Exercises on Norse Mythology

Religious belief, which is now known as Norse mythology, was part of the practice of which European people?

a) Celts

b) Lombards

c) vikings

d) Cretans

e) Britons

Much of what is known about the stories and myths of the traditional religion of the Norse peoples is due to the records made by the Icelandic historian and poet Snorri Sturluson during the 13th century. The record made by Sturluson became known as:

a) Poetic Edda

b) Hávamal

c) Lokasenna

d) Prose Edda

e) Völuspá

The Norse believed in the existence of a series of mythical beings that inhabited the different existing worlds. Which of the following mythical beings were not part of Norse Mythology:

a) Satyrs

b) Dwarves

c) Elves

d) Dragons

e) Valkyries

The Norse considered this god as the All-Father. He only had one eye, and his two ravens flew over the world to tell him all the things that happened. This god owned the fastest horse in the world, Sleipnir, the eight-legged horse. We're talking about:

a) Thor

b) Odin

c) Loki

d) Balder

e) Heimdall

Letter C

Norse mythology was the set of religious beliefs typical of the Norse who inhabited Scandinavia and who were also known as Vikings. Thus, it corresponded to the set of myths that involved the religion of the Vikings, also generically called Norse paganism by historians.

Letter D

The record made by the Icelandic poet and historian Snorri Sturluson in 1220 became known as the Prose Edda. This record was made in four chapters, of which the chapter called Gylfaginning (Gylfi's deception) stands out, which narrates the trajectory of the world from its creation to its destruction in a catastrophic event called Ragnarök. To write the Prose Edda, Sturluson used another important document called the Poetic Edda, by an unknown author.

Letter A

Satyrs were mythological beings that had part of the body in human form and the other part in the form of a goat and belonged to Greek and Roman mythology (called faun by the Romans). Therefore, satyrs were not found in Norse mythology, while the other beings mentioned (dwarves, elves, dragons and valkyries) made up this belief.

Letter B

Odin was considered the All-Father and creator of man and was considered the wisest god of all. Odin's wisdom had been obtained after drinking water from Mimir's well. By drinking from this giant well, Odin obtained the knowledge of all things and, in order to obtain this water, he had to gouge out one of his eyes. Odin's ravens were called Huginn and Muninn (Memory and Thought) and they flew over Midgard to tell him the news. His horse, Sleipnir, had been bred by Loki, and it had eight legs and was the fastest mount in existence.