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Chapter 19, Heroes in the Prose EddaConsider the story of Thor and Utgard-Loki. What does this story show about the Icelandic gods?Evaluate Snorri Sturluson as a storyteller. In his account, what sorts of character and personality traits do the Icelandic gods exhibit? Would Snorri have had any reason not to be fair to them? Is his account biased?Chapter 21, The MwindoEpicWhat can you learn from the Mwindo Epicabout the daily life of the Nyanga?To be a great leader, Mwindo must learn to be a grown-up. What lessons does he learn? Compare Mwindo's learning to be a wise ruler with that of Gilgamesh. What similarities do you find?Chapter 22, Oedipus the King,SophoclesWho do you think is responsible for the tragedy of Oedipus? (Some candidates: the gods, Apollo, fate, Oedipus' hubris, Teiresias, Jocasta and Laius, the Sphinx.) Find specific passages in the play that support your views. Be sure to include in your discussion the views of Bernard Knox and John Jones as presented in the introduction and marginal notes, even if you want to argue against the points they make.Give some examples of how the symbols of blindness and sight are connected with the themes of ignorance and knowledge in this play. How do you think the solution to the riddle illustrates Oedipus' knowledge and ignorance?Knox says, "[Oedipus'] attempt to avoid fulfillment of the oracle is an example of his deliberate and thoughtful action; confronted with Apollo's terrible prophecy, he exiles himself from Corinth forever and later marries Jocasta, thus conclusively nullifying the oracle's prediction about his marriage. He presents the oracle with a fait accompli, his characteristic response to any situation" (Oedipus at Thebes, 42). Find other instances of actions that show Oedipus' character in the play, and consider whether free will as we think of it is operating in the scenes involved.

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In terms of reading the story of Thor an Loki, the concept that Snorri tries to project about Icelandic gods stems from the very source of the chivalry and heroic nature of Vikings. In fact, what is often left unsaid; however is that the Icelanders themselves were not real Vikings, at least not in terms of their actions. Instead the descendants of the Danish and Norwegian Vikings, who first came to the island about 870 AD, were farmers and fishermen. They tended to remain until the Vikings landed here, putting a swift end to the tradition of raiding, raping and pillaging that once made this warrior class so afraid. The dedication to Norse mythology, the deities of the Northern Germanic people from whom Icelanders originated, was what lasted at least for a brief period of time. In addition, from this early date, the language spoken in Iceland remained largely unchanged; today, Icelandic resembles Old Norse so closely that the original Icelandic sagas can still be read in their native language by contemporary students.
	Moreover, the formal building of the godly characters was driven from that unconventional approach of winning new regions for Vikings. They structured their godlike creature as fierce warriors like themselves.

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