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Norse Pantheon

Norse/Germanic

Name Date

1. Who's who

Write the letter of each figure's role next to their name.

  1. 1.Odin
  2. 2.Frigg
  3. 3.Ymir
  4. 4.Thor
  5. 5.Sif
  6. 6.Skadi
  7. 7.Loki
  8. 8.Freyja
  • A.mountains, winter, hunting
  • B.thunder, lightning, strength
  • C.marriage, motherhood, domestic arts
  • D.love, beauty, fertility
  • E.mischief, trickery, chaos
  • F.harvest, fertility, family
  • G.primordial chaos, the origin of the frost giants, the material of creation
  • H.wisdom, war, death

2. Family and relationships

Fill in each blank with a name from the word bank.

Word bank: Freyr · Loki · Odin · Skadi · Thor

  1. 1. is a parent of Hel.
  2. 2. is the spouse of Sif.
  3. 3. is a sibling of Freyja.
  4. 4. is the spouse of Njord.
  5. 5. is a parent of Fenrir.
  6. 6. is a parent of Thor.

3. Short answers

  1. 1. What was Odin associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Odin?

  2. 2. What was Frigg associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Frigg?

  3. 3. Retell “Ragnarok - The Twilight of the Gods” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

  4. 4. Retell “The Creation of the World from Ymir” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

Answer key: Norse Pantheon

1. Who's who

  1. 1. Odin: H
  2. 2. Frigg: C
  3. 3. Ymir: G
  4. 4. Thor: B
  5. 5. Sif: F
  6. 6. Skadi: A
  7. 7. Loki: E
  8. 8. Freyja: D

2. Family and relationships

  1. 1. Loki
  2. 2. Thor
  3. 3. Freyr
  4. 4. Skadi
  5. 5. Loki
  6. 6. Odin

3. Short answers (guidance)

  1. 1. wisdom, war, death. Symbols: spear Gungnir, ravens Huginn and Muninn, eight-legged horse Sleipnir. (mythosatlas.com/deities/odin)
  2. 2. marriage, motherhood, domestic arts. Symbols: spinning wheel, keys, falcon feather cloak. (mythosatlas.com/deities/frigg)
  3. 3. The prophesied end of the world in Norse mythology. After a great winter called Fimbulvetr, the bound wolf Fenrir will break free, the Midgard Serpent will rise from the ocean, and the giants will sail to battle the gods. (mythosatlas.com/stories/ragnarok)
  4. 4. In the beginning was the void Ginnungagap, with Muspelheim (fire) to the south and Niflheim (ice) to the north. When fire and ice met, they created the giant Ymir. (mythosatlas.com/stories/creation-myth-norse)

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