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Student book questions
9.5 Viking beliefs and mythology
Pages 240241
Check your learning 9.5
Remember and understand
1 In traditional Viking mythology, how many worlds were there and how were they believed to be
connected?
2 What did Vikings believe happened to warriors after they died?
Apply and analyse
3 Write down three points that interest you about Odin and three points that interest you about Thor.
Odin
Thor
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4 Why might Viking people have been reassured by the sound of thunder?
Evaluate and create
5 How do Viking myths compare with any other creation stories that you have studied? In particular, can
you identify any similarities or differences between these creation stories and those of Indigenous
Australians?