Niflheim, the first of the nine worlds is a land of frost and fog. This coldest of places is associated with the ice cap on summit of Mount Elbrus Muspelheim is a hot burning place and home of the fire giants ruled by Surtr associated with the active volcanic peak of Mount Ararat. Midgard orContinue reading “The Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology”
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An introduction to Middle World
Scandinavia in prehistory was mostly a carpet of northern forest interspersed by sheets of water with a climate of long winters and short summers. This landscape and climate continues across the eastern extension of the North European Plain and it is necessary to travel far to the south to discover a break in this uniformity.Continue reading “An introduction to Middle World”
Yggdrasil and Middle World 