Let's start off with some of the strong goddesses in the Norse pantheon.

让我们从北欧万神殿中一些强大的女神开始。

Another famous Christmas tradition that comes from the Norse is kissing under the mistletoe.

另一个来自北欧的著名圣诞传统是在槲寄生下接吻。

Well, the Norse gods have sent Sleipnir — son of Loki and the greatest of Asgard's steeds.

嗯，北欧诸神派出了斯莱普尼尔——洛基之子，阿斯嘉德最伟大的战马。

For instance, there's the Egyptian sun god Ra, and Thor, the Norse god of thunder and lightning.

比如说，埃及的太阳之神是拉，还有索尔，是北欧雷电之神。

The Norse sagas provided a third option.

北欧传奇提供了第三种选择。

Hel The Norse goddess of the netherworld was Hel.

Hel 冥界的北欧女神是 Hel。

Storytelling at Christmas was also influenced by the Norse, who regularly told ghost stories at this time of the year.

圣诞节讲故事也受到北欧人的影响，他们经常在一年中的这个时候讲鬼故事。

The Norse didn't create permanent settlements in North America.

挪威人没有在北美建立永久定居点。

It honors the Norse explorer who sailed around the northeastern coast of what we now call North America about 1,000 years ago.

它是为了纪念这位一千年前环游我们现在称为北美的这片大陆东北海岸的挪威探险家。

Forseti Forseti was the Norse god of law, justice, and reconciliation. He presided  over disputes in the Norse world.

Forseti Forseti 是北欧法律、正义与和解之神。他主持了北欧世界的争端。

First, the great distance of the Maine site from the Norse settlements in Canada.

首先， 缅因州遗址距离加拿大的挪威人定居点很远。

His abode, Breidablik in Asgard, was the  most intricate hall of the Norse world.

他的居所位于阿斯加德的 Breidablik，是北欧世界最复杂的大厅。

Wotan, Wagner's name for Woden, the chief Germanic god, called by the Norse Odin.

瓦格纳 (Wogner) 对日耳曼主神沃登 (Woden) 的称呼， 被北欧奥丁 (Odin) 称为沃坦 (Wotan)。

Seeking a favorable solution, the Francs  were aiming to strike a deal with the Norse.

为了寻求有利的解决方案，法郎打算与北欧人达成协议。

Readers of modern fantasy will also find many echoes of the Norse tales.

现代奇幻小说的读者还会发现许多北欧故事的影子。

If you can pull this off, surely nothing could stop the might of the Norse Gods.

如果你能做到这一点，肯定没有什么能阻止北欧众神的力量。

And since everybody believed that the rain had something to do with Thor, he was one of the most important of the Norse gods.

更重要的是，每一个人都相信雨水与索尔有关，因此他便成了古代北欧最重要的神祗之一。

However, over time, the Norse myths and  legends took a backseat to the Christian ideas.

然而，随着时间的推移，北欧神话和传说让位于基督教思想的次要地位。

They believe it represents genuine evidence that the Norse came into contact with Native Americans a thousand years ago.

他们认为这是挪威人在一千年前与美洲原住民接触的真实证据。

The Native Americans could have reached the Norse settlements during their travels and brought the silver coin back to Maine.

美洲原住民本可以在旅途中到达北欧人定居点， 并将银币带回缅因州。