1.
Dwarves appear in several important stories, such as the one about the _______ of Thor’s hammer, or dragon Fafnir’s treasure.
2.
However, for pagan ________, the lines drawn between these creatures must have been much blurrier than it is for us.
3.
In folklore, dwarves are generally associated with craftsmanship, ______, mountains, earth, and their appearance does not seem too enticing.
4.
Details on their origin are found in the creation poem Völuspá, the first poem of the Poetic _____, the 13th-century CE collection of Norse poems.
5.
In stanza 10, we have the names of two apparently powerful dwarves, ______and Durin, but little is known of them.
6.
The medieval Icelandic author ______ Sturluson, who wrote The Prose Edda, states that they came out of the primordial giant Ymir’s flesh like maggots.
7.
In the poem Fáfnismál of the Poetic Edda, the dragon killed by the legendary hero ______ mentions that some of the Norns, the deities who have the gift of prophecy and decide the fates of all, are from the family of Dvalin.
8.
The tale of the making of _____, Thor’s hammer, and of other essential items has only been transmitted by Snorri’s Edda.
9.
Sif, Thor’s wife, has her hair cut off by ____ as a prank.
10.
In Thidrekssaga, a piece of ________ literature based on legends about Theoderic the Great, we find out that Egil, Völund’s brother, is the one who helps him shoot birds and make a feather costume.
