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In Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology, what is the name of the giant who builds the gods’ wall?

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Master Builder

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In the Poetic Edda poem Skírnismál, whom does Freyr desire to marry?

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Gerðr

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In Wagner’s Ring cycle, who is Siegfried’s mother?

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Sieglinde

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In William Morris’s The Story of Sigurd the Volsung, which Norse hero is the central character of the epic poem?

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Sigurd

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In Neil Gaiman’s book Norse Mythology, what is the name of the eagle perched atop Yggdrasil?

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The unnamed eagle

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In the Icelandic saga Egils saga, what is the name of Egill Skallagrímsson’s father?

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Skallagrímr

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In J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, what verse form does Tolkien use to retell the Völsung legends?

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Alliterative verse

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In Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda, what is the name of the book’s opening dialogue between King Gylfi and the gods?

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Gylfaginning

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In the Poetic Edda, which poem tells how Odin learns the future from the seeress who narrates the world’s history?

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Völuspá

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In the medieval poem Þrymskviða, what does Thor wear to disguise himself as Freyja?

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A bridal dress

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In Kevin Crossley-Holland’s book The Penguin Book of Norse Myths, what is the original language of the main medieval sources?

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Old Norse

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In Neil Gaiman’s book Norse Mythology, which god is trapped inside a fishing net made by the gods?

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Loki

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