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