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Norse (Viking) Gods and the beginning of the Universe. As told by your resident Scop, James Fleming. Ginnunga Gap also called “Yawning Gap”. Mists from Niflheim and sparks from Muspellsheim mixed in the Gap and formed a fog, from which stepped…. Niflheim “the land of ice and mist”.
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Norse (Viking) Gods and the beginning of the Universe As told by your resident Scop, James Fleming
Ginnunga Gap also called “Yawning Gap” Mists from Niflheim and sparks from Muspellsheim mixed in the Gap and formed a fog, from which stepped… Niflheim “the land of ice and mist” Muspellsheim “the land of fire”
Ymir – the father of the frost giants Audhumla – the great cow
Buri married a daughter of a frost giant and bore a son named Bor. Bor had 3 sons of his own: Odin (Woden)- - - - - - - - - -> Vili Je (Ve) These were the first of the Aesir or Viking gods.
Ymir The Flood Bergamil The Aesir Led by Odin Nor The Ginnunga Gap From his body they fashioned the heavens and the Earth. His flesh become the world. His skull the sky. Is bones the mountains. His hair the grasses and trees. His brain Became the clouds. His blood the seas. His eyebrows became a fence around the world. From his ugly parts, the evil creatures of the world, dwarfs, trolls, fairies, gnomes, and elves.
Niflheim- the land of the dead. Asgard – the land of the Aesir. Midgard – the land Between Niflheim And Muspellsheim. This is the world of for The humans and all the other creatures. Dag and Skinfaxi Nat and Hrimfaxi
Aske, the first man cut from an ash tree Embla, the first woman, cut from an elm tree
Heimdall, the watchman Yggdrasil, the great Elm tree that Supports the universe Jotenheim Asgard Midgard Bifrost, the Rainbow bridge The Three Norns, wyrd systers, Urth, Skuld, Verthandi Midgard well
Asguard Broken into Different Areas. Gladsheim- for the gods Vingolf – for the goddesses Valhalla- the hall of the slain heroes.
Odin Frigga- the mother of the gods Balder – the most loved Frey-twin male god of the earth Freya-twin female goddess of love Hoder- the blind son Tiu-the bravest and god of war
Thor is their greatest son • Thunder-god • He carries 3 treasures: • Mjollner the hammer • The girdle of strength • Iron mittens with which he lifts mjollner
The End of the Gods, Giants, and the World Odin seeking a prophecy. Mimur at Mimur’s Well in Jotenheim The price of a drink was Odin’s right eye. Odin learns: The day of Ragna Rok, or the end battle of good and evil, when the world shall end, will not begin until the most beloved son of Odin and Frigga dies.
Loki, not a god, but a sometimes friend of the gods. He is a trickster, often causing mischief as well as solving problems. He is Odin’s blood brother until he betrays him. Loki and his faithful wife, Sigyn. She stands by him even when he deserves it not. Loki had three monstrous children that the Aesir feared. Hel, half woman, half corpse, ruler of Niflheim Fenris, the savage wolf. Midgardsorm, the sea serpent.
Frigga circled the world asking everything to swear an oath that it would never harm Balder. To celebrate, a great feast was held to celebrate Balder’s health and safety, and everyone was having a marvelous time, except…….
….Hoder. He wasn’t having any fun because he couldn’t see Balder to throw anything at him. Not to worry. His good friend Loki would help. Tiu went to retrieve him. Tiu loses his hand to Fenris Balder died instantly, and went to Niflheim. Hel would only give him up if...
Fenris/Odin die. Loki’s punishment. Thor/Midgardsorm die. ARF! Loki/Heimdall die. Death of Mimur Tiu is killed by a vicious dog.
The Universe was destroyed. And the only two beings left….. were a man and a woman, Lif and Lifthrasur, who had slept through the entire struggle in the forest in a place where the devastation had not reached. They went on to repopulate the world. We are their descendents.
