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In [[Halo Universe|the Halo Universe]] there are several references to '''Norse mythology''', or simply the Norse people. Below are a few of them.

==Characters==
'''Loki'''; [[Loki]] was an [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] on [[Harvest]] who shifted shape when changing his role with [[Mack]]. Loki, in Norse mythology, was the god of chaos, mischief and treachery, and could shift shape. Additionally, he was also infamously known to be a trickster - much like Mack. The [[Pillars of Loki]] was also a nickname for a training course on [[Reach]].

'''Sif''': [[Sif]] was the shipping operations AI on Harvest. In Norse Mythology, Sif was the wife of Thor and the goddess of wheat and fertility. In Norse mythology, Loki stole Sif's hair. Harvest's [[space elevator]] strands, controlled by Sif, were compared to her "hair" in ''Halo: Contact Harvest''.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 33''</ref> Near the end of the [[First Battle of Harvest]], Loki destroyed the ''[[Tiara]]'' with a [[mass driver]], bringing the seven space elevators down on the planet.

'''Jotun''': [[Jotun Heavy Industries|Jotuns]] were human farming machines. Mythologically, they were giants.

'''[[Munin Sea|Munin]] and [[Hugin Sea|Hugin]]''': Two seas on Harvest, they are named after Odin's two pet ravens.

'''Fenrir''': [[Fireteam Fenrir]] is a team of [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] and also a [[FENRIR-class Mjolnir|variant]] of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2] armor]]. In Norse mythology, Fenrir is a monstrous wolf and Loki's son, destined to slay Odin and in turn be slain by Tyr.

==Locations==
'''Utgard''': [[Utgard]] was the capital of Harvest. In Norse mythology, Utgard was the stronghold of the giants.

'''Bifrost''': [[Bifrost]] was a bridge that connected Midgard and Asgard.

'''Valhalla''': ''[[Valhalla]]'' is a map on ''[[Halo 3]]''. In Norse mythology, Valhalla was a place where fallen warriors went to battle all day and feast all night forever.

'''Vigrond''': [[Vigrond Highlands]] was a place near Utgard on Harvest. In Norse mythology, it is the plains where Ragnarok is said to take place.

'''Gladsheim''': [[Gladsheim Highway]] is named after [[Gladsheim]]. In Norse Mythology, Gladsheim is where Odin's hall is.

'''Ida''': [[Ida]] is named after the plains in Asgard.

'''Yggdrasil''': The [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS|HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I]] and [[Mark IX Mantis ADS|Mark IX armor defense systems]] were named after Yggdrasil the World Tree.

'''Mímir''': One of the cities of Paris IV, [[Mímir]], is named for a prominent figure in Norse mythology, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%ADmir Mímir], who watched over the well in which Odin sacrificed his eye.

==Objects==
'''The Index''': The [[Activation Index]] is supposedly similar looking to Thor's Hammer.

'''GUNGNIR''': [[Project GUNGNIR]] is named after [[Wikipedia:Gungnir|Gungnir]], the spear used by Odin, the Norse god of war. The symbol for the project is also fashioned after the symbol for the mythological Gungnir. The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V (G)|GUNGNIR helmet]] has one "eye", as did Odin.

'''YGGDRASIL''': [[Project_YGGDRASIL|Project YGGDRASIL]] is named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yggdrasil Yggdrasil], the Norse "World Tree". The fact that the project was intended to "branch out" MJOLNIR related technologies for use in other subjects, such as mechanical walkers, may be related.

'''Skidbladnir''': The [[colony ship]] {{UNSCShip|Skidbladnir}} is named after the ship made by Loki to fit all the Gods. Loki was also the shipboard AI of the ''Skibladnir'' before it was made Harvest's [[Planetary Security Intelligence]].

'''MJOLNIR''': The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], that is designed specifically for the SPARTAN-II's, is also [[wikipedia:Mjöllnir|the hammer of Thor]]. Mjölnir translates simply to "crusher", referring to the hammer's pulverizing effect. The hammer was also able to shoot bolts of lightning. Mjölnir is only able to be wielded by Thor through his iron gloves, [[wikipedia:Jarngreipr|Járngreipr]], and his belt [[wikipedia:megingjord|megingjörð]]. In a similar fashion, only the augmented Spartans are strong enough to wear the armor.

==Other==
'''Berserk''': Sometimes a [[Brute]] goes on a rampage nicknamed "berserking". The Norse had warriors, called Berserkers, who were followers of the cult of Odin (the one-eyed Norse god of war) and believed in the importance of a warrior dying heroically in battle rather than shamefully in his bed. They were said to have been immune to pain and possess uncontrollable aggression, and fought wearing only bear or wolf skins, entering a trance-like state before battle. When berserkers went into their battle state of mind, they tended to lose their sense of reason, mercilessly attacking and killing anything in the way of their weapons. The berserker's behavior seems to come from ingestion of drugs such as alcohol before combat, although that would make them difficult to use on the battlefield, similar to the Brutes from ''[[Halo 2]]'' as well as ''[[Halo 3]]''.

'''Ragnarök''': [[Ragnarok]] is a map of ''[[Halo 4]]''. In Norse mythology, Ragnarok was a series of future events, including a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures, the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water. Afterward, the world would resurface anew and fertile, the surviving and returning gods would meet, and the world would be repopulated by two human survivors.

'''Sedra''': The colony world of [[Sedra]] is noted by Lieutenant [[Michael Horrigan]] as "still [believing] in Valhalla." Colonel [[Randall Aiken]], formerly Randall-037, also makes several references to the Norse Hall, telling [[Jameson Locke]] more than once that "They don't let ONI into Valhalla"; "They" assumedly being the Æsir.

==Sources==
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==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Norse mythology|Norse mythology at Wikipedia]]

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