Introduction to Norse Mythology

According to the Norse creation myth, what is Earth made from?

• The body of Ymir

• The blood of Ymir

• The horns of Audumla

• The body of Bor

What is the purpose of the Yggdrasil?

• to serve the Aesir

• to hold all the 9 worlds together

• to create new worlds in its branches

• to engage in the great final battle

He is the innocent god of goodness, light, and purity.

• Odin

• Thor

• Balder

• Loki

She is Odin's wife, goddess of marriage and children.

• Frigga

• Freya

• Idunna

• Hel

He is the god of Thunder who is married to Sif.

• Thor

• Odin

• Tyr

• Fenris

He is the Guardian of the Bifrost Bridge.

• Heimdall

• Frigga

• Norns

• Balder

He is the god of war and laws who only had one hand.

• Tyr

• Odin

• Fenris

• Loki

These three sisters can see the future.

• Fates

• Norns

• Horns

• Hela

These are the women who claim the honored dead from the battlefield.

• Nurses

• Valkyries

• Kings

• Norns

The Bifrost Bridge connects these two important realms.

• Asgard and Midgard

• Jotunheim and Alfheim

• Anaheim and Los Angeles

• Niflheim and Asgard