Elder Edda Summary

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Who is the first couple Rig encounters? (from The List of Rig (Rigsthula))

Mother and Father.

Great-grandmother and Great-grandfather.

Grandmother and Grandfather.

Farmer and Wife.

Elder Edda | Quiz

Elder Edda | Quiz

To whom will Sigurd deliver treasure? (from Gripir's Prophecy (Gripisspa))

On whom does Hyndla cast favor? (from The Song of Hyndla (Hynduliod))

What kind of creature is Fafnir? (from The Lay of Fafnir (Fafnismal))

Who kills Ottar? (from The Lay of Regin (Reginsmal))

What item does Sigrdrifa give to Sigurd? (from The Lay of Sigrdrifa (Sigrdrifumal))

Who develops a plan to kill Sigurd? (from Short Poem about Sigurd (Sigurdarkvida in skamma))

Where does Hyndla sleep? (from The Song of Hyndla (Hynduliod))

Which is not amongst the slave girls' relatives? (from The Song of Grotti (Grottasongr))

On who does Brynhild place blame for greed? (from The First Lay of Gudrun (Gudrunarkvida I))

Where is Fafnir found? (from The Lay of Fafnir (Fafnismal))

What surrounds the gift? (from The Lay of Atli (Atlakvida))

How old was Brynhild when she made the promise? (from Brynhild's Ride to Hell)

What kind of spell had been cast on Sigrdrifa? (from The Lay of Sigrdrifa (Sigrdrifumal))

The author states that this Edda still brings sorrow upon which people? (from The Lay of Hamdir (Hamdismal))

What is the name of Regin's father? (from The Lay of Regin (Reginsmal))

Who is the girl's father? (from Oddrun's Lament)

Who urges the men to stop fighting? (from The Lay of Hamdir (Hamdismal))

What item is the maid asked to bring? (from The Second Lay of Gudrun)

Who is the first couple Rig encounters? (from The List of Rig (Rigsthula))

What magic item is to be operated by the slave girls? (from The Song of Grotti (Grottasongr))

Sigurd's death leaves Gudrun feeling smaller than which object? (from The First Lay of Gudrun (Gudrunarkvida I))

Where is Herkia sent? (from The Third Lay of Gudrun)

How many funeral pyres are made? (from Brynhild's Ride to Hell)

Who had been taking care of the girl? (from Oddrun's Lament)

Sigurd and Regin meet after Sigurd purchases which item? (from The Lay of Regin (Reginsmal))