Q 01/05

Thor is the Norse god of thunder and the son of Odin and which earth goddess?

A) Jörð

B) Frigg

C) Freyja

D) Sif

Answer · why

A) Jörð

Jörð simply means 'earth' in Old Norse.

Q 02/05

What is the name of Thor's hammer?

A) Gungnir

B) Gram

C) Stormbreaker

D) Mjölnir

Answer · why

D) Mjölnir

He also owns a strength-doubling belt, Megingjörð, and iron gloves called Járngreipr.

Q 03/05

Which dwarf brothers forged Mjölnir, according to the Prose Edda?

A) Fjalar and Galar

B) Sindri and Andvari

C) Eitri and Brokkr

D) Dvalin and Durin

Answer · why

C) Eitri and Brokkr

The whole episode starts with Loki cutting off Sif's hair and Thor threatening to break every bone in his body.

Q 04/05

According to Saxo's Gesta Danorum and other sources, what was notably wrong with Mjölnir?

A) Its handle was short

B) It was made of ice

C) It could not be thrown

D) It only worked at night

Answer · why

A) Its handle was short

In the Prose Edda the flaw is Loki's fault: he pestered the dwarf at the bellows as a fly.

Q 05/05

How was Mjölnir most commonly worn during the Viking Age?

A) As a belt buckle

B) On a shield

C) As a pendant

D) As a brooch

Answer · why

C) As a pendant

Modern Heathens wear it the same way today.