Option 1 Prompt:
Who were some of the key gods in the Norse pantheon of gods? Choose two and describe their powers and their role in Viking religion/way of life in two paragraphs.
Option 2 Prompt:
Provide a two paragraph summary of the hypotheses generated by the archaeologists who are excavating Viking sites.
Option 3 Prompt:
Summarize a classic viking poem or epic story in two paragraphs. OR write an original story about a viking hero you create.
Option 2: The archaeologists describe the vikings as raiders on not soldiers. They liked to pick on the monks that lived in Monasteries because they had a lot of wealth. Europe contains many rivers so the vikings could take their long and narrow boats down the rivers and invade cities along the river. The Vikings invaded in Paris in 1400 AD. They took down many cities along the Siene river. The King of France paid The Vikings to never comeback, but it only increased the wanting to invade northern Europe.
ReplyDeleteThe Vikings two most famous people were Eric the Red and his son Leaf Erikson. Eric was banished from Iceland so he settled in Greenland. The Government allowed free man to speak their concern. This is where Leaf Erikson emerged. He set sail in the year 1000.He finds the coast of NeWFoundLand which is part of North America. His village has been carbon dated to around 1000. The vikings were the first people before Columbus to link the west and the east
Levi Michaelis
In Norse mythology, Thor is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing and fertility.
ReplyDeleteIn Norse mythology, from which stems most of the information about the god, Odin is associated with healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, battle, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the runic alphabet, and is the husband of the goddess Frigg.
Thor is the Norse god of thunder.Thor was usually portrayed as a large, powerful man with a red beard and eyes of lighting. Despite his ferocious appearance, he was very popular as the protector of both gods and humans against the forces of evil. He even surpassed his father Odin in popularity because, contrary to Odin, he did not require human sacrifices. Thor wears the belt Megingjard which doubles his already considerable strength.His hall is Bilskirnir, which is located in the region Thrudheim.
ReplyDeleteThe most unpredictable and certainly the most dangerous god in the Northern pantheon was Loki. His activities ran from the merely mischievous to the blatantly malicious. Supremely clever, Loki ensnared everyone in complicated problems, to which he always supplied a remedy - through his solution often engendered even greater troubles.His parents were both giants (the perpetual enemies of the gods.)- Dylan Maini
Loki is an immensely powerful magician, and shares with Odin the ability to sex and shape shift at will. Loki was fair of face, and took many lovers, despite his constant criticism of goddesses who did the same. His wife is Sigyn, who stayed loyal to him, even when the gods punished him for the death of Balder. Loki's mistress is the giantess Angrboda. With her he is the father of three monsters.
Option #1
ReplyDeleteNorse Mythology has a lot of different gods and goddesses. Tyr is one of the gods known as the "god of war" , and was the bravest god. He is very interested in fair treaties, and justice. He did many brave things during his life including putting his hands into a furious beasts jaw.
Another god that is well known is Thor who is the god of thuder. Thor is very "ill tempered", but very strong. The name Thursday for the day of the week is named after him.Thor is very strong but not very smart.This has to do with Vikings because Vikings have some of these characteristics that are similar to Thor and Tyr. Vikings were fearless, and strong, as they invaded many places.
Option #1
ReplyDeleteOdin, known as the Allfather of the Norse Gods, is the most powerful and most important ruler in Asgard. He is associated with healing, death, royalty, wisdom, battle, sorcery, poetry, and the runic alphabet. The day "Wednesday" is also Odin's day, and he is thought to be "the leader of souls". Odin is extremely powerful in battle and has many magical powers to destroy his enemy or improve his own forces. He is also the father of many other important and powerful Norse Gods, such as Hermod. People have made books about Odin, made sacrifices for Odin, and simply worship Odin from time to time. He is the most popular Norse God.
Hermod, known as The Brave, is the son of Allfather Odin, and his name means war-split, warrior, or fury of war. He is also the son of the Goddess Frigg. Baldr The Good was the most beloved God in Norse mythology, and he had nightmares that he was going to be killed. He felt so threatened that he even told the other Gods and Goddesses, but no one took him very seriously. Like his dreams foretold, Baldr The Good was killed in the future at Hel. Hermod was the only God that was brave enough to ride to Hel and try to bring Baldr back from death. It was this heroic and courageous effort that gave him the infamous nickname, The Brave.
The story I read was about two vikings brothers who fought together during a raid. One of the brothers died a meaningless death due to the error of a fellow vikings tactical blunder. After winning the battle they returned to the kings hall for a feast, the surviving brother sat across from the man(the king) who's error had cost his brother his life.
ReplyDeleteEgil starred at the king and was partially unsheathing and re sheathing his sword. Knowing what he had done the king took a gold rind from his arm and put it on his sword and offered it to Egil. He reached out with his sword and took the gold ring and wore it on his arm. Restoring the trust between the two. This action is a show of respect and rust among vikings, Egil understood the meaning. This restored the uneasy tension between the two.
Option One
ReplyDeleteSome of the key gods in the Norse pantheon of gods are Thor, Hermod, Balor,and Forsect.
Thor was the almighty God of Thunder, he is associated with thunder, lighting, storms, and oak trees. He is the strongest of all gods, as well as the protector of mankind. Although the strongest he is not the smartest out of all the gods. Thor is equipped with his weapon of a hammer. This weapon of a hammer has become a symbol of power and strength in the Viking culture. Thor is a very influential and powerful god and is used by Vikings to explain unique and powerful weather events. Thor also is used as a symbol for protection over the Viking people.
Another powerful god was Hermod the Brave. His name represents "fury of war". In Viking mythology it states that Hermod was the only one brave enough to ride to Hel to retrieve Baldr and bring him back from death. The reason that Hermod is so influential is due to the fact that he represents bravery and aspects of character that the Vikings want to posses. Hermod the Great acted as an inspiration for Vikings.
Anthony Silvestro. The vikings were very powerful people. They believed in many gods.Two of the key gods they worshiped was Odin and Thor. The vikings believed Thor was the god of lightning and thunder. He was the son of Odin and he was well know for his strength and power. Odin was the god of all gods. He was the most powerful of all of them. No one betrayed him because of his well known power
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ReplyDeleteThor was one of the key gods of the Norse Mythology.He was know as the almighty god of thunder and lightning. He is the strongest of all the gods , son of Odin and Fjorgyn protects humans in Midgard. He isn't very bright though , he is often easily fooled and tricked by giants. By using his hammer he can send out lightning bolts that can tear mountains apart and have deadly accuracy. He is most important to Norse mythology because of how he's the strongest god and how he protects humankind from the evil things that lurk upon the earth.
Odin from Norse Mythology is the most powerful god in Asgard as well as the ruler of Asgard. He is the god associated with healing, as well as royalty wealth and even death. His powers include being able to transform into different animals at will. He can make enemies blind or deaf and even horror stuck during battle.He can make people of his army stronger than they ever were. He has the power to go to remote lands as well as send his enemies to their deaths. He is important to Norse Mythology because he's the god of the gods , he's the ruler , he provides order among the gods , as well as gives strength to vikings who worship him when needed during battle.
Two important and famous Viking gods would be Thor: The God of Thunder, and Odin: The All-father. Thor is the almighty God of Thunder, and also the son of Odin. Thor is considered to be the strongest of all gods and the protector of mankind. Thor is a very important factor in the viking religion as he is the protector of mankind. Thors main power is his hammer which is very powerful and sends out lighting bolts.
ReplyDeleteOdin: The Allfather is basically the leader of all of the gods. He is also considered to be the most powerful among all of the gods. Some of Odins powers include, being able predict the fade of all humans, as well as see into their past. Also he can send people to their death or give them an illness. Some people sacrificed to Odin which proves his significance in the Viking religion.
ragnarok is the day when all the gods die. it is inevitable and has happened before. all they can do is postpone it.
ReplyDeleteone day at a party loki is drunk and being a jerk. so they kill his son, and use his intestines to chain loki to a rock under a waterfall that's constantly hitting him for thousands of years.
after he's gone, they realize loki had three other kids he kept secret. a wolf, named fenrir, a serpent named the world eater, and a godess named hel.
they realize that they are destined to cause ragnarok, so seperate the kids.
they put hel in charge of the after life and the land of the dead.
they make the world eater wrap itself around the planet on ocean floor, it going around the planet multiple times.
and odin keeps fenrir as a hunting dog, even though he's destined to kill odin.
after a long time, fenrir has grown into an adult and is taller than an man.
fearing his power, they try to chain him. fenrir sees it as a challenge and easily breaks it. they try again, using the strongest chains in the land. he once again easily breaks it. then a god named tyr wants tied a silk ribbon created by dwarfs to his leg. thinking it's a trick, fenrir allows him to do it, but he must put his arm in his mouth. fenrir trys to break it but it's enchanted to get stronger the more he pulls. he rips off and swallows try's hand in anger. they leave him there, fenrir swearing revenge against odin for betraying him.
thousands of years later, loki breaks out of his chains. he raises an army of frost giants and attacks asgard. hearing their father, hel unleashes the army of the dead, and the world eater unrevels, causing tital waves and kills humanity. loki battles heimdall on the byfrost while thor fights the world eater in the wreckage of earth.
fenrir's kids, skoll and hati free him and swallow the sun and the moon. then fenrir rampaged through asgard destroying everything in his path to odin. the sky ripped apart by his teeth. god after god fell. he made it to the throne room and devours odin. thor's son is just barly able to kill him.
loki and heimdel kill each other, and thor is able to kill the world eater but is killed by his poison.
after the battle ended, all life in the world was gone. the only people left was thor's son, who will take odin's place as the all-father, and 2 humans who he was able to save. the 2 humans repopulate the planet and the cycle continues,
it will all happen again, the only difference will be the names off the odds and monsters.
Option 1:
ReplyDeleteIn Norse Mythology, Thor is the almighty god of thunder. Also, he is ill tempered man with red hair and a beard. While he may be one of the strongest Gods, he is not the brightest or wisest. Thor lives in Asgard with his wife Sif and their two children. Thor's hammer is the most frightening weapon, it can send out lightening bolts strong enough to tear mountains and hit any target.
Bragi the God of Poetry and Music in Norse Mythology is the son of the God Odin. He is very wise and known for his wisdom and creative ways with words. Bragi has a very long beard and lives with his wife in Asgard. Lastly, Bragi name means "poet"
Thor is one of the gods. he is a thunder god. he is the strongest god to ever live. Thor had a wife and two children. he used a hammer for a weapon and he is the only one that can pick up the hammer. he can hit any target that he wants.
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