Valkyrie – VAL-kur-ee (in reconstructed Old Norse, “valkyrja” or “VAUL-keer-ya.”)
Valkyir – VAL-kyeer
Alfheim – AWLV-hime (Old Norse “Álfheimr” or “AWLV-hay-mur”)
Asgard – AS-gaard or ASS-gaard (Old Norse Ásgarðr, or “OSS-gaar-dthur)
Aesir – ICE-eer (Old Norse “Æsir” or “ASS-eer,” which for obvious reasons doesn’t sound as cool…)
Breiðablik – BREY-dtha-blik
Bilskirnir – BILL-skeer-neer
Heimdallr – HAYM-dallr
Wyrd – weird
Ragnarok – RAG-nah-rok (also known as Ragnarök or Ragnarøkkr)
Fenrir – FEN-reer
Váli – VOLL-e
Baldr – BALL-dr
Valhalla – VAL-hal-la or VAHL-hah-lla (Old Norse “Valhöll” or “VAHL-holl.”)
Yngvi – ING-vee
Fylgja – FYULG-ya (where the y almost makes a rounded “ee” sound like the u in “tune”. Plural “fylgjur” or “FYULG-yur.”)
Sjóvættr – SYO-vaa-tur
Ljósálfr – LYOES-awl-vur
Náströnd – NAW-strohnd
Tyr – teer (Old Norse “Týr,” where the y makes a rounded “ee” sound like the u in “tune”)
NON-NORSE WORDS
(I’m not an expert on any of these languages, so take these with a BIG grain of salt!)
Zaedicus – ZAY-di-cus and ZAI-di-cus (I made this name up and use both, which I’m sure he’d despise.)
Izem – EEZ-im (Berber/North African; I always imagined some of Satara’s ancestors being from there.)
Ardelean – ar-DELL-yan (being Matilda’s last name, this is Romanian, of course, not Norse.)
Inuusuttoq – inoo-oo-sutt-ok
Kolya – COAL-ya
Ilphas Miravn – ILL-fass Meer-AH-vin
Eniola – En-YO-la
Galib – GAH-lihb
Amat – AH-maht
About the Author
Genevra Black is an author, a video game and movie nerd, horror buff, and lover of all things odd. She lives in Maine with her partner and her pitbull. She has always been enamored with mythology, folklore, and the paranormal. Her favorite pastimes include playing Dungeons & Dragons; gaming; watching slasher films; and designing and creating costumes/cosplay. She loves spending time in epic, exciting worlds, and each and every one of her stories is a personal invitation for readers to join her!
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