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Ragnarok - Norse Myths
Term | Definition |
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battle | A large fight between two or more people or armies. |
raged | Past tense of 'rage'. To act violently. |
clashing | A fight or serious disagreement. A loud smashing sound. |
snarling | An angry or threatening growl often made with bared teeth. |
blood-soaked | To be covered in lots of blood. Imagine 'Carrie'. |
nightmare | A bad dream. A horrible experience. |
crushing | Smashing or squashing something. |
swallowed | Taken into the stomach through the mouth; ingested. |
Odin | Norse mythology: Also known as the All-Father, ruler of the Aesir, Brother of Villi and Ve, Fenrir kills him at Ragnarok. |
prisoner | Someone who is captured and put in prison. |
growled | To speak in a low, angry voice. An angry sound made by animals. |
Thor | Norse mythology: God of thunder. His weapon is a mighty hammer, Mjölnir. He is other depicted riding a goat-drawn chariot. |
hammer | A tool used to fix nails into wood. Thor's mighty weapon. |
serpent | A snake. |
spat | Past tense of 'spit'. |
beaten | Something or someone who is defeated. |
staggered | Swayed or walked unsteadily. |
flowed | To have moved as water does. |
through | From our Focus Text: The poison flowed ________ his veins. |
veins | Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart. |
darkness | Blackness; void of light. |
Loki | Norse mythology: He is a trickster god, the son of a giant and goddess, a shape-shifter and the mischief maker in Viking legends. |
glowed | To shine brightly and steadily, especially without flame. |
delight | Happiness or self satisfaction. |
despair | The feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well. |
fault | Blame for a wrong doing. |
laughed | Made sounds showing amusement and happiness. |
licked | To be defeated or beaten. To used the tongue to wet something. |
engulfed | To surround and cover something or someone completely. |
Asgard | The heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods, the Aesir, and slain war heroes. |