Major Tales
There is no infinite universe nor multiple galaxies
Norse Mythology actually has plots to it. It does not
have once central story but each god has their own
tales. Here are three main tales:
Odin:
The Allfather actually has his own story. He, like all
the gods, knows that their will be an end times. The
conflict of Gods and Jotun (Giants) will reach a peak
and it is then that the end of this world shall be.
Odins story is going through the worlds trying to
gain knowledge. He learns of the power of the
runes, gains knowledge through a trial by a giant,
and he sacrifices his own eye to learn about Ragna-
rk.
Thor:
This tale is a lot more simple. Thor has always been
portrayed as an aggressive figure who is mostly
there to end the story by killing the Jotun who
caused it. His tales are mostly about his adventures
through the nine worlds, and it is more about con-
flict than the origin of things.
Loki:
This tale is a major one. Loki is not an Aesir or Var-
nir, the two races of the gods, but a Jotun, a giant.
He was adopted by Odin and he becomes the God
of mischief. At first his jokes are harmless enough
but it is after one adventure that he becomes cor-
rupted. While out with Odin and Thor they end up
on a long task that ends with Loki being cursed for
not giving up a golden ring. This cure and his lust for
gold allows three witches to return to the realm of
the gods but they are so dangerous that they are
killed. Loki, partially corrupted, takes one of their
hearts and eats it, thus he becomes evil. He then
goes on to cause havoc until being locked under-
ground where a serpent drips poison on him. At the
end times he will break free of his binds and lead
the Jotun on the attack against the Gods.
Cosmology
in Norse Mythology. Instead there are only nine
worlds: Niflheim, Muspelheim, Asgard, Midgard,
Jotunheim, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Svartalfheim, and
Helheim. They are all connected by the world tree
Yggdrasil (seen below). Although this picture does
not accurately show the way it would look.
Not everything lives on the worlds though. There
are other creatures living on the branches. Four
deer, an eagle, a dragon, a squirrel causing mis-
chief, the well of knowledge and many other im-
portant figures are all apart of it. Along with that
some of Odins tales has him on the tree. In one he
one were to open the first page of either
hangs himself, stabbing himself with a spear, on
the verge of death. He is above the well trying to
show his dedication so that the runes would un-
lock themselves so he could understand them.
So not only are the worlds important but that
which binds them.
The Ash Yggdrasil by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine
Common Myths
Vikings did not wear horned helmets.
Richard Wagner wanted to find a
German culture and he decided that it was
inherently Norse. His work, Der Ring des
Nibelungen, made that myth popular. The
costume design was entirely made up out
of thin air.
Norse culture is not violent and blood-
thirsty where they kill anyone.
This is the funniest myth since if
the Poetic or Prose Edda they would see
that the first part of the book deals with
relations, bonds, host-guest relationships,
and other kindness. The reason for the vio-
lence is the belief that one can go to Val-
halla if they die gloriously in battle, so
thats what they did.
Marvel Comics did not do their re-
search.
This is just sad because Thor is not
a noble blonde with a hammer that only he
can wield. It is shown time and time again
that anyone can take the hammer but you
need the gloves that Thor has to use it.
Thor is actually portrayed as an aggressive,
short tempered, non-compliant ginger who
is not one for looks but power.

Origin of the Gods
It is important to note that the gods were
never immortal beings that were always
there but they are mortal creatures who can
and will die. It all starts in Ginnungagap
where heat and cold came together from
two of the nine realms. The water dripped
and the heat gave it life. The form of Ymir,
the first giant, came about and after him
came the cow Audhumla, whom Ymir fed
upon the four rivers of milk. The cow licked
the salty ice and from there came Buri, the
first god. He had a son Bor, who became the
father of Odin, Vili and Ve. These gods killed
Ymir and from his body they created the
world. This lead to the great conflict of the
gods and giants which is the driving story of
the mythology.
Ymir by Gemalde: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (1743-1809)
Credits and Sources
[Mjolnir] Wikipedia. Retrieved 3/9/17
The Norse Gods
from https://commons.wikimedia.org/ Publisher Application by Noah Johns
wiki/File:Mjollnir.png
[Odin] Wikimedia. Retrieved 3/10/17
from https://commons.wikimedia.org/
wiki/File:Odin,_der_G%C3%
B6ttervater.jpg
Poetic Edda
Prose Edda
[Vikings and horned helmets] YouTube.
Retrieved 3/10/17 from https://
www.youtube.com/watch?
v=gTLbLeow2nQ
[The Ash Yggdrasil by Friedrich Wilhelm
Heine] Wikimedia. Retrieved 3/10/17
from https://commons.wikimedia.org/
wiki/
File:The_Ash_Yggdrasil_by_Friedrich_Wil
helm_Heine.jpg
[Ymir and Audhumla] Wikimedia Com-
mons. Retrieved 3/10/17 from https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:Ymir.jpg
It is important to note that the Vikings
were not ones to write down their reli-
gion. There were some rune stones but
mostly the mythos was written down in
the 13th century after the Christianiza-
tion of Scandinavia. That is a gap of
about 7 centuries between the Viking
age and the sagas being written down.
In other words there are discrepancies.