Which Viking Legend Would You Have Been?

By: Mark Lichtenstein
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Which Viking Legend Would You Have Been?
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About This Quiz

The Vikings had one of the most colorful mythologies in all of history. Viking heroes were legendary, as were Viking villains. Where do you sit on the Yggdrasil Tree?
When you are at your lowest, who gets hurt?
Me
My spouse's colleagues
Those who work for me
My enemies
Do you ever poke the metaphorical hornets' nest?
With a spear
I have someone else do it
With my words
I shoot it
How are you on the open water?
Okay for short periods of time
Like a duck in water
Not for me
You payin' me pal?

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Do you have any famous relatives?
My whole family
My father
No, I'm the star
I'm self-made
Is there a family business you are a part of?
Yes, and I will be on top
Yes, and I'm a worthy heir
No, because no one would have me
No, but I've run afoul of one in the past
How is your relationship with your immediate family?
It's not great
They totally trust me
I have no family
My spouse hates me

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Do you ever lie to those closest to you?
Only to kill them
Only to get them to kill for me
Nope
Only to gaslight them
How's your archery?
Not great
It's pretty decent
It's fine, but not my favorite
It's amazing
Do you like to travel?
Yes, but not far
Yes, and the further the better
On foot, yes
Not a huge fan, so I stay local

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How do you feel about gender norms?
I'm for them
Gender norms are stupid
Who cares?
I'm so sexist
Do you intend to live to a ripe old age?
If it gets me power
If it gets be glory
Yes
No
How do you feel about feuds?
I like to keep them in the family
They're fine if they're over money and not stupid nonsense
Feuds are dumb
Only with my wife

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Do you plan to emigrate?
Yes
Just visiting
No
Travel, but not emigrate
Have you ever lost everything?
More than once
No way
I started with nothing
Yeah, and I blame my spouse
Do you like to write poetry?
Poetry? No
No. My dad has poetry about him, but I'm not a fan
All the time
Do I look like a sissy to you?

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Do you plan on having kids?
Of course
I'm having one right now
A younger me? Sounds like a threat
If my spouse ever agrees to it
How do you feel about nicknames?
Love em
Pointless. My name should be the brand
If they are poetic, they're fine
The only nickname I want is "death"
What's your preferred weapon?
An axe, duh
A spear
My teeth
My bow. No! My sword. No! My bow. Argh!

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Are you married?
Yep.
Yes, and my spouse is my most loyal partner
No, I'm a loner
Yes, but it's not going well
How ambitious are you?
So ambitious
I want what's mine
I want to be legendary
I want to be the best
Do you like your neighboring country?
It's pretty nice
It's cool, but the locals hate me
I travel a lot
I go back and forth plenty

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Do you care if they sing songs about you after you die?
If they're good songs about how awesome I am!
If they are on par with those sung about dear old dad
Of course, and I want to write them myself
Based on how things are going, no
Do you work alone?
I put the "I" in team
I've got some close allies, most of whom I plan to betray
I'm all alone most of the time
I need no one
How do people feel about you in your home town?
Oh, they hate me
They think I'm a demigod
They fear me
They find me a bit embarrassing

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How good are you at holding onto power?
I'm great until I'm not
I'm amazing
I hold my power within me
Not if I have to rely on anyone
Do you crave power?
Above all else
I crave wealth
A specific kind of power
The kind of power one gets from a weapon
Do you crave wealth?
It comes with the kind of power I want
It's why I cross oceans
It's why I fight
It's why I get in so much trouble

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Do you crave glory?
Glory is for dead fools
Glory is pointless
Glory is my purpose
Glory is what I crave most of all
How much do you craft your own image?
I gave myself a great nickname
I don't care about my image
I write my own story
I should probably work on that
What god do you worship?
Modi
Loki
Magni
Odin

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