the prose edda tales from norse mythology

These worlds are only referenced a few times throughout the myths and are not specified, but are thought to be (in no particular order) Asgard, Vanaheimr (Vanaheim), Jötunheimr (Jotunheim), Niflheim, Muspelheim, Álfheimr (Alfheim), Svartálfaheimr (Svartalfheim), Niðavellir (Nidavellir), and Miðgarðr (Midgard) – which is our world. The Norse universe consists of nine worlds. These three brothers then killed Ymir and used his body to create the universe. Ymir would pass the time by drinking Audhumla’s milk and Audhumla would lick a salt block, which eventually took the form of Búri, the first of the Æsir.īúri had a son named Bor, who in turn had three sons: Odin, Vili and Vé. Since these were the first two beings in existence, life must have been a little boring for them. Read more: Norwegian Mythology & Folktales Where the heat and cold from these two realms met, steam was created, which collected in Ginnungagap and eventually created Ymir, the first jötun, and Audhumla, the first cow. Between them was Ginnungagap, or the void. In the beginning, there were only two realms: Niflheimr (Niflheim), the realm of mist and ice, and Múspellsheimr (Muspelheim), the realm of fire. Creation: “Early of ages, when nothing was…” While we won’t insist that you stand while reading this blog post, we will hopefully answer any questions that you may have about Norse mythology. Gylfi asks permission to ask his questions and Odin replies: He meets Óðinn (Odin), who is also disguised and presents himself as as three kings named “Hárr” (High), “Jafnhárr” (Just-as-High) and “Þriði” (Third). The story of Gylfaginning begins with King Gylfi of Sweden travelling to Ásgarðr (Asgard) disguised as an old man named “Gangleri” to ask the Æsir questions about the universe. The sources of our Norse mythology knowledge.

Creation: “Early of ages, when nothing was…”.

The prose edda tales from norse mythology