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NORSE MYTHOLOGY

 are bodies of myth of the North Germanic


People (Scandinavians/Nordic People/Norsemen)
 Nordic Countries
 Denmark
 Finland
 Iceland
 Norway
 Sweden
 CONSISTS OF TALES OF VARIOUS
DIETIES, BEINGS AND HEROES DIRIVED
FROM NUMEROUS SOURCES FROM BOTH
BEFORE AND AFTER THE PAGAN PERIOD,
INCLUDING MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS,
ARCHEOLOGICAL REPRESENTATIOS AND
FOLK TRADITIONS.
 THE COSMOS IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY
CONSISTS OF 9 WORLDS CONNECTED BY
YGGDRASSIL
YGGDRASSIL MYTHICAL TREE THAT
CONNECTS THE 9 WORLDS
 AN IMMENSE ASH TREE THAT
IS CENTER OF THE COSMOS AND
CONSIDERED VERY HOLY
 THE 3 BRANCHES EXTEND
INTO THE HEAVENS AND THE TREE IS
SUPPORTED BY 3 ROOTS THAT EXTEND INTO
3 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS

 VARIOUS FORMS OF CREATION MYTHS


ARE RECOUNTED (THE WORLD WAS
CREATED FROM THE FLESH OF
PRIMORDIAL BEING YMIR
ASK & EMBLA FIRST TWO HUMANS

RAGNAROK IMMENSE BATTLE OCCURS


BETWEEN THE GODS AND THEIR ENEMIES
 FORETOLD TO LEAD THE
DEATH OF A NUMBER OF GREAT FIGURES
(ODIN, THOR, LOKI, ETC)
GODS AND GODDESS

THORGOD OF THUNDER, MOST


POPULAR GOD
MJOLNIR THE HAMMER OF THOR,
MOST FEARSOME AND POWERFUL TOOL
OF EXISTENCE
ODIN RULER OF ASGARD, ASSOCIATED
WITH DEATH, WISDOM & POETRY
LEADER OF AESIR VANIR
1.ODIN 1.FREYR
2.FRIGG 2.FREYJA
3.THOR 3.HEIMDALL
4.BALDR
5.TYR
SIF GODDESS OF THE EARTH, LONG

GOLDEN HAIR AND GRAINS GROW BEHIND


HER, WIFE OF THOR
FRIGG WIFE OF ODIN, SHE CAN SEE
FUTURE, MOTHER OF BALDR, THE
ENGLISH WEEKDAY FRIDAY BEARS HER
NAME
BALDR BROTHER OF THOR
LOKIFATHER OF HEL, SON OF TARBAUTI
& LANFEY, A SHAPESHIFTER (TRICKSTER
GOD), CAUSE OF BALDR’S DEATH

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