Norse Myths · Part 6 · Treasures and tricks · B1–B2
The Wall of Asgard
Part 6 of the Norse Myths: a mysterious builder offers to build an unbreakable wall around Asgard in a single winter, if the gods will give him the sun, the moon and the goddess Freyja. On Loki’s advice, the gods agree, sure he will fail. But the builder has a magic horse, and with three days left, the wall is almost finished. The language of conditions and contracts (if, unless, as long as, provided that, on condition that), and deadlines (by, before, in time), with Philo, Sophia, Marcos and Demetria.
Tonight the gods sign a contract, and they read it very carelessly. A builder offers to build them a wall that no giant could ever break, in just one winter. His price: the sun, the moon, and Freyja.
The gods thought so too, Demetria. But Loki said: agree, but add conditions so hard that he can’t possibly finish in time. Tonight we learn the grammar of contracts and deadlines, and why you should always read the small print.
And whose idea do you think it was to fix the problem afterwards?
After the war between the gods and the Vanir, Asgard’s walls were broken. A builder came and offered to build a wall so strong that no giant could get through, in three seasons. His price was Freyja as his wife, and the sun and the moon. The gods discussed it and, on Loki’s advice, agreed, but only on condition that he built it in a single winter, with no help from any man. If any part was unfinished on the…
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