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Norse Gods – Mythopedia The Norse gods and goddesses are the array of deities honored by ancient Nordic worshipers They primarily came from two different tribes, the Aesir and the Vanir, but were united in their efforts to fight the jötnar, a tribe of giants dwelling in another realm of the world tree Yggdrasil
Yggdrasil – Mythopedia Yggdrasil was the mythical ash tree that supported the Nine Realms of Norse mythology, giving structure to the cosmos It was the source of ultimate wisdom, where the god Odin sacrificed mightily to gain knowledge and power
Nine Realms – Mythopedia The Nine Realms, or worlds, were the geographical building blocks of Norse cosmology Each realm was located on Yggdrasil, the world tree, and only the most intrepid gods and mortals could travel between them
Poetic Edda: Voluspo (Full Text) - Mythopedia Yggdrasil shakes, and shiver on high The ancient limbs, and the giant is loose; To the head of Mim does Othin give heed, But the kinsman of Surt shall slay him soon [43] How fare the gods? how fare the elves? All Jotunheim groans, the gods are at council; Loud roar the dwarfs by the doors of stone, The masters of the rocks: would you know yet
Poetic Edda: Grimnismol (Full Text) - Mythopedia To the ash-tree Yggdrasil [29] Three roots there are that three ways run 'Neath the ash-tree Yggdrasil; 'Neath the first lives Hel, 'neath the second the frost-giants, 'Neath the last are the lands of men [30] Ratatosk is the squirrel who there shall run On the ash-tree Yggdrasil; From above the words of the eagle he bears,
Norse God Names - Mythopedia Norse god names: Origin, structure, and meaning Thunder, fire, and hammers you cannot possibly wield: this is the world of the Norse gods, where mythology and legendary storytelling meet The two tribes of the Aesir and Vanir are in an eternal struggle against the giant jötnar— and it takes some interesting characters to fight giants Norse legends have fueled everything from the poetic and
Norse Mythology – Mythopedia Norse mythology is the compilation of the stories, religious practices, and myths of the ancient Nordic people These texts span a period of time beginning in Norse paganism and continuing through the medieval era, during which most of Scandinavia converted to Christianity
Prose Edda: Gylfaginning (Full Text) - Mythopedia Here Begins the Beguiling of Gylfi I King Gylfi ruled the land that men now call Sweden It is told of him that he gave to a wandering woman, in return for her merry-making, a plow-land in his realm, as much as four oxen might turn up in a day and a night But this woman was of the kin of the Æsir; she was named Gefjun She took from the north, out of Jötunheim, four oxen which were the
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