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• In the beginning there was naught but the great yawning void known as greninja gap
• Muspelheim

  • Bright land engulfed in fire
  • Guarded by sir with his flaming sword
• Niflheim

  • Freezing land of fog
  • Contains the spring heifer Gilmer from where the primordial rivers began to flow
• Formation of the world

  1. Rivers flowed into the void and began to freeze

  2. Moisture rising from the ice froze creating layers of rime

  3. Sparks and embers from Muspelheim created a warm breeze

  4. Rhyme melted and droplets formed new life as Ymir the first frost giant
• Ymir

  The first of the frost giants
• Audhumla

  The cow whose milk was used for sustenance
• Audhumla uncovering Buri

  1. On the first day she licked the stones, she uncovered the hair of a man

  2. On the second day his whole head appeared

  3. On the third day he was completely uncovered
• Buri

  Fathered a son who married Bestla, the daughter of a Jötunn, and they had three children together
• Creation of the world

  1. Odin and his brothers killed Ymir

  2. Used Ymir's body to create the world

  3. Sea and lakes from his blood

  4. Land from his flesh

  5. Mountains from his bones

  6. Rocks from his teeth

  7. Sky from his skull
• Dwarfs

  • Stood under each of Earth's corners, called north, south, east and west
• Creation of the heavens

  Odin and his brothers placed the sparks and embers from Muspelheim throughout the heavens, creating the stars
• Midgard

  The land given to the Giants to live on, surrounded by a deep ocean
• Asgard

  The magnificent city at the center of the world, home to the Aesir gods
• Bifrost

  The bridge connecting the realms, guarded by Heimdall
• Heimdall

  • The watchman of the gods, with perfect vision and a horn named Gjallarhorn
• Creation of Night and Day

  Odin took Night and Day, giving them each a horse and chariot to ride around the heavens
• Sol and Mani


  The siblings who pilot the chariots of the sun and moon, constantly pursued by the wolves Skoll and Hati
• The Nine Realms

  • Asgard (home of the gods)
  • Midgard (home of humans)
  • Alfheim (home of the light elves)
  • Niflheim (primordial realm of ice)
  • Muspelheim (primordial realm of fire)
  • Jotunheim (home of the giants)
  • Vanaheim (home of the Vanir gods)
  • Svartalfheim (home of the dwarves/dark elves)
  • Hel (realm of the dishonorably dead)
• Yggdrasil

  • The great ash tree that connects the Nine Realms, with three great roots
• Norns

  The three prophetic maidens who determine the course of human lives
• Nidhogg

  The dragon that constantly gnaws at the roots of Yggdrasil
• Odin

  The all-father, Lord of Asgard and eternal seeker of knowledge
• Odin gaining wisdom

  1. Sacrificed an eye to drink from Mimir's well

  2. Hung himself from Yggdrasil, impaling himself on his spear for 9 days and nights to gain the knowledge of the runes
• Valkyries

  The divine maidens who select the most heroic of the slain to bring to Valhalla
• Einherjar

  The fallen warriors who reside in Valhalla
• Thor

  • The mighty god of thunder, protector of mankind
  • Married to the goddess Sif
• Mjolnir

  Thor's indestructible hammer, forged by the dwarves
• Loki

  The trickster god, aligning with or against the Aesir as he sees fit
• Loki's treachery

  1. Orchestrated the death of Balder

  2. Was punished by the gods, tied to a cave with his son's entrails
• Ragnarok

  The end of days, where the gods are slain by the forces of chaos and the world is destroyed in fire
• Events of Ragnarok

  1. Three winters of war and destruction

  2. The sun and moon devoured by wolves

  3. The Midgard Serpent and Fenrir wolf emerge

  4. The gods battle and fall one by one

  5. The world is set ablaze by Surtr
• From the end of the old world, another can be born anew
• Odin's sons Vali and Vidarr survive and inhabit the ruins of Asgard
• Two humans survive by hiding in Hodmimir's wood and repopulate the world
• The dragon Nidhogg returns, carrying corpses, signaling the coming of Ragnarok again
• Baldur


  The wisest and noblest of the gods of Asgard. He lived in the Breidablik area of heaven where no evil could touch him.
• Baldur


  • His mother, Frigg, tried to protect him from danger by putting all plants, creatures, elements and metals to swear that they would never hurt him. The only thing that could hurt him was the mistletoe that had escaped the oath, being too young to swear.
  • He was accidentally killed by his brother, Hod, the blind god who threw a piece of mistletoe at him.
  • His death marks the beginning of the end of the world.
• Bragi


  The god of poetry. He was admired for his inspiration and oratory. He was wise and had the gift of speech. He was also called the "old poet" or "the one with the long beard".
• Eir


  The goddess of medicine. She collected herbs that she used to cure diseases and wounds. She is known as the herald of Mengloth, another deity of healing from Norse Mythology.
• Forseti


  The god of justice, the son of Baldur and Nanna. He brought reconciliation between enemies, between gods and mortals. He was considered a kind of balance of justice. He always makes sure that everything is done and in perfect order.