Packet 6: Tossup 17

The Gjukings’ (“JOO-kings”) hall is merged with one of these places in a prophetic dream by Kostbera (“COST-bair-uh”), which her husband Hogni dismisses. Sigurd uses a tuft of wool in one of these places to test his sword Gram, and uses one of these places called Busiltjörn (-5[1])(“BOO-silt-yorn”) to select his horse Grani (10[4]-5[1])(“GRAH-nee”). At one (10[1])of these places, Sigurd’s (10[1])deceptive wooing is revealed to Brynhild, (10[1])who refuses to enter that place in an inferior (-5[1])position to Gudrun. In the Nibelungenlied, (-5[1])Hagen’s death is prophesied at one of these places by three nixies. It’s not a cave, but after skinning Fafnir’s shapeshifting brother at one of these places, (-5[1])Loki steals Andvari’s gold to pay (10[2])weregild. Gunnar is thrown into a snake pit after telling the Huns that the cursed gold they seek (10[1])is in (10[2])one of these (10[1])places. For 10 points, maidens in what sort of place (10[1])guard (10[1])the gold in (-5[1])Wagner’s Ring (10[1])Cycle? (10[1])■END■ (10[4]0[5])

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