THE SHOP
Printable Norse myths packs and the reading-shelf picks from this notebook, in one place. Start with the free sample and the free text if you would rather not buy anything.
PRINTABLES
Norse myths retold in our own words from the Younger Edda, with Thorwald’s Cross and the Manx crosses from the Isle of Man, always labelled history, literature or tradition. Every pack comes in A4 and US Letter, with answer keys, notes for adults and a sources page. Sold as instant PDF downloads from the ReallyByte store.
A free 7-page sample (cover and credits included): Odin, the well and the ravens retold, with questions, a colouring page, a legend-or-history sort and an answer key. No sign-up.
A4 PDF (1199 KB)US Letter PDF (1199 KB)
Sort real records from myth: evidence cards and a sorting mat, a who-wrote-it match, timeline cards, two case files (Thorwald’s Cross, and who wrote down the myths), a quiz, a certificate and answer keys.
Six Norse myths retold in our own words from the Younger Edda (Odin and the ravens, Tyr and the wolf, Thor in Utgard, Thor goes fishing, Idun and her apples, Ragnarok), each with comprehension questions, a word bank and answer keys.
Twelve cut-out cards of gods, giants and creatures, each showing where it comes from and two labelled facts, with three games (Who Am I?, pair them up, make your own), blank cards and an answer key.
Six colouring pages made from public-domain Norse myth pictures, each with a labelled line about the story, plus a word search, a maze, a code breaker, a design-a-shield page and an answer key.
Six posters: the Norse myths timeline, legend or history?, Thorwald’s Cross, the Manx crosses, who’s who in the Norse myths and the world tree, each clearly labelled.
Two quiz rounds, a crossword, a word search, a true-or-false round and a which-came-first timeline puzzle, all drawn from the checked facts on this site, with answer keys and a certificate.
All six packs plus a bundle guide, in A4 and US Letter, in one download.
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READING SHELF
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The Younger Edda is also called the Prose Edda, and there are several English translations. Check whether a book is a translation or a modern retelling, and whether it has notes.
Read the relevant notebook ↗Translations of the Elder Edda, also called the Poetic Edda. Look for an edition with an introduction that explains where the poems come from.
Read the relevant notebook ↗Retellings for younger readers. Check whether the author says which old book each story comes from.
Read the relevant notebook ↗Books on Viking-age Man and the Manx crosses. Look for an author who names museums and finds.
Read the relevant notebook ↗For older readers who want to read inscriptions like the one on Thorwald’s Cross. Look for clear tables and real examples.
Read the relevant notebook ↗For the colouring pages in the printables. Follow the maker’s age guidance.
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