What is Norse Mythology? Easy to understand the basics - No2
さて、続きを見ていきましょう。Now, let's look at the rest of the story.
ちなみに。。最高神ヴォーダン(Woden オーディン Ordin) ⇒ Wednesday (水曜日) 火と戦争の神チュール(Tyr) ⇒ Tuesday (火曜日) 雷の神トール(Thor) ⇒ Thursday (木曜日) 美と豊穣の女神フレイ(Frei) ⇒ Friday (金曜日)北欧神話の神が曜日の由来となりました。土曜日(Saturday)はローマの農耕と時の神サトゥルヌス、日曜日(Sunday)と月曜日(Monday)は、それぞれ太陽と月のラテン語読みに由来しているそうです。(English) Woden (Odin Ordin), the supreme god ⇒ Wednesday; Tyr, god of fire and war ⇒ Tuesday; Thor, god of thunder => Thursday; Frei, goddess of beauty and fertility ⇒ Friday; The gods of Norse mythology were the origin of the days of the week. Saturday is derived from Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture and time, while Sunday and Monday are derived from the Latin readings of the sun and moon, respectively.
What is Norse Mythology? Easy to understand the basics - No2
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The nine worlds of Norse mythology
I would like to introduce the nine worlds that make up the world of Norse mythology.
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Asgard
Asgard is the country where the Aesir live.
The Aesir, the gods headed by Odin, are central figures in Norse mythology.
This land of the gods is connected to the human world of Midgard by the rainbow bridge, the Bifrest.
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*Vanaheim
Vanaheim is the country where the Vanir live.
The Vanir are the gods of fertility and peace.
In the past, they conflicted with the Æsir tribe and went to war.
They have since reconciled, and the two are believed to be allies.
Its name means "shining one."
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*Midgard
Midgard is the land where humans live.
Asgard in the heavenly world, Niflheim and Helheim in the underworld,
located in the middle.
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*Alfheim
It is the country where the fairies of light live.
This fairy of light is an elf.
Known as Arv in Norse mythology, he lives in Alfheim.
Frey of the Vanir is made the chief of the elves.
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*Nidavellir
Nidavellir is the country where the dwarves live.
Also known as Svart Alfheim.
In Norse mythology, dwarves are called the Dwergs.
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*Jotunheim
Jotunheim is a country inhabited by giants called Jotunn.
Giants have a mighty power that rivals that of the gods.
In addition, they have a hostile relationship with the gods and repeatedly clash.
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*Niflheim
Niflheim is a land of ice in a land of extreme cold.
It is said to be in the underground world and has existed since before its creation.
Comparable to Muspelheim.
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*Helheim
Helheim is the underworld where the dead life.
They believed to be in the underworld.
The giant Hel rules it.
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*Muspelheim
Muspelheim is a land of fire at the end of the world.
A fire giant named Surt guards the entrance.
It has existed since before the world's creation and is a pair with Niflheim.
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"Saga"
Along with the Edda, the Sagas are considered to be the original texts of Norse mythology. It is a long prose style of literature that developed in Iceland around the 12th to 14th centuries-written in Old Norse. Whereas the Edda is primarily based on mythology, the Sagas are mainly based on historical events.
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Brave Gods and Eschatology: Tales of Norse Mythology
One of the characteristics of the gods of Norse mythology is that they are brave and ferocious.
Many gods are related to battles, such as the main god Odin, the thunder god Thor, and the war god Tyr.
This myth seems to have been worshiped mainly by the Germanic warrior class.
I will explain the synopsis in an easy-to-understand manner.
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the beginning of the world
At the beginning of the world, there was nothing but ice and fire.
Niflheim's world of ice and Muspelheim's world of fire.
From the frost formed by the mixture of the two,
Ymir was born, the primordial giant that started it all.
At this time, a cow named Audumbra is also born.
Ymir single-handedly created the giants of Jotunn.
Audumbra also gave birth to the first god, Buri.
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Murder of Ymir and Creation
From the descendants of gods and giants,
Three gods were born: Odin, Vili, and Ve.
They killed Ymir and used the body to create the world.
They create the earth with Ymir's bodies, seas, rivers with the blood, rocks, and stones with the bones and teeth. They made the clouds with the brain and the sky with the skull.
From the sparks of Muspelheim, the sun, moon, and stars were made and placed there.
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creation of man and the world
From driftwood on the seashore, the gods created a human male and female named Ask and Embla.
And Midgard, the human world,
Jotunheim, the world of giants,
They created Asgard, the world of gods.
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The war between the Aesir and the Vanir
A conflict once broke out between the Æsir, headed by Odin, and the other gods, the Vanir.
Tired of the protracted battle, the gods end the war by exchanging hostages.
The two are believed to have been allied since then.
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Odin's Journey
Odin is the supreme god in Norse mythology.
The head of the Aesir tribe, the god of war and death, and the father of the gods of magic and knowledge.
Odin is greedy for knowledge and often travels the world.
He drank the Fountain of Mimir to gain knowledge, but at the cost of losing an eye.
To obtain the secret of the runes, he impaled himself with a spear and hung himself on the world tree Yggdrasil for nine days.
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runes
Runes are a unique writing system used by the Northern Germanic peoples. In Norse mythology, it is said to be a unique letter with magical powers discovered by Odin. There are Runes of Love, Runes of Victory, and Runes of Wisdom. By engraving this character, it was said that various effects would be exhibited.