by André Andersson | Jul 9, 2016 | Blog post |
After the giant Ymer, who lived in the void Ginnungagap, was slain by the three brothers Odin, Vile and Ve, they hauled his body to the center of the void and shaped it into a world. From his blood they made lakes and rivers, from his flesh the soil, his bones were...
by André Andersson | Jul 2, 2016 | Blog post |
At the beginning, according to Norse mythology, there were heat and cold. From the void in between the giant Ymer emerged and after him the milk spraying cow Audhumla followed. What happened next would change the… void… forever. As Ymer feasted on the milk from...
by André Andersson | Jun 27, 2016 | Blog post |
I´m going to dive back into the creation myths of Norse mythology – back to the very beginning. I have previously told you about Ymer, the first giant, so let´s start at his dinner table. Everybody knows a giant can´t live on air and luckily for Ymer he did not have...
by André Andersson | Apr 26, 2016 | Blog post |
At the beginning of our time, before the creation of the world of men, there existed what we could call two primary realms. The cold barren tundra of Nifelheim to the north and the blazing fires of the Muspell wasteland to the south. They were separated by a large...
