Norse Mythology Archive
Hvergelmir
Hvergelmir is a place within the cosmos of Norse Religion, where the waters of the Earth rise, deep beneath the roots of Yggdrasil. The great spring under the roots of the cosmic tree is said to be in the land […]
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Nastrond (written with the appropriate accents as Náströnd) is one of the halls in the afterlife, Hel, according to Norse Religion. While there are many good halls, Náströnd is not one of them. Nastrond translates to “Strand of the Dead” […]
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The Aesir are the gods of Norse Religion, a tribe of divine, supernatural beings who feature heavily in their myths and legends relating to life, death, the creation of the world, and the creation of humanity. An exact definition of […]
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Yggdrasil is a great tree at the center of the world. The Nine Worlds of the Norse cosmos, the homes of the various beings of their universe, are arrayed amongst the branches, roots, and trunk of the tree. It is […]
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Norse Religion is a deep and curious system of beliefs that developed in Scandinavia, long before the arrival of Christianity. While the traditions evolved in Scandinavia, they did not originate there, but with the arrival of a culture, whose traditions […]
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The Nine Realms of Norse Mythology
In Norse mythology, the cosmos is depicted as consisting of nine interconnected realms, each inhabited by various beings, gods, and creatures. These realms are bound together by the branches of Yggdrasil, the World Tree, and are integral to the cosmology […]
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