![]() ![]() Legend says a tribe from Alfheim were exiled from their homeland many eons ago, and eventually sought refuge with the dwarves of the underworld. These elves were also linked to another realm far below the Earth. This class of god-like beings were said to be “more beautiful than the sun.” Njörðr’s son, Freyr, was placed in charge of Alfheim, homeland of the Elves. It eventually ended in a stalemate, so many of the gods sent their families as hostages to the opposing tribe to help bring them closer together. This tribal people lived near the coast, ruled by Njörðr, a seafaring god who loved wealth and magic, a trait common among his people.Ī great tension broke out between the Vanir and the Aesir resulting in a long winded war. From this primal wilderness emerged a race of gods known as the Vanir. It was a land full of luscious forests and wild meadows. This watchmen of the gods kept an eye on the mortals below, making sure no giants breached their homeland.Īs Yggdrasil continued to grow, a new land emerged on one of its branches called Vanaheim. This colourful overpass emerged from Himinbjörg, a mountain hall guarded over by the ever-vigilant Heimdall. It was said this race of gods brought culture and technology to the world of mortals via a great causeway called Bifrost.īifrost was a burning rainbow bridge, connecting Midgard (the world of mortals) with Asgard. This was where Odin, king of the Aesir would take his people to settle a new civilisation. Yggdrasil grew ever higher, forming a new realm called Asgard, which is located on the highest branch of the world tree. Surrounding this realm they placed a great ocean which nourished the roots of the great tree. When the chance came, the brothers slew the frost giant, and from his body they created Midgard, a world of mortals. Here, the hot air scorched the freezing river creating a new world, known as Jotunheim, land of the giants.įrom this bloodline of primordial beings came Odin, Vili and Ve, who despised the father of giants who ruled his people with malice and brutality. When a spring erupted from Nifelheim (known as Hvergelmir), it created a river which crossed the void into Muspellheim. Its newly emerging branches held two primordial worlds Niflheim, a world of ice & frost, and Muspellheim, a realm of molten fire. Out of this nothingness sprang Yggdrasil, a huge Ash tree. In the beginning of the Norse cosmos, there existed an eternal Void, known as Ginnungagap.
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