Elder Edda | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Aesir - A race of Norse sky gods.

Agnar - This character is the son of King Hunding and the brother of King Geirrod.

Loki - This character is the trickster god.

Alvis - This character attempts to steal the god Thor's daughter away to marry her as the price of Thor's great hammer, Mjollnir.

Andvari - This character is a dwarf who was fated to take the shape of a pike.

Angantyr - This character's father, Arngrim, won in battle a sword called Tyrfing.

Atli - This character is the ruler of...
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