SCAN_251_final_Study_Guide.docx-Viking Myth Final Gylfaginning- King Gylfi

Scandinavia- Norway, Sweeden, Denmark [Iceland, Finland, Farrow Islands — > settled by scandinavians, have dialect continuance] Sami People- native people in northern Sweeden/Norway — > language link Vikings/Viking age • Reasons for viking voyages/mi

Loki -etymology: unclear l ú ka “ to shut/close ” -Kennings h ö nir ’ s friend, o ∂ in ’ s friend, son of Laufey -God without a function? no place names, personal names, or cults -Loki as a trickster Jan de Vries “ The Problem of Loki ” - dissertatio

Viking Myth Final Gylfaginning- King Gylfi dresses as old man to deceive aesir, enters into wisdom contest with 3 kings; High, Just as Hight, and Third • The heat of Muspell melted the ice in Ginnungagap, as the ice melted a man shaped figure was for

SCAN_251_exam_2_Study_Guide.docx-Loki -etymology: unclear l ú ka