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NorseMythologyByMaJunjieGeographicalLocationFinlandSwedenIcelandNorwayDenmarkHistory•OralPreservation:the1stto2ndcentury•WrittenRecords:NibelungenliedPoeticEdda&ProseEddaSagaStartingLifeMythologyNiflheimGinnungagapMuspelheimInNilfheimthereisaplacecalledHvergelmir,thatallcoldriverscomefromhere,Hvergelmirwastheoriginofallexistenceandtheplacewhereeverylivingwillgoback.Ymir(Theprogenitorofgiants)HisfootbredasonAmanandawomanemergedfromhisarmpitsHesweatedoutSurtrThecowAudhumblalickedonasaltstonethenanentiremanBúriemergedfromthestoneWithanunknowngiantfemalehefatheredBorr(Bor),BorrmarriedBestla(thegrandchildrenofYmir),fatheredOdin,ViliandVeWhenthewarmairofMuspelheimhitthecoldiceofNiflheim,theFrostGiantsYmirandtheicycowAudhumlawerecreatedTheCreationoftheWorldOdin,ViliandVekilledYmirDraggedthedeadbodyofYmitowardsthecenterofGinnungagapblood——oceansandwaterflesh——landbones——mountainsteeth——rockshair——grassandtreeseyelashes——Midgardbrain——cloudsskull——skylid——coveredthenewworldThebrothersthrewthesparksfromMuspelheiminsideoftheskullThesesparksgleamedatnightandwaswhatwecallthestarsFairyhoodWormscrawlingoutoftheremainsbecamefairyhoodDwarves：livedundertherocks,incavesandunderground,expertsincraftsmanshiptheDarkElves：hatedthesun,hideous,turnintostoneswhenexposeinthelighttheLightElves：beautifulcreatures,minorgodsofnature,deliveredaninspirationtoartormusicTherefourdwarfswerenamed“North”“West”“South”“East”andwheresendoutineachdirection.TheCreationofhumanbeingTheAshtree——man(Ask)TheElmtree——woman(Embla)OdingavethelogsspiritandlifeVegavethemmovement,mindandintelligenceViligavethemshape,speech,feelingsandthefivesensesTheWordAsgard:HomeoftheGodsAlfheim:HomeoftheLightElves(rightnexttoAsgard)Midgard:HomeoftheHumansJotunheim:HomeoftheGiantsNidavellir:HomeoftheDwarvesSvartalfheim:HomeoftheDarkElvesBifrostYggdrasilVanaheim:HomeoftheVanir(Nobodyknowswheretheland)CharacteristicValhallaOdinGotterdammerung(thetwilightofthegods)Baldur,thesonofOdin,thegodoflightwaskilledSeverewinterlastforthreeyearsEndlessWars,millionsofpeopledeadDaimonLoki,Fenrirthegiganticwolf,DragonNidhogg,SerpentJormungander,alltokeinvolvedinthewar.TheLordgod,Odin,waskilledbytheWolfFenrir.Freyrrunthroughwiththesword.HeimdallrdestroyedtogetherwithLoki.Allthegodsdead.TheFlamegiantSurtrstartedabigfire.Theflameslickedupeverything.Andthegroundsinkedintothesea.Theearthisshroudedindarkness.TheRebirthoftheWorldThesunappearedagain.Theworldresurfacesanewandfertile.Theworldisrepopulatedbytwohumansurvivors,Lif(meanslife)andLifthrasir(meanshopeoflife).Baldur,thegodofkindnessandbeautyrevived,andthesurvivinggodsmeet.Thankyou