Chapter 21

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Aesir – One of the main tribes of deities venerated by the pre-Christian Norse. Old Norse: Æsir. AesirBalder – One of the Aesir gods. He is often associated with love, peace, justice, purity, and poetry. Old Norse: Baldr. BalderBlotmonath – November. The name refers to the slaughtering of animals prior to the winter. Blotmonathbonder – Free men (farmers, craftsmen) who enjoyed rights such as the use of weapons and the right to attend law-things. They constituted the middle class. Old Norse: baendr. bonderburgh – A fortified settlement. burghbyrnie – A (usually short sleeved) chain mail shirt that hung to the upper thigh. Old Norse: brynja. byrniedragon – A larger class of Viking warship. dragonDubhlinn Norse – Northmen from Dublin. Dubhlinn NorseFrey – Brother to the goddess Freya.

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