Norse Culture, Mythology, and Creation Story Review

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  1. 5. A subset of the Norse people; the warriors who terrorized and colonized parts of Europe.
  2. 10. This author was heavily influenced by his studies of Norse mythology.
  3. 11. The name of Thor's hammer.
  4. 12. Before the beginning, Niflheim is a realm of __.
  5. 13. These three beings determine the fate of all who live in the nine worlds.
  6. 14. The proper wife of Loki.
  7. 15. The pagan Norse people believed that __ controlled everyone's lives, and that all roads led to death.
  8. 16. The god of the storm; thunder and lightning.
  9. 17. Before the beginning, Muspell is a realm of __.
  10. 20. These beings were sent by Odin to transport the souls of slain warriors to Valhalla.
  11. 21. The "yawning gap" between Muspell and Niflheim.
  12. 25. Only those who died valiantly in battle would be allowed to enter __.
  13. 27. This being resides in the land of Muspell.
  14. 28. This god's name means "Master of Ecstasy".
  15. 29. The gods fashion the first humans from two __ they find on the beach.
  16. 30. The giants and monsters in Norse myths symbolize the forces of __ they battled against.
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  1. 1. Trickster of Norse mythology.
  2. 2. The mighty ash tree that supports the nine worlds.
  3. 3. The gods use this to move amongst the nine worlds.
  4. 4. Those who do NOT die bravely in battle go to this world.
  5. 6. The ancestor of all the giants.
  6. 7. Ymir is nourished by the milk of a giant __.
  7. 8. Loki cheated on his wife with this giantess
  8. 9. This technology allowed the Norse people to sail great distances and conduct surprise raids.
  9. 10. The Norse myths were recorded on paper in Iceland during the __ century.
  10. 18. The destruction and end of the Norse cosmos.
  11. 19. This realm is created from Ymir's body parts after he is slain.
  12. 22. To go "viking" meant to go "__"
  13. 23. The first woman is created from a __ log.
  14. 24. The ancestor of all the gods.
  15. 26. The first man is created from an __ log.
  16. 31. The Norns live at the Well of __.