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Question 1

What will you be able to describe by the end of this topic?

Answer 1

Viking mythology and Viking beliefs of the afterlife

Question 2

Which gods’ roles will you be able to explain in Viking religion?

Answer 2

Odin, Thor, and Frigga

Question 3

What are Viking sagas?

Answer 3

Long stories about heroes who achieved great things and fought noble battles

Question 4

What is known about Viking religious practices compared to other civilizations?

Answer 4

We know very little about their traditional beliefs and practices.

Question 5

What is Viking mythology?

Answer 5

Traditional stories about gods, giants, and monsters

Question 6

What is the ‘world tree’ in Viking mythology?

Answer 6

Yggdrasil

Question 7

What is Asgard?

Answer 7

Home to Odin and the Aesir, the Norse warrior gods

Question 8

What is Valhalla?

Answer 8

The hall of slain battle heroes in Asgard

Question 9

Who are Valkyries?

Answer 9

Beautiful women on horseback who take slain warriors to Valhalla

Question 10

What is Alfheim?

Answer 10

Home of the Light Elves, where the god Freyr lived

Question 11

What does Bifrost represent?

Answer 11

The rainbow bridge that connects Asgard with Midgard

Question 12

What is Vanaheim?

Answer 12

Home of the Vanir, the Norse nature and fertility gods

Question 13

What is Midgard?

Answer 13

The Middle Earth, the world of humans

Question 14

What is Svartalfheim?

Answer 14

Home of the Dark Elves, who live underground

Question 15

What is Muspelheim?

Answer 15

Home of the Fire Giants

Question 16

What is Helheim?

Answer 16

Home of Hel, the cold, misty underworld

Question 17

What is Niflheim?

Answer 17

Home of the Frost Giants

Question 18

What is Jotunheimr?

Answer 18

Home of the Rock Giants

Question 19

What was the Viking burial practice for warriors?

Answer 19

Buried in graves with items, often ship burials

Question 20

What is believed to happen to Vikings killed in battle?

Answer 20

They travel to Asgard after death

Question 21

Who is Odin?

Answer 21

King of the gods in Viking mythology

Question 22

What is Freya known for?

Answer 22

Goddess of beauty and love

Question 23

Who is Loki?

Answer 23

A shape-changing trickster god

Question 24

What does Freyr represent?

Answer 24

God of fertility, peace, and harvests

Question 25

What is Frigga's role?

Answer 25

Goddess of women and the home

Question 26

What is Thor known for?

Answer 26

God of storms and thunder

Question 27

What is the significance of Odin's eight-legged horse?

Answer 27

Odin traveled the universe on Sleipnir

Question 28

What days of the week are named after Viking gods?

Answer 28

* Tuesday - Tiwes * Wednesday - Odin * Thursday - Thor * Friday - Frigga

Question 29

What does the name 'Wednesday' originate from?

Answer 29

Named after Odin (Wodin)

Question 30

What is the modern origin of the word 'hell'?

Answer 30

From Hel, the goddess of Helheim

Question 31

Fill in the blank: The sound of thunder was believed to be the sound of _______.

Answer 31

Thor’s chariot rumbling across the sky

Question 32

True or False: Vikings had a positive view of the afterlife.

Answer 32

False