HUM 105 After Life Myths Week 3 Learning Team Assignment

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Week 3: Afterlife Myths

Briefly compare and contrast at least two myths from your reading which deal with the afterlife.

FIRST Afterlife MYTH: "Thor's duel with Hrungnir" REGION or CULTURE: Iceland, Norse

What are the names of the places where people go when they die? Valhalla, Nifleheim, and Hel,

(All of the names of the places, not just one).

What are the characteristics of the different realms of the Valhalla, is the hall of dead warriors legendary for their valor,

afterlife? What form do people take when they go there? Nifleheim, is the perpetually dark and frozen land of the dead,

and Hel, is the last step for those that did not die in battle,

but of disease and old age. In Valhalla the dead...