Norse cosmology - Definition
Yggdrasil
(Beneath its roots are the
nine worlds
of the universe, plus three magic wells)
Hvergelmir
Mímisbrunnr
Urdarbrunnr
Highest level
Álfheim
Asgard
Valhalla
Vanaheim
Middle level
Jotunheim
Gastropnir
Thrymheim
Utgard
Midgard
Nidavellir
and
Svartalfheim
(may be the same)
Lower level
Helheim
Muspelheim
Ginnungagap
(Former gap between Muspelheim and Niflheim, from which life sprang)
Niflheim
Nastrond
Norse mythology
The Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology
People, places and things
:
Deities
|
Giants
|
Dwarves
|
Valkyries
Orthography
|
Numbers
|
Runes
|
Kenning
Elder Edda
|
Younger Edda
|
Skald
|
Sagas
|
Later influence
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