Characters/Gods/Creatures | Old Norse Stories | Education/Language | Music/Poetry |
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Who is the God of Thunder?
Thor
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Which handsome god was killed by a twig of mistletoe in Norse mythology?
Balder
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What was the Language spoken in the Norse era?
Old Norse
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What are the two most characteristic instruments found throughout Scandinavia
dulcimer and fiddle
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Who opened a box that she was not supposed to?
Pandora
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In Norse Mythology who was Odin's Wife
Frigga
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What was the Runic script used to write Old Norse?
Younger Futhark
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Gammaldans are a kind of dance song played by what two instruments?
harmonica and accordion
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Who is the Wife of a known trickster God
Sigyn
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What is the Hall of Hero's in Norse Mythology called?
Valhalla
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What are old inscriptions called?
Runes
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Who is the god of poetry?
Odin
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What is the undead of Norse Mythology called?
Draugar
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In Norse Mythology, where is the home of the gods, reached by crossing the rainbow bridge?
Asgard
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Most Old Norse literature was written where?
Iceland
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Old Norse poetry is characterized by what?
Alliteration
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In Norse mythology, the end of days is a sequence of events referred to as what?
Ragnarok
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The Valkyries are the nine handmaidens of whom?
Odin
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Three slightly different versions of the alphabet developed where?
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
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Poetry played an important role in the social and religious world of the
Vikings
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