Round 7: Tossup 13

A devil residing in a pagan Indian idol informs St. Bartholomew that a figure with this name was bound in fire by Jesus Christ in the saint’s namesake saga. In the Old English Gospel of Nicodemus, a figure with this name expels Satan after engaging him in a flyting. After crossing a river of blades, Hadding encounters a woman who rips off a rooster’s head and throws it over a wall, or grind (“grinned”), named for a figure with this name. A figure with this name, whose dish is named “hunger” and knife named “famine,” is beseeched by Hermod, who had traveled nine nights to reach her domain. The blood-stained hound Garmr stands guard over the domain of a figure with this name who demands that all living things must weep for Baldr. (10[1])For 10 points, what name is given to a daughter of Loki who rules over the Norse underworld? ■END■

Back to tossups

Buzzes

Summary