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(Intro to Norse Mythology) In Norse Mythology, the home of the Gods is called ______. The hall of the Heroes is called ______. |
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(Intro to Norse Mythology) T/F. Dying for something right or good to show heroism is how a hero was honored... by proving what he is by dying. |
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(Intro to Norse Mythology) T/F. A heroic death, like a martyr, was a defeat, not a triumph. |
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| False, a heroic death is ALWAYS a triumph. |
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(Intro to Norse Mythology) What are the 2 books called that the Norse religion is based upon? |
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1.Elder Edda 2.Younger Edda |
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(Intro to Norse Mythology) The only light in darkness is _______. |
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(Ch. 22) Who was the daughter of Volsung and sister of Sigmund? |
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(Ch. 22) What did Signy's husband do to Volsung's children?(he only got to do this on 1 of them) |
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| chained him to a place where wolves would come and devour him. |
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(Ch. 22) T/F. Signy's plan was to have children with her husband and then have Sigmund and one of her children kill the rest of Signy's children and her husband. |
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(Ch. 22) What did Signy do after her husband died? |
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| She jumped into the burning house and died there as well as her husband. |
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(Ch. 22) 1.Why was Brynhild put to sleep in a ring of fire? 2.How long would she stay asleep? |
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1.Because she disobeyed Odin's orders as a Valkyrie. 2.Until someone came and awakened her. |
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(Ch. 22) 1.Sigurd is the son of ______. 2.Who saves Brynhild? |
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(Ch. 22) Who does Sigurd swear brotherhood with? |
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(Ch. 22) T/F. Griemhild, Gunnar's mother, gives Sigurd a poisonous drink in order to make him not hurt her daughter. |
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| False, Sigurd drinks a magic potion that makes him forget about Brynhild. |
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(Ch. 22) Through another potion, Sigurd goes to save Brynhild again in the form of ____. |
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(Ch. 22) Why does Brynhild tell Gunnar(she married him) to kill Sigard? |
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| Because she found out that Sigard assumed the form of Gunnar and "slept" with her for 3 nights. |
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(Ch. 22) How does Sigard die? |
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| Gunnar's younger brother kills him in his sleep. |
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(Ch. 22) Gudrun(Sigard's wife) does what after he dies? |
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| She kills herself..... so original =____= |
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(Ch. 22) T/F. To live is to suffer, and the only way to come to peace is to suffer with courage. |
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(Ch. 23) Who was the sky father? |
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(Ch. 23) What do Odin's 2 ravens do? What are their names? |
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1.Watch what man does; reports what they see to Odin. 2.Their names are Thought and Memory |
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(Ch. 23) What was Ragnarok? |
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The day when heaven and earth would be destroyed. (Odin's job was to prevent this as long as possible.) |
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(Ch. 23) What did Odin have to sacrifice to drink from the well of Wisdom? |
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(Ch. 23) T/F. Odin was not men's benefactor. He sacrifice others to a tree to gain the power of the Runes. He kept it to himself. |
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| False,Odin was men's benefactor. He sacrificed himself to a tree to gain the power of the Runes. He did not keep it to himself; he gave it to the Gods and Humans. |
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(Ch. 23) What does the skaldic mead do? |
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| Whoever tastes this drink becomes a poet.(Giants posessed this til Odin stole it from them) |
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(Ch. 23) Who were the Gods(Aesir's) enemies? |
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| Who were Odin's attendants? |
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(Ch. 23) What was the main job of the Valkyries? |
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| To bring heroes who were about to die to the Heroes hall in Asgard called Valhalla. |
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(Ch. 23) Who was the most beloved of all Gods? |
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(Ch. 23) Who was the Goddess of the Dead? |
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| Hel OR Hella both names are the same person. |
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(Ch. 23) How did Balder's mom Frigga try to same him from his predicted fate of dying? |
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| She went to everything, and extracted an Oath from it to protect Balder. |
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(Ch. 23) What game did the Gods play with Balder? |
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| They tried to throw random objects at him... since the objects swore an oath not to hurt him... they would fall to the ground when they were near them. |
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(Ch. 23) Who plotted to kill Balder? |
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(Ch. 23) How did Loki find out that a little mistletoe was not given an oath? |
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| He disguised himself and asked Frigga. |
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(Ch. 23) How did Loki kill Balder? |
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| He gave the mistletoe to a blind god named Hoder; Hoder was just playing the game where people throw stuff at Balder... Loki aimed the mistletoe and it pierced Balder's heart. |
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(Ch. 23) Hermod, one of Frigga's sons, went to sacrifice himself to Hella to get Balder back. What did Hella say the only way to get Balder back was? Did it happen? |
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1.If everything on Earth shed tears for him. 2.No, a giantess said no. |
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(Ch. 23) What was Loki's punishment? Who helped him live through it? |
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1.He would be in a cave where a serpent's venom would be dripping on his head. 2.His wife, Sigyn |
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(Ch. 23)
Who was the thunder God? |
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(Ch. 23) Who cared for the fruits of the earth? |
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(Ch. 23) Who was ther guarder of Bifrost(bridge connecting Asgard with Earth)? |
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(Ch. 23) Who is the God of War? |
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(Ch. 23) Who was Odin's wife? Who was the Goddess of Love and Beauty? |
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(Ch. 23) What was Midgard? |
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(Ch. 23) Muspelheim was the land of ____ Niflhein was the land of the ____ |
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(Ch. 23) Ymir and the frost maidens were formed from? |
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(Ch. 23) T/F. The earth, heaven,seas and Midgard were made from Ymir. |
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(Ch. 23) Woman were made from ___ Men were made from ____ Men & Women were made from_____ |
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(Ch. 23) Yggdrasil was a tree that supported the _____. |
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(Ch. 23) Who guards Urda's well which is by the Yggdrasil? |
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| 3 Norns, who decided the fate of men. Their names were Urda(Past), Verdandi(Present), and Skuld(Future) |
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(Ch. 23) Who guarded the Well of knowledge? |
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(Ch. 23) What was eating away at Yggdrasil?(this would cause the universe to die) |
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(Ch. 23) What did people believe would happen after all the Gods and such died? |
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| A new heaven and earth shall be made |
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(Ch. 23) The mind knows only what lies near the heart shows? A.Human nature B.Wisdom C.Insight |
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(Ch. 23) Humor, Human Nature, light hearted happiness, tolerance, and insight all make up the Norse _____. |
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(Ch. 23) T/F. By race we are connected to the Greeks; by culture we are connected to the Norse. |
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| False, By race we are connected to the Norse; by culture we are connected to the Greeks. |
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