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Norse Mythology By Ma Junjie Geographical Location Finland Sweden Iceland Norway Denmark History Oral Preservation :the 1st to 2nd century Written Records : Nibelungenlied Poetic Edda Prose Edda Saga Starting Life Mythology Niflheim Ginnungagap Muspelheim In Nilfheim there is a place called?Hvergelmir, that all cold rivers come from here, Hvergelmir was the origin of all existence and the place where every living will go back. Ymir (The progenitor of giants) His foot bred a son A man and a woman emerged from his armpits He sweated out?Surtr The cow Audhumbla licked on a salt stone then an entire man Búri emerged from the stone With an unknown giant female he fathered?Borr?(Bor), Borr married?Bestla (the grandchildren of Ymir) ,fathered Odin,?Vili?and?Ve When the warm air of Muspelheim hit the cold ice of Niflheim, the Frost Giants Ymir and the icy cow?Audhumla?were created The Creation of the World Odin,?Vili?and?Ve killed Ymir Dragged the dead body of Ymi towards the center of Ginnungagap blood —— oceans and water flesh —— land? bones —— mountains teeth —— rocks hair —— grass and trees eyelashes —— ?Midgard brain —— clouds skull —— sky lid —— covered the new world The brothers threw the sparks from Muspelheim inside of the skull These sparks gleamed at night and was what we call the stars Fairyhood Worms crawling out of the remains became fairyhood Dwarves：lived under the rocks, in caves and underground, experts in craftsmanship the Dark Elves：hated the sun, hideous, turn into stones when expose in the light the Light Elves：beautiful creatures, minor gods of nature, delivered an inspiration to art or music There four dwarfs were named “North” “West” “South” “East” and where send out in each direction. The Creation of human being The Ash tree — — man (Ask) The Elm tree — — woman (Embla) Odin gave the logs spirit and life Ve gave them movement, mind and intelligence Vili gave them shape, speech, feeling