Norse 4

Question 1

Odin (Wodin or Wotan)

Answer 1

All Father; leader of the Aesir, the principal group of Norse gods; god of war, death, wisdom, poetry, and knowledge

Question 2

Odin (Wodin or Wotan)

Answer 2

Hung himself for nine days on the world tree Yggsdrasil, pierced by his own spear, to gain knowledge; traded one of his eyes for a drink from Mimir’s well to gain wisdom.

Question 3

Frigg (Frigga)

Answer 3

The wife of Odin, and mother by him of Balder, Hoder, Hermod, and Tyr; goddess of the sky, marriage, and motherhood, and often works at her loom spinning clouds; has powers of prophesy

Question 4

Thor

Answer 4

Son of Odin and giantess Jord; god of thunder, weather, and crops; married to Sif; nemesis is the Midgard Serpent; travels in a chariot pulled by two goats.

Question 5

Frey (Freyr)

Answer 5

The son of Njord, and twin brother of Freya; is one of the Vanir, but lives with the Aesir as a hostage; god of fertility, horses, sun, and rain; gave away magic sword to win the hand of the giantess Gerda; god of agriculture and weather

Question 6

Freya

Answer 6

Daughter of Njord and twin sister of Frey, she is also a Vanir hostage living with the Aesir; goddess of love, passion, and human fertility; nearly forced to marry one time King of the Frost Giants, Thrymr.

Question 7

Bragi

Answer 7

God of poetry and eloquence; son of Odin

Question 8

Forseti

Answer 8

God of justice, peace, and truth; son of Baldr; known for mediation and peace; abstained from Ragnarok

Question 9

Heimdall

Answer 9

The son of nine sisters; god of light and guardians; guards Bifrost, the rainbow bridge into Asgard; senses so sharp, can see 100 miles by night or day and hear grass growing

Question 10

Balder (Baldr, Baldur)

Answer 10

Fairest of Aesir; god of light, joy, and beauty; dreamed own death, Frigga extracted promises from everything not to harm Balder, but skipped mistletoe; Loki tricked Balder’s blind brother Hoder into killing him with spear of mistletoe; father of Forseti

Question 11

Skadi

Answer 11

Goddess of winter and cold

Question 12

Njord

Answer 12

God of the sea, sea faring, and the wind; father of Freyr and Freya

Question 13

Hel

Answer 13

Goddess of the Underworld (Nifleheim/Helheim); daughter of Loki; known for refusing to return Baldr’s soul after his death

Question 14

Tyr

Answer 14

God of single combat and heroic glory; lost a hand to the wolf Fenrir in his attempts to shackle the beast successfully

Question 15

Loki

Answer 15

Giant kin, but lives with the Aesir and is Odin’s blood brother; god of fire and trickery; children include the wolf Fenrir, the Midgard Serpent Jormungandr, Hel, and Sleipnir. duped Hoder into killing Balder; after killing Balder, was chained to three boulders with snakes dripping poison onto him.

Question 16

Gullinbursti

Answer 16

Was a golden boar made by the dwarves Brokk and Eitri; made from pigskin and thousands of pieces of gold wire; Freyr and pulled his chariot; faster than any other horse over water and though air; had golden rays that shone like the sun, and made plants grow everywhere.

Question 17

Gullinbursti

Answer 17

Many warriors wore the image of Freyr’s golden boar on their helmets given toand shields as protection and good luck.

Question 18

Frost Giants (Jotuns)

Answer 18

Live in Jotunheim; fight against the Aesir and Vanir

Question 19

Niddhogg

Answer 19

Dragon that lies at the roots of the World Tree, gnawing through the root to slowly kill it until the coming of Ragnarok; destroys Nifleheim in process

Question 20

Dwarves

Answer 20

Expert craftsman, especially in smithing; create the weapons of the gods

Question 21

Norns

Answer 21

Counterparts of the Greek Fates, they tend the Well of Fate at the roots of Yggdrasil; the goddesses of destiny, represented as the three sisters; Urd (or Wyrd), Verdandi (or Verthandi), and Skuld.

Question 22

Angrboda

Answer 22

Evil Frost Giantess and wife of Loki; spawns Hel, Sleipnir, Jormungand, and Fenrir

Question 23

Einherjar

Answer 23

Fallen warriors of Valhalla selected to fight at Ragnarok

Question 24

Valkyries

Answer 24

Servants of Odin that retrieve dead to serve as Einherjar

Question 25

Ymir

Answer 25

King and largest of the Frost Giants; primordial giant formed in void of Ginnungagap from fire and ice; gave birth to the frost giants and created primordial cow Audhumla; killed by Odin and his brothers,who used his body to construct most of the universe.

Question 26

Brunhilde

Answer 26

Most beautiful of the Valkyries; resides on a mountain top ringed in fire until Sigrud saves her;

Question 27

Finrir

Answer 27

Wolf son of Loki and Angrboda, brother to Hel, Sleipnir, and Jormungand; bound to strong Dwarven leash for the safety of Asgard; ate Tyr's hand; is let free at the coming of Ragnarok; killed Odin at Ragnarok

Question 28

Jormungard (World Serpent, Midgard Serpent)

Answer 28

Serpent that encircles world and signals the coming of Ragnarok; slain by Thor, but kills him with its venom; son of Loki

Question 29

Sleipnir

Answer 29

Eight legged equestrian son of Loki given to Odin as a gift

Question 30

Bygul and Trjegul

Answer 30

"Honey" and "Amber"; Twin cats that embody Freya's ferocity and fecundity; pulled Freya's chariot

Question 31

Tanngniost and Tanngrisnir

Answer 31

"Teeth barer" and "Teeth grinder"; goats that pulled Thor's chariot; Thor would sometimes eat them if too far away from home, and would use Mjollnir to resurrect them the next day.

Question 32

Huginn and Muninn

Answer 32

"Thought and Memory"; two ravens of Odin; come back each day to share all forms of information to help Odin quench his thirst for knowledge

Question 33

Brisingamen

Answer 33

"Flaming Glow"; made by the four dwarfs Alfrigg, Berling, Dvalin, and Grerr for the goddess Freya

Question 34

Gungnir

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Made from Yggdrasil's sacred ash; Odin's magical spear that always hits its mark and kills.

Question 35

Mjolnir

Answer 35

"That Smashes"; created by dwarves Brok and Eitri for Thor; boomerang to Thor's iron clad right hand; lighting strikes every time it is thrown. Was also capable of reviving people and animals.

Question 36

Skidbladnir

Answer 36

Magic ship that belonged to the gods, made by the dwarves; could hold all the gods and their equipment, but could also be folded small enough to be put in a pocket; was able to sail on the water, air, and also over land

Question 37

Gjall (Gjallerhorn)

Answer 37

Heimdall will use this to call the Aesir into battle at Ragnarok.

Question 38

Well of Mimir

Answer 38

Well of Knowledge; Odin sacrifices an eye to drink from it

Question 39

Valhalla

Answer 39

Feasting hall of the gods and Einherjar awaiting Ragnarok

Question 40

Asgard

Answer 40

Realm of the Aesir containing Valhalla; highest realm on the World Tree

Question 41

Vanaheim

Answer 41

Realm of the Vanir until they merge with Aesir

Question 42

Bifrost Bridge

Answer 42

Rainbow bridge connecting Asgard to Midgard; guarded by Heimdall

Question 43

Jotunheim

Answer 43

Realm of the Frost Giants, known as Jotuns

Question 44

Midgard

Answer 44

Realm of Humans; Earth

Question 45

Well of Urd

Answer 45

One of the few connections between Niflheim and Midgard

Question 46

Niflheim (Helheim)

Answer 46

Norse Underworld; dead souls here are ruled by the goddess Hel

Question 47

Ginnungagap (The Cosmic Void)

Answer 47

Seperates Niflheim and Muspell

Question 48

Muspell

Answer 48

A land of fire and desolation; ruled by Surt the Fire Giant

Question 49

Yggdrasil (The World Tree)

Answer 49

It contains upon it the nine realms

Question 50

Ragnarok (The Final Battle)

Answer 50

Loki leads the Frost Giants againt the Aesir and Vanir; all but select few Gods and Goddesses die, and these create the New Age