I
What is Proto-Germanic?
Proto-Germanic was the parent language of all modern Germanic languages.
When was Proto-Germanic spoken?
500 BCE- 500 CE
Mention 1 East Germanic culture
Gothic
True or False: There are many evidences where Proto-Germanic was recorded.
False: it was reconstructed by comparing words and grammatical rules.
How were Germanic myths shared before they were recorded?
They were told orally for hundred or thousands of years.
Mention the 3 branches originated from Proto-Germanic.
East Germanic, North Germanic, West Germanic
Mention 3 gods or heroes from Germanic myths.
Sigurd, Brynhildr, Gunnar, Thor, etc.
True or false: Germanic mythology is not synonymous with Norse mythology.
False. It is.
True or false: Germanic myths remain the same since their origins.
False. They are resold in different ways.
Mention 2 characteristics about Proto-Germanic.
●No written language
● Complex grammar
●It had genders
What is the main source of Norse mythology?
The prose and poetic Eddas.
Mention at least 3 North Germanic cultures.
Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
Where was Proto-Germanic mainly spoken?
Northern Europe (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, and Netherlands)
Mention at least 3 West Germanic cultures.
Yiddish, German, Afrikaans, Dutch, English, Frisian.
What is the main purpose of Germanic Myths?
Explainig natural phenomena.
Mention the 3 numbers considered "magic numbers" in fairy tales.
3,7,12
What are the main topics developed by myths.
Creation, destruction, and rebirth from thr old Norse mythological world.
Mention at least 3 characteristics of Germanic fairy tales.
●they include fantastic elements
● they feature magic
●they include imaginary creatures
●they include a conflict between good and evil
Mention at least 3 motifs of fairy tales.
Overcoming obstacles, transformation into animals, speaking animals or things, wishes, abandoned or orphaned children, saving people, jealous family.
How do you spell water in Dutch?
Water