Packet D: Tossup 19

An Old English charm from the Lacnunga used against this type of being utilizes communion wafers inscribed with the names of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus to cure the afflicted of illness. In Germanic folklore, (-5[1])kings of these beings may wear tarnkappe, or cloaks of invisibility, in fights, as seen during the conflict between King Laurin (10[1])and Dietrich von Bern. (10[1]-5[1])Thor outwits (10[1])one of these beings seeking his (10[1])daughter’s (10[2]-5[1])hand (10[4])by waiting (10[1])for (10[1])him (10[1]-5[1])to turn (10[1]-5[3])to stone (10[7]-5[1])come (10[3])sunrise. (10[3]-5[5])The (-5[2])Völuspá (10[1]-5[2])contains (-5[1])six (-5[1])stanzas (10[1]-5[1])listing (10[1])the names of several of these beings in their “catalogue.” (10[1]0[1]-5[1])Ymir’s maggots became these (10[1])beings, (10[1])whose conflation with the (10[1])dark elves have (10[1])led some (10[1])to (10[1])suggest (10[1])that Svartalfheim (10[2])and Nidavellir (-5[1])are the same (10[1])realm. (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])name these beings, seven of which tend (10[1])to Snow White. (10[4]) (10[18]0[1])■END■

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