Exam 32: Icelandicnorse: the Rituals of Iceland, Hr Ellis Davidson

Twin gods Freyr and Freyja were the children of _____________________ and chief figures among the Vanir.

Baldr was a son of _____________________.

Odin was considered ______________________.

Gods who remain rather aloof in their sphere and do not interact with humans are called _____________________________.

_________________ was a major Vanir god of fertility.

Residents of Valhalla were _________________.

The AEsir considered ____________________their most treasured weapon because with it they could defend Asgard against the giants.

Freyr and the berserks have this quality in common:

Mjollnir was ______________________.

The term for gods who take part in the lives of humans is _____________________.

______________ is known for participating in three impossible contests in the hall of Utgard-Loki.

Thor's humiliations in Utgard-Loki's contests were part of a block of stories meant primarily to entertain. This illustrates what can happen when a god (e.g., Thor) is __________________.

The theory that people "invent" their old gods by looking back and deifying their old historical and legendary heroes is ____________________________.

The best example of an ancient Northern European trickster is _______________.

Germania, a work by the Roman writer ___________________, describes the Germanic tribes for his people, pointing out many positive characteristics.

Two groups who are companions of Odin are the _______________________ and the ____________________________.

The fact that does NOT pertain to the swastika is:

Bifrost was extremely important because _____________________.

The Norse god of thunder was ________________.

The group of Odin's companions who form a link between the worlds of the living and the dead are the ___________________________.