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Stories from Asgard: Norse Myths a Reading A–Z Level V Leveled Book Norse Myths Word Count: 1,683 Stories from LEVELED BOOK • V Asgard: Stories from Asgard: Norse Myths A Reading A–Z Level V Leveled Book Norse Myths Word Count: 1,683 Connections Writing Write an acrostic poem that explains common traits of Norse mythology. Use the words Norse Myths as the acrostic. Art Research Norse myths to find a story that was not included in this collection. Create a piece of art for the myth. • Written by Keith and • V Y Sarah Kortemartin S Illustrated by Matthew Forsyth Visit www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials. Stories from Asgard: Words to Know agony Norse Norse Myths disguise pranks forge signature lair taunted marvels trickster mythology Vikings Page 3: Iceland, Finland, and the Faeroe Islands are sometimes considered part of Scandinavia. Written by Keith and Sarah Kortemartin Illustrated by Matthew Forsyth www.readinga-z.com Stories from Asgard: Norse Myths Level V Leveled Book Focus Question © Learning A–Z Correlation Written by Keith and Sarah Kortemartin LEVEL V Illustrated by Matthew Forsyth What are some common elements Fountas & Pinnell R in Norse myths? All rights reserved. Reading Recovery 40 www.readinga-z.com DRA 40 Modern Scandinavia Introduction main countries of Scandinavia Norse people lived between 700 and 1100 CE in Scandinavia, an area of northern Europe. During this period, fierce Norse warriors known as Vikings made many brutal raids on neighboring lands. Norse mythology is full of tales about how the Norse gods fought an ongoing battle against NORWEGIAN SEA Sweden giants. Many tales of these battles exist. Finland In the beginning, according to Norse legend, Norway the universe was divided into a world of fire and GULF OF BOTHNIA a world of ice. Where the two worlds met, the ice thawed into frost, and the frost ran together to Estonia Russia create an enormous giant. The giant battled Odin, chief of the Norse gods, and his brothers. After Denmark Latvia BALTIC defeating the giant, Odin and his brothers built Lithuania NORTH SEA the oceans, the skies, and the earth from the SEA Belarus giant’s body. Table of Contents Introduction .............................. 4 Odin’s Search for Wisdom ................... 6 The Making of Thor’s Hammer .............. 9 Idun’s Apples ............................. 12 Conclusion ............................... 15 Glossary ................................. 16 Stories from Asgard: Norse Myths • Level V 3 4 The gods created the first humans and gave them a world to inhabit called Midgard. The giants were ASGARD The Aesir Gods banished to a world of frost ALFHEIM MUSPELLHEIM and snow. The The Light The Fire Gods & Demons gods themselves Elves lived in a sky- VANAHEIM MIDGARD The Humans NIDAVELLIR world called The Vanir The Gods Asgard. There Dwarves were nine worlds in total, JOTUNHEIM HELHEIM all held in the The The Giants Dead leaves and NIFLHEIM Odin’s Search for Wisdom branches of a Ice, Fog & Mist Odin prized wisdom above all things. One great ash tree at day he sent forth his two ravens, Thought and the center of the Memory, commanding them to bring him word of universe. new marvels. When they returned, the ravens told Stories about the continual war waged between him of a miraculous well at the roots of the great Norse gods and the giants are still popular ash tree. Whoever drank from this well would today. Here are three of the most well known have all the knowledge of the universe. A giant Norse myths. named Mimir, who knew more of the secrets in the universe than any other living being, guarded the well. Stories from Asgard: Norse Myths • Level V 5 6 Odin had a continuous thirst for knowledge. Odin hesitated, for he knew that the price He immediately determined to possess the would be agony. He also knew that he must have wisdom of the well for himself. He traveled to Mimir’s wisdom for his own. “Very well,” he said, the well to see if he could gain its knowledge. “I promise you my eye in exchange for one drink of water from your well.” Odin greeted the giant and requested a drink from the well. “For I can see what happens in With heavy reservations, Mimir slowly filled heaven or on earth,” he explained, “but I cannot a cup to the brim with clear water from the well. see everything. I will pay any price you name for As soon as it was full, Odin snatched the cup and a drink from your well.” drained it. “I will ask a great price indeed for such Ah! Now he saw into the depths of the ocean a gift,” the giant said, and his head sank to and the height of the sky; nothing was hidden, his knees as he thought. and everything was known. At last, he said, But the transaction was not over. The god “For a drink grasped the knife at his belt. Before he rode away, from this he left one of his eyes at the bottom of the well. well, Odin, I demand one From that day forward, Odin pulled his of your eyes. hat down over his one- Then I, too, eyed face so that no will be able one could recognize to see the him. He became the mysteries wisest being in the of heaven entire universe— and of except for Mimir earth.” himself. Stories from Asgard: Norse Myths • Level V 7 8 The Making of Thor’s Hammer The trickster god Loki was well known for his pranks. On the day he cut off all the golden hair The dwarves immediately accepted the of the goddess Sif, the wife of the thunder-god trickster’s bet. They made a golden boar that Thor, he went too far. When Thor confronted him, could run faster than any horse. They also made a Loki promised to obtain new hair for Sif from the magical golden ring that produced nine new rings dwarves, who were master artists. every nine days. As Loki saw these treasures take In addition to new hair for Sif, the dwarves perfect shape, he became nervous. What if he lost also made other gifts for Loki to give to the gods the bet—and his head as well? and goddesses of Asgard. These included the Finally, the dwarves began to make a war- world’s deadliest spear and a magical ship that hammer, and Loki thought of a way to win his could be folded and stowed inside a pocket. wager. Transforming into a fly, he quickly stung Loki’s greed overcame him. He took his a dwarf on the eyelid just as the hammer came treasures to another group of dwarves. Loki out of the forge. Now the dwarf couldn’t see taunted them, saying, “Do you see this hair, this what he was doing. When the hammer emerged, spear, and this ship? I’m sure they’re the greatest they could all see that it was the most powerful marvels ever made. I know you’re great craftsmen, war-hammer ever made. It would always but I’ll wager my head that you can never make strike its target and at once fly back to the hand anything equal to this.” of its master. Stories from Asgard: Norse Myths • Level V 9 10 However, the hammer had one imperfection. Idun’s Apples Because of Loki’s trickery and the dwarf’s One day Odin, the trickster Loki, and another momentary blindness, its handle was slightly god named Hoenir became hungry. Spotting a too short. herd of oxen, they decided Loki took all six of to butcher one for their his treasures and returned dinner. to Asgard. He gave each But when they built treasure to a different god. a fire, the ox wouldn’t Sif’s hair was restored, and cook, no matter how Thor was especially pleased they turned the meat. when Loki presented him with the It was then that an eagle hammer. The great hammer was Thor’s spoke to them. It said, “I cursed your meat signature weapon from that day forward. so it won’t cook. However, if you agree to It could crush mountains, and when Thor give me a share, I’ll lift the spell.” swung it, lightning flew. Thor and his hammer became the gods’ most powerful defense against The gods agreed. However, as soon as the meat the giants. was cooked, the eagle swooped down and took all the best bits. “That wasn’t our bargain!” Loki But the dwarves, confident that they had won cried. He seized a huge tree branch and swiped the wager, followed Loki to Asgard to claim their at the eagle in his anger. The eagle caught the reward. As the dwarves advanced on Loki to take branch in his beak and flew off with Loki still his head, the trickster thought quickly. Dancing dangling from the other end. out of their reach, he pointed out that while the dwarves had won his head, they had no right Loki found that he had been placed under a to his neck. Realizing that they couldn’t take spell and couldn’t let go of the branch. “Who are his head without his neck, the dwarves decided you?” he asked the eagle, terrified. instead to sew Loki’s mouth shut as a punishment “My name is Thiassi,” replied the eagle, “and for his trickery. Then they left, satisfied. I’m a giant in disguise.” Stories from Asgard: Norse Myths • Level V 11 12 “Release me,” Loki begged. The gods soon noticed Idun’s absence and began searching frantically for her. When they “I won’t release you,” discovered that she had last been seen leaving responded Thiassi, “unless you Asgard with Loki, they commanded him to bring promise to bring me the Idun back to Asgard.
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