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Finland

SwedenIcelandNorwayDenmarkHistoryOralPreservation:the1stto2ndcenturyWrittenRecords:NibelungenliedPoeticEdda&Prose

EddaSagaStartingLifeMythologyNiflheimGinnungagapMuspelheimInNilfheimthereisaplacecalled

Hvergelmir,thatallcoldriverscomefromhere,Hvergelmirwastheoriginofallexistenceandtheplacewhereeverylivingwillgoback.Ymir(Theprogenitorofgiants)HisfootbredasonAmanandawomanemergedfromhisarmpitsHesweatedout

Surtr

ThecowAudhumblalickedonasaltstonethenanentiremanBúriemergedfromthestoneWithanunknowngiantfemalehefathered

Borr

(Bor),Borrmarried

Bestla(thegrandchildrenofYmir),fathered

Odin,

Vili

and

Ve

WhenthewarmairofMuspelheimhitthecoldiceofNiflheim,theFrostGiantsYmir

andtheicycow

Audhumla

werecreatedTheCreationoftheWorld

Odin,

Vili

and

Ve

killedYmirDraggedthedeadbodyofYmitowardsthecenterofGinnungagapblood

——

oceansandwaterflesh

——

land

bones

——

mountainsteeth

——

rockshair

——

grassandtreeseyelashes

——

Midgardbrain

——

cloudsskull

——

skylid——

coveredthenewworldThebrothersthrewthe

sparks

fromMuspelheiminsideoftheskullThesesparksgleamedatnightandwaswhatwecallthe

stars

FairyhoodWormscrawlingoutoftheremainsbecamefairyhoodDwarves：livedundertherocks,incavesandunderground,expertsincraftsmanshiptheDarkElves：hatedthesun,hideous,turnintostoneswhenexposeinthelighttheLightElves：beautifulcreatures,minorgodsofnature,deliveredaninspirationtoartormusic

Therefourdwarfswerenamed“North”“West”“South”“East”andwheresendoutineachdirection.TheCreationofhumanbeingTheAshtree——man(Ask)TheElmtree——woman(Embla)OdingavethelogsspiritandlifeVegavethemmovement,mindandintelligenceViligavethemshape,speech,feelingsandthefivesensesTheWordAsgard:HomeoftheGodsAlfheim:HomeoftheLightElves(

rightnexttoAsgard

)Midgard:HomeoftheHumansJotunheim:HomeoftheGiantsNidavellir:HomeoftheDwarvesSvartalfheim:HomeoftheDarkElvesBifrostYggdrasilVanaheim:HomeoftheVanir(Nobodyknowswheretheland)CharacteristicValhallaIdun’goldapplesOdinGotterdammerung(thetwilightofthegods)Baldur,thesonofOdin,thegodoflightwaskilledSeverewinterlastforthreeyearsEndlessWars,millionsofpeopledeadDaimonLoki,Fenrirthegiganticwolf,Dragon

Nidhogg,SerpentJormungander,alltokeinvolvedinthewar.TheLordgod,Odin,waskilledbytheWolf

Fenrir.Freyrrunthroughwiththesword.HeimdallrdestroyedtogetherwithLoki.Allthegodsdead.TheFlamegiantSurtrstartedabigfire.Theflameslickedupeverything.Andthegroundsinkedintothesea.Theearthisshroudedindarkness.TheRebirthoftheWorldThesunappearedagain.Theworldresurfacesanewandfertile.Theworldisrepopulatedbytwo