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Quiz Bowl Practice: Norse Mythology

Terms in this set (20)

soma
divine drink (as immortalized as a drug in Huxley's "Brave New World") which made serpents immortal, and was protected by gods with a ring of fire
Ragnorak
the name in Norse mythology that meant the end of the world (the apocalypse, Armageddon, etc), where a great battle would be fought.
Mjollnir
the name of Thor's Hammer
Odin
Owner of the Gungnir spear (which never missed) and Draupnir ring
Freyr
the one whose ship was called Skidbladnir, and possessor of the golden boar named Gullinbursti
Sleipnir
the name of Odin's 8-legged horse
Sons of Ivaldi
The dwarves who were the makers of the collapsible ship Skidbladnir
Tarnkappe
the cape of invisibility that Andvari (Alberich) guarded
Forseti
Norse god of justice
Fenris (or Fenrir)
killer of Odin at Ragnorak
nine
number of worlds in Norse mythology
Tyr
god of war; was bitten by Fenrir as the wolf was being restrained
Jormungand (or Midgard Serpent)
Killer of Thor at Ragnarok
Midgard
where mankind lives
Frigg
Norse goddess of love and fertility
Aesir, Vanir
names of the two groups the gods are divided into
Norns
the fates
Loki's Wager
Named after a Norse god, it is a logical fallacy insisting that when something cannot be defined, it cannot be discussed. Name this concept.
Odin
the head of the Aesir gods
dwarves (the brothers Brokk and Eiti)
makers of Odin's "Ring of Power" and Thor's Hammer
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