Norse Creation Myths

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Between spaces: Mythology 30 - Norse Creation Myth [Day 8]

&Nbsp;The drops of melting ice (from Ginnungagap) also formed Audhumla, the primal cow. Her milk nourished Ymir at the start of creation. As Audhumla licked the salty the ice of Ginnungagap for her own sustenance, she revealed something frozen in the ice – Buri. He was the very first man, and he was now free from his frozen prison. Buri, had a son named Bor - who married the daughter of a frost-giant and she was called Bestla. Thus the two races of man and giant were united and together they produced  three sons, who were the first Gods. They were called  Odin, Vili, and Ve.  The three brothers grew tired of the brutality of Ymir and took his life. The blood that flowed from Ymir's wound was so great that it killed all the frost giants as they were drowned in its stream. Bergelmer and his wife were the only two to escape the flood using a holllow tree trunk as a boat.. They arrivied on the mountain of Jotunheim, where they continued their race and this mountain became home to the frost giants. The three Gods formed the universe from Ymir's body containing nine worlds. They placed his body over the void -Ginnungagap. Ymir's flesh created the earth, his blood the sea.  His skull, held up by four dwarves (Nordri, Sudri, Austri, and Vestri), created the heavens. The sparks from Muspelheim was used to create the sun, moon and stars. Finally Ymir's eyebrows were used to create a place called Midgard (middle-earth) which became home to the human race. While walking along the sea shore, the sons of Bor found two fallen trees. From the Ash tree they created man and from the Elm tree was created woman. Odin gave the man and the woman spirit and life. Vili gave them understanding and the power of movement. Vé gave them clothing and names. The man was named Ask [from Ash] and the woman Embla [from Elm]. From Ask and Embla sprung the races of men who lived in Midgard.

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