor, until finally throwing a lump of red-hot iron at him at breakfast, which Thor caught in his gloves, and hurled back, the red-hot iron searing through the guts of Geirrod and killing him. This incident caused Thor never again to trust his former friend Loki, and is one aspect of the anatgonism between the gods which will one day culminate in the cosmic battle which will end the current cycle of the universe. Research Geirrod
Odin was chief god of Norse mythology. A sky god, he lived in Asgard, at the top of the world-tree, and from the Valkyries receives the souls of half of the heroic slain warriors, feasting with them in his great hall, Valhalla; the rest are feasted by Freya his wife. Research Odin
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