Odin, Thor, Loki, Yggdrasil and Ragnarok. Norse mythology is one of the richest and most fascinating of the Viking world.
Nine worlds, mortal gods, titanic creatures and a foretold end of the world. Norse mythology goes much deeper than anything Marvel has shown you.
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Norse mythology is the body of beliefs and legends of the Germanic and Scandinavian peoples. It describes nine worlds connected by the cosmic tree Yggdrasil, populated by gods, giants, dwarves and extraordinary creatures. These stories were passed down orally before being written down in the 13th century in Icelandic texts known as the Eddas.
This quiz covers the major gods (Odin, Thor, Loki, Freyr), iconic creatures (Fenrir, Jörmungandr), mythical locations (Asgard, Valhalla) and the great events of this cosmology, including Ragnarok, the final battle that marks the end and rebirth of the world.
All ten easy level questions, with the answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Wednesday
Wednesday, or Woden's day.
Correct answer: One
One, having given up the other for wisdom.
Correct answer: Tom Hiddleston
Tom Hiddleston, who originally auditioned to play Thor.
Correct answer: God of War
God of War, from the 2018 game onwards.
Correct answer: Goats
Goats, and he can even eat them and bring them back the next day.
Correct answer: Friday
Friday, or Frigg's day.
Correct answer: 9
Nine, all linked by the great tree.
Correct answer: Vikings
Vikings, first broadcast in 2013.
Correct answer: Her hair
Her golden hair, and he had to bring back a replacement from the dwarves.
Correct answer: Old Norse
Old Norse, mostly preserved in Icelandic manuscripts.
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Correct answer: Asgard
Asgard is the realm of the Aesir, the principal pantheon of Norse gods. It is connected to the other worlds by the rainbow bridge Bifrost. Midgard is the world of humans. All nine worlds are linked by the cosmic tree Yggdrasil.
Correct answer: Mjolnir
Mjolnir is Thor's hammer, forged by the dwarves Brokkr and Sindri. It is the most feared weapon in Asgard, capable of levelling mountains. In the original mythology, its handle is short because the forging was interrupted by Loki's interference.
Correct answer: Yggdrasil
Yggdrasil is a vast ash tree whose branches and roots extend through all nine worlds. At its roots lie three sacred wells, including Mimir's well which holds all wisdom. An eagle perches at its crown while the serpent Nidhogg gnaws at its roots below.
Correct answer: Fenrir
Fenrir is a monstrous wolf born of Loki and the giantess Angrboda. The gods, fearing his power, bound him with Gleipnir, a magical fetter. According to prophecy, he will break free at Ragnarok and devour Odin himself.
Correct answer: Valhalla
Valhalla is Odin's great hall where the Einherjar, warriors fallen in battle, are gathered. They feast and train each day to prepare for Ragnarok. The Valkyries choose the worthy fighters and escort them to Valhalla after their death.
Correct answer: Loki
Loki is the god of trickery, deception and chaos. Son of the giant Farbauti, he is both ally and enemy of the gods. He is the father of Fenrir, Jörmungandr and Hel. After engineering the death of Baldr, he was bound by the gods until Ragnarok.
Correct answer: Jormungandr
Jormungandr, also called the World Serpent or the Midgard Serpent, is a son of Loki so enormous that he encircles the entire Earth and bites his own tail. He is Thor's sworn enemy. At Ragnarok, Thor kills him but then dies from the effects of his venom.
Correct answer: Ragnarok
Ragnarok is the final battle in which the gods face the forces of chaos. Odin, Thor, Freyr and many other gods meet their end. It is not simply an apocalypse, however: after Ragnarok the world is reborn and a new age begins.
Correct answer: Odin
Gungnir is Odin's spear, forged by the dwarves known as the Sons of Ivaldi. It never misses its target, and any oath sworn on it is unbreakable. Odin is the chief of the Aesir, god of wisdom, war, magic and death.
Correct answer: Baldr
Baldr is the son of Odin and Frigg, and the symbol of beauty, light and goodness. His mother had secured promises from every creature never to harm him, except for mistletoe. Loki, through trickery, guided the hand of the blind god Hodr, who struck Baldr dead with a branch of mistletoe.
Stuck on one, or just curious how nasty it gets? Every hard mode question is here with its answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: As a mare
As a mare, after distracting a giant's stallion. It is a complicated family.
Correct answer: Nidhogg
Nidhogg, which also feeds on corpses in the underworld.
Correct answer: A squirrel
A squirrel, who carries insults between the eagle at the top and the dragon at the bottom.
Correct answer: Freyr
Freyr, who owned a ship that could fold up and fit in a pouch.
Correct answer: Mistletoe
Mistletoe, the one thing that had not sworn to spare him, thrown by his blind brother Hodr.
Correct answer: Ymir
Ymir, killed by Odin and his brothers, whose skull became the sky.
Correct answer: Brisingamen
Brisingamen, forged by four dwarves. Loki stole it, of course.
Correct answer: The Codex Regius
The Codex Regius, kept for centuries in Denmark before returning to Iceland.
Correct answer: Megingjord
Megingjord, which doubles his already considerable strength.
Correct answer: Lif and Lifthrasir
Lif and Lifthrasir, who hide in a wood. Ask and Embla were the first humans.