![]() ![]() However, some Icelandic literary works describe it as a fertile area with an abundance of magic and light. Unfortunately, there is very little information about what Vanaheim looked like or where exactly it was located. Some of the gods who lived in Vanaheim were Freya (goddess of love, lust, and fertility), Njord (god of fertility, wind, and waters), and Freyr (god of fertility, peace, and victory). They were masters of sorcery and magic and had abilities to predict the future and shape it to match their desires. The Vanir were the race of gods responsible for wealth and fertility. The other half would then go to goddess Freya in Folkvangr. Inside Asgard, there is Valhalla (the hall of the slain/his throne), where half of those who died in battle would go. There was a place known as Hildskjalf in Asgard, where Odin (god of war) would go to gaze over the entire world when need be. Snorri describes the land as the most fertile out of the 9, blessed with an abundance of gold and jewels. Supposedly, the wall is incomplete because Thor struck it down when the other Aesir gods found out that he was a Hrimthurs (a particular tribe of giants made from ice) in disguise. Most Icelandic literary works describe Asgard as a celestial city with extremely high towers and surrounded by a massive incomplete wall. Among the Aesir gods who live in Asgard are Thor (god of thunder), Baldr (god of light and glamor), and Loki (god of mischief), among others. ![]() Odin, the chief of the Aesir, has sole authority of Asgard and is married to Frigg (the queen of the Aesir), who helps him rule the realm. It is regarded as the heavens and is the home of the Aesir gods and goddesses. However, after the war, Midgard rises again, and a new creation cycle begins.Īsgard is found high up in the sky, right over Midgard. Eventually, the sea tears up and lashes against the entire land to destroy Midgard and all life on it. The large serpent is set to rise from the ocean and poison the land and sea with its venom. ![]() They used the eyelashes of the giant Ymir to create a sturdy wall and called it Midgar (the human world).Īccording to Icelandic literary works and several Germanic folklore tales, Midgard will be destroyed at the battle at the end of the world (Ragnarök). The gods understood the vulnerability of the first humans to the giants, so they created a world for the humans to reside in and keep safe. They called the man Ask, the woman Embla, and these two humans became the ancestors of the humans. They created the first human man from the Ash tree and the first human woman from the Elm tree. When Odin, Ve, and Veli were walking along the sea, they found two trees. The two realms – Midgard and Asgard, are connected by a rainbow bridge known as Bifrost, which the gods of Asgard would use to journey to the human world. It is surrounded by a huge impassable ocean, occupied by the huge Midgard Serpent (Jormungandr) that circles the realm entirely. It is located in the middle part of the world, right below Asgard. Midgard is the realm where human beings lived (earth). Since then, the world tree has actively unified the 9 worlds of Midgard, Jotunheimr, Asgard, Nidavellir, Vanaheim, Alfhemir, Hel, Muspelheim, and Niflheim. The first two realms, Muspelheim and Niflheim, originated from Ginnungagap, while the rest of the realms were created from Ymir’s body by Odin and his brothers when creating the world. At the time of its growth, female entities meant to spin the threads of fate (Norns) drew water from the well of Urdarbrunnr to nourish the Yggdrasil. The main branches of the world tree reach far into the sky, and it is supported by 3 roots that extend to the spring of Hvergelmir, and the well of Mimisbrunnr and Urdarbrunnr. These worlds are held in the roots and branches of the world tree (Yggdrasil), which is described as a huge cosmic tree that sprung up in the primeval void of Ginnungagap (void in which the world was created). In this write-up, we will discuss the nine realms in Norse mythology.Īccording to Norse mythology, the 9 worlds are the original habitats of the different types of beings, such as the dwarves, giants, gods, and Vikings, who existed in ancient times. It attempts to explain nearly all vital concepts of Norse mythology such as cosmogony, anthropogeny, time and space, eschatology, and personification too. Norse cosmology studies the cosmos based on the North Germanic people’s perceptions. ![]()
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