Which scholar published the first complete printed edition of the Old English epic Beowulf in 1815?
Answer
Grímur Jónsson Thorkelin
98 Norse Mythology In Literature Trivia Questions with Answers
98 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
In Wagner’s Ring cycle, who is Siegfried’s mother?
Answer
Sieglinde
In Neil Gaiman’s book Norse Mythology, what is the name of the eagle perched atop Yggdrasil?
Answer
The unnamed eagle
In the medieval poem Þrymskviða, what does Thor wear to disguise himself as Freyja?
Answer
A bridal dress
In Richard Wagner’s opera Götterdämmerung, what is the English meaning of the title?
Answer
Twilight of the Gods
Who translated the 1870 English edition of the Icelandic Völsunga saga with William Morris?
Answer
Eiríkr Magnússon
In Wagner’s Ring Cycle, which opera is performed first?
Answer
Das Rheingold
Who edited J. R. R. Tolkien’s posthumous book The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún?
Answer
Christopher Tolkien
In what century was the Icelandic Saga of the Volsungs written down?
Answer
13th century
In the Old English epic Beowulf, how many lines does the poem contain?
Answer
3,182 lines
In Beowulf, in which language was the original poem composed?
Answer
Old English