北欧神话(英语).ppt

1、Norse Mythology,By Ma Junjie,Geographical Location,History,Oral Preservation :the 1st to 2nd century Written Records :,Nibelungenlied,Poetic Edda &Prose Edda,Saga,Starting Life Mythology,In Nilfheim there is a place calledHvergelmir, that all cold rivers come from here, Hvergelmir was the origin of

2、all existence and the place where every living will go back.,Ymir (The progenitor of giants) His foot bred a son A man and a woman emerged from his armpits He sweated outSurtr,The cow Audhumbla licked on a salt stone then an entire man Bri emerged from the stone With an unknown giant female he fathe

3、redBorr(Bor), Borr marriedBestla (the grandchildren of Ymir) ,fathered Odin,ViliandVe,When the warm air of Muspelheim hit the cold ice of Niflheim, the Frost Giants Ymir and the icy cowAudhumlawere created,The Creation of the World,Odin,ViliandVe killed Ymir Dragged the dead body of Ymi towards the

4、center of Ginnungagap,blood oceans and water flesh land bones mountains teeth rocks hair grass and trees eyelashes Midgard brain clouds skull sky lid covered the new world The brothers threw the sparks from Muspelheim inside of the skull These sparks gleamed at night and was what we call the stars,F

5、airyhood,Worms crawling out of the remains became fairyhood,Dwarves：lived under the rocks, in caves and underground, experts in craftsmanship the Dark Elves：hated the sun, hideous, turn into stones when expose in the light the Light Elves：beautiful creatures, minor gods of nature, delivered an inspi

6、ration to art or music,There four dwarfs were named “North” “West” “South” “East” and where send out in each direction.,The Creation of human being,The Ash tree man (Ask) The Elm tree woman (Embla),Odin gave the logs spirit and life,Ve gave them movement, mind and intelligence,Vili gave them shape,

7、speech, feelings and the five senses,The Word,Asgard: Home of the Gods Alfheim: Home of the Light Elves (right next to Asgard ),Midgard: Home of the Humans,Jotunheim: Home of the Giants,Nidavellir: Home of the Dwarves Svartalfheim: Home of the Dark Elves,Bifrost,Yggdrasil,Vanaheim: Home of the Vanir

8、 (Nobody knows where the land ),Characteristic,Valhalla,Idun gold apples,Odin,Gotterdammerung( the twilight of the gods ),Baldur, the son of Odin, the god of light was killed,Severe winter last for three years,Endless Wars, millions of people dead,Daimon Loki, Fenrir the gigantic wolf , Dragon Nidho

9、gg, Serpent Jormungander, all toke involved in the war.,The Lord god, Odin, was killed by the Wolf Fenrir. Freyr run through with the sword. Heimdallr destroyed together with Loki.,All the gods dead. The Flame giant Surtr started a big fire. The flames licked up everything. And the ground sinked into the sea. The earth is shrouded in darkness.,The Rebirth of the World,The sun appeared again. The world resurfaces anew and fertile. The world is repopulated by two human s