Pantheon
The one-eyed All-Father, a sorcerer who sought divine wisdom
Odin
The name for the end of the world, or Doom of the Gods
Ragnarök
Warriors carry me into the fray, round and strong to block the day. What am I?
The god of thunder, master of weather, and the strongest warrior Asgard has ever seen
Thor
King Gylfi, under the alias Gangleri, does this when he meets the Æsir
He engages in a contest of wisdom with the three rulers, asking questions about the Norse gods
I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
The god of mischief and deception who can change his shape
Loki
This is how Odin dies
The giant wolf, Fenrir, kills him in a fight
What is it that is as light as a feather, but even the strongest man cannot hold it much more than a minute?
Breath
The god of light and blessings who died at the hands of mistletoe
Baldur
Lif and Lifthrasir, the two surviving humans of the doom of the gods, hide in the forest. What do they do after the destruction?
- They worship Baldr and he raises from the dead - They repopulate the earth and make it prosper again
In battle's wake, I choose the slain, on winged horse, I soar the plane. Who am I?
Valkyrie
The giantess who rules the underworld
Hel
Ymir, the first man of primordial times, was an ogre. How was he created?
Heat and frost met, and life appeared in the melted drops
"What is that wonder I saw outside before the Doors of Day? Eight feet it has, and four eyes, and bears knees above its belly."
Spider