![]() Jotunheim consists mostly of rocks, wilderness, and dense forests, and it lies in the snowy regions on the outermost shores of the ocean. Jotunheim (Old Norse: “Jötunheimr or Útgarðr”) is the home of the giants (also called Jotuns). Odin and his two brothers Vili and Ve created the humans from an Ash log, the man and from an elm log, the woman. The Midgard serpent is so huge that it encircles the world entirely, and biting its own tail. The Ocean is occupied by a huge sea serpent, the Midgard Serpent. Midgard is surrounded by a huge ocean that is impassable. Midgard and Asgard are connected by Bifrost the Rainbow Bridge. Midgard (Old Norse: “Miðgarðr”) “middle earth” is located in the middle of the world, below Asgard. Inside the gates of Asgard is Valhalla it’s the place where half of the Vikings “Einherjer” that died in battle will go for the afterlife, the other half goes to Fólkvangr. Odin is married to Frigg and she is the Queen of the Aesir. Odin is the ruler of Asgard and the chief of the Aesir. The male Gods in Asgard, are called Aesir, and the female Gods are called Asynjur. In the middle of the world, high up in the sky is Asgard (Old Norse: “Ásgarðr”). Surtr will ride out with his flaming sword in his hand at Ragnarok “Ragnarök” “the end of the world” Surtr will then attack Asgard, “the home of the Gods” and turn it into a flaming inferno. Muspelheim is the home the of fire giants, fire demons and ruled by the giant Surtr. Muspelheim is a burning hot place, filled with lava, flames, sparks, and soot. Muspelheim (Old Norse: “Múspellsheimr”) was created far to the south of the world in Norse mythology. As the world tree Yggdrasil started to grow, it stretched one of its three large roots far into Niflheim and drew water from the spring Hvergelmir. This is the reason that it is very cold in the northern plains. The water from Elivagar flowed down the mountains to the plains of Ginnungagap, where it solidified to frost and ice, which gradually formed a very dense layer. They were the streams floating out of Hvergelmir. Elivagar “ice waves” are the rivers which existed in Niflheim at the beginning of the world. The well Hvergelmir is the origin of all living and the place where every living being will go back. It is said that all cold rivers come from the well called Hvergelmir, and it is said to be the source of the eleven rivers in Norse mythology. The eldest of the three wells are located in Niflheim which is called Hvergelmir “bubbling boiling spring” and it is protected by the huge dragon called Nidhug (Níðhöggr). Niflheim is the first of the nine worlds and Niflheim is placed in the northern region of Ginnungagap. ![]() Niflheim (Old Norse: “Niðavellir”) and it means (“Mist home” or “Mist World”) is the darkest and coldest region in the world according to Norse mythology. These realms are the home of different kind of beings, like the home of the Gods and Goddesses or giants. The nine worlds in Norse mythology are held in the branches and roots of the world tree Yggdrasil. There are nine worlds in Norse Mythology, they are called Niflheim, Muspelheim, Asgard, Midgard, Jotunheim, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Svartalfheim, Helheim. ![]()
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