Norse Religion

3. What was the huge empty space called where the Norse believed the world began?
6. Who was the chief Norse god associated with wisdom, war, magic, and poetry?
7. What was the name of the major religious festival celebrated in Nordic religion?
9. What sense of belonging and understanding did myths and rituals help create for Norse communities?
11. What ritual practice involved magic and prophecy?
13. What important quality were Norse people encouraged to show when facing fate and suffering?
14. What is the name of the great tree that connects the Nine Worlds?
15. Which goddess was associated with love, fertility, beauty, and battle?
16. What ritual involved sacrifices and offerings to honour the gods?

1. Which trickster figure caused chaos and contributed to the end of the world?
2. What written sources later recorded Norse myths and beliefs?
4. What did people seek from the gods through rituals, prayers, and offerings?
5. What was the name of the icy realm whose freezing mist helped create Ymir?
7. What was the name of the first giant created when the mist of Niflheim met the flames of Muspelheim?
8. What was the name of the fiery realm whose flames helped create Ymir?
10. Which god of thunder protected both gods and humans from giants?
12. What is the name of the final battle and destruction of the world in Norse belief?
15. What belief taught that life is shaped by destiny?