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Myth Background
Myth
Thor's Hammer
Gods/Goddesses
100
Depressed and burdened society
How do the myths depict the life of the Norse people?
100
Monks
Who recorded the original Norse poems?
100
Niflheim
Where are the frost giants from?
100
Loki
Who is the son of two frost giants but the brother of Thor?
100
Thor
Who is the god of thunder and lightning?
200
Their fate
What do both gods and humans alike accept without question?
200
Human personalities
How do the gods resemble humans?
200
Doom of the gods
What does Ragnorak cause?
200
Freya
Who does Thrym want to marry?
200
Odin
Who is the ruler of all the gods?
300
Brunhild
Who is the original sleeping beauty?
300
Asgard
What is the home of the gods?
300
The corpse of Ymir
What was the Earth made from?
300
Thrym
Who stole Thor's hammer?
300
Njord
Who is the god of fertility?
400
13th century A.D.
When were the Norse myths recorded?
400
Midgard
What is the home of the humans?
400
One eye
What did Odin have to give in order to drink the waters of wisdom?
400
Falcon-feathered-cloak
How did Loki get to Jotunheim?
400
Hel
Who is the daughter of Loki?
500
Forces of good vs. forces of evil
What do Norse creation myths introduce?
500
Mjollnir
What object causes thunder and lightning?
500
640
How many doors does Valhalla have?
500
Golden rings
What did the sister of Thrym ask Thor for as a wedding gift?
500
Idun
Who is the wife of Bragi and keeps the apples of eternal youth?