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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Loki and the deadly mistletoe

Unscramble the Blue Letters

Baldur— son of All Father Odin and Queen Frigg, hnusbad of nnana the Peaceful, and God of truth and light— was the gentlest and most beloved being in all of arsagd. In his geart hall of Breidablik, Baldur’s soothing presence eased his subject’s woes. But lately, he was plagued by troubles of his own. Every night, Baldur had geusomre visions foretelling his own imminent death.
Determined to protect her son from these grim peicorhpes, Queen Frigg travelled across the nine realms, begging all living things not to harm bdualr. Her grace moved each being she eternnceuod. Every animal and element, every plague and plant, every blade and bug gladly gave their word.

Open Cloze

Baldur— son of All Father Odin and Queen Frigg, _______ of _____ the Peaceful, and God of truth and light— was the gentlest and most beloved being in all of ______. In his _____ hall of Breidablik, Baldur’s soothing presence eased his subject’s woes. But lately, he was plagued by troubles of his own. Every night, Baldur had ________ visions foretelling his own imminent death.
Determined to protect her son from these grim __________, Queen Frigg travelled across the nine realms, begging all living things not to harm ______. Her grace moved each being she ___________. Every animal and element, every plague and plant, every blade and bug gladly gave their word.

Solution

  1. encountered
  2. asgard
  3. great
  4. prophecies
  5. husband
  6. baldur
  7. nanna
  8. gruesome

Original Text

Baldur— son of All Father Odin and Queen Frigg, husband of Nanna the Peaceful, and God of truth and light— was the gentlest and most beloved being in all of Asgard. In his great hall of Breidablik, Baldur’s soothing presence eased his subject’s woes. But lately, he was plagued by troubles of his own. Every night, Baldur had gruesome visions foretelling his own imminent death.
Determined to protect her son from these grim prophecies, Queen Frigg travelled across the nine realms, begging all living things not to harm Baldur. Her grace moved each being she encountered. Every animal and element, every plague and plant, every blade and bug gladly gave their word.

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