Experts on Norse mythology needed - can anyone help?

The Norse gods were mostly terrifying beings. They were known to walk among mortals at times(usually Odin is the god involved in such stories), usually testing the hospitality and kindness of mortals. Rewards or punishments would be meted according to the treatment received by the god.

A child would almost certainly be frozen in awe and terror. Depending on the age of the child, perhaps he or she would attempt to offer the god a gift in order to assure the god is not angry at the family.

Good luck with the story.

I would have thought that if a child was convinced a man was a god, the child would follow, pester and annoy the man untill he revealed himself. And if that isnt a case, i think it would still be a good starting point for a story where the child and god meet.

To most vikings, the gods were ancestral archetypes, their outlook was grim and realistic, a kid could be a little more naive he or she might test the theory of godhood by sticking a dagger in the alleged god, after all Baldur was invulnerable to all weapons.