Descriptions
What was the physical description we gave giants?
The giants are huge and savage beings who are said to have existed before the gods did. They are mortals who are said to have roamed in what is now known as Britain. The giants are also known to be magical to different degrees.
What does Ragnorok mean?
Fate of the gods.
Who wins in Ragnarok?
The giants.
What kind of giant is Surtr?
A fire giant.
Physical descriptions of either Niflheim, muspleheim or joitnheim.
Jötunheimr “It was a cold, forbidding land of vast, towering forests, mighty mountains, rivers, and caverns. The giants inhabiting it were frost giants and mountain giants.” kids brit
“Muspelheim, in Norse mythology, a hot, bright, glowing land in the south, guarded by Surt, the fire giant. In the beginning, according to one tradition, th e warm air from this region melted the ice of the opposite region, Niflheim, thus giving form to Aurgelmir (Ymir), the father of the evil giants. Sparks from Muspelheim became the Sun, Moon, and stars. At the doom of the gods (Ragnarök), the sons of Muspelheim, led by Surt, will destroy the world by fire.” britannica
Niflheim, in Norse mythology, the cold, dark, misty world of the dead, ruled by the goddess Hel. In some accounts it was the last of nine worlds, a place into which evil men passed after reaching the region of death (Hel). Situated below one of the roots of the world tree, Yggdrasill, Niflheim contained a well, Hvergelmir, from which many rivers flowed. In the Norse creation story, Niflheim was the misty region north of the void (Ginnungagap) in which the world was created.
Who burns down the world tree?
Surtr and his children.
What powers do giants have?
The ability to change form and control the elements.
What is special about Surtr's sword?
It is a fire sword.
Describe Niflheim, Muspellheim and Joitnheim
Jötunheimr “It was a cold, forbidding land of vast, towering forests, mighty mountains, rivers, and caverns. The giants inhabiting it were frost giants and mountain giants.” Kids britanica.
“Muspelheim, in Norse mythology, a hot, bright, glowing land in the south, guarded by Surt, the fire giant.
Niflheim, in Norse mythology, the cold, dark, misty world of the dead, ruled by the goddess Hel. In some accounts it was the last of nine worlds, a place into which evil men passed after reaching the region of death (Hel). Situated below one of the roots of the world tree, Yggdrasill, Niflheim contained a well, Hvergelmir, from which many rivers flowed. In the Norse creation story, Niflheim was the misty region north of the void (Ginnungagap) in which the world was created.
Who dies in Ragnorok?
Odin, Thor, Heimdall and Tyr.
What do giants represent in Norse mythology?
Nature and chaos.
What happened when Surtr and his children ran across the rainbow bridge?
It broke.
Describe four important characters that we talked about who are directly related to giants.
Loki, Hyrm, Surtr and Ymir.
Ragnorok starts a _____ of Yggdrasil being recreated and destroyed.
Time loop
If giants didn't exist what would be the only being universe?
A cow.
What is Surtr's title?
King of the fire giants.
What were the three ways we referred to the only creature not related to Ymir?
Cow, Auðumbla and a bovine.
What forces fought alongside the giants who were not giant kin in Ragnorok?
None.
What is the biggest thing in common with the 3 realms the giants live in and what are they?
Jotunheim, Muspelheim and Niflheim are all primarly populated by giants.
How old is Surtr?
Potentially older than the appearance of Nilfheim.