Aesir – One of the main tribes of deities venerated by the pre-Christian Norse. Old Norse: Æsir.
Balder – One of the Aesir gods. He is often associated with love, peace, justice, purity, and poetry. Old Norse: Baldr.
bonder – Free men (farmers, craftsmen, etc.) who enjoyed rights such as the use of weapons and the right to attend law-things. They constituted the middle class. Old Norse: baendr.
bragarfull – A ritual drinking cup or drinking horn upon which men swore oaths and made promises. Also known as the “promise cup” or “chieftain"s cup.”
burgh – A fortified settlement.
byrnie – A (usually short-sleeved) chain mail shirt that hung to the upper thigh. Old Norse: brynja.
Danevirke – A defensive earthwork “wall” that stretched across the southern neck of Jutland. The main portion i
