the norse cosmology has been told to us in very subtle ways and many of us don't even know it
we've heard about asgard loki thor valhalla midgard jodenheim and nitivolir without knowing
the true story behind these places and gods we have marvel and the thor series to thank for
that though the norse cosmology is an attempt by the north germanic people to explain nearly
all vital concepts of north mythology such as entropogeny cosmology time and space esthetology
and personification far more than what is being portrayed in movies as we discuss the nine
worlds in this video you'll find some common truths between both and pick up a couple of
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according to north mythology the nine worlds are the original homes of all kings or beings
such as the giants dwarves gods and vikings who existed in ancient times
all nine worlds are held together in the roots and and branches of the world tree yggdrasil
a huge cosmic tree that sprung up in the ancient void of gnugeop void in which the
world was created the yegraseal's root extended to the spring of helgelver and the well of mimisbrun
and your darburun while its main branches reach far into the sky the tree is said to have been
watered at its growth by female entities meant to spin the threads of fate it has actively
unified all nine worlds midgard asgard nidrelaer vennaheim alfamir musfillahim hell and niflahim
now let's take a look at the world starting with midgard number one midgard the world of humans
midgard is a north mythology equivalent of earth it's located in the middle of the worlds right
beneath asgard around it is an impassable ocean occupied by the huge midgard serpent called
german gunder that circles the realm entirely you could say the serpent has insurance put
in place to ensure the only way between asgard and midgard is the rainbow bridge known as the
bifrost it also happens to be the only way the gods of asgard used to journey to the human world
according to mythology the first humans were created when odin vay and velli walked along the
sea and saw two trees they created man from the ash tree and the woman was made from the elm tree
the first man was named ask and the woman embla and these two humans became the ancestors of all
humans the world is safe from attacks from the other worlds especially giants however several
folklore tales tell of a battle that will lead to destruction of midgard ragnarok where the large
serpent would rise from the ocean and poison the land and sea with its venom destroying all
of midgard along with all life on it but at the end of the war a new creation cycle would begin
number 2 asgard the world of the s sur gods
right above midgard is asgard found high up in the sky it's regarded as the heavens and is the home
of the asir goddess and gods the chief of the asir odin has sole authority of asgard and his wife
frigg assisting in ruling over the realm other asir gods who live in asgard or thor
god of thunder loki god of mischief balder god of light and glamour among others
asgard has been described as a celestial city with extremely high towers surrounded by a massive and
complete wall but why would such a mighty city have an incomplete wall you see the wall was
incomplete because thor struck it down when the asir gods discovered that he was from a
particular giant tribe made from ice in disguise and you know how thor gets when he gets angry
of course there are stories of asgard's ragnarok as well where suture ruler of the fire demons in
mespahim bring a flaming sword to destroy asgard by turning and then turning into a flaming inferno
i'm pretty sure most of us are familiar with this one there is a place called hilskaljoff in asgard
where odin would go to graze over the entire world when the need arises
also inside asgard there is valhalla the hall of the slain where half of those who died in
battle would go while the other half would go to freyja in folkrun kind of like living
eternity in two folds at the same time cool number three jodenheim the world of the giants
jodenheim is located near asgard and midgard it's the home of the giants also called jotnar
they are sworn enemies of the aser gods the world is mostly of rocks wilderness and dense forest and
it lies in the snowy parts of the outermost shores of the impassable ocean consequently the giants
live mostly off the fish from the rivers and the animals that thrive in the forest the world is one
big expanse of barren landmass although the giants and the asir gods are sworn enemies and fight
constantly they've also had some remarkable love affairs between them most notably being between
odin and thor and some female giants loki also came from jodenheim but he was accepted by the
asir and resided in asgard until he was punished number four vaneheim the world of the veneer gods
as the name hints on vanaheim is the home of the veneer gods
god of health and fertility veneers are an old branch of gods and masters of sorcery
and magic they are also praised for their talent to predict the future
the location of their land has been a mystery and no one knows what it even looks like
however some sources describe it as a fertile land with an abundance of magic and light some of the
gods who lived there were freyja goddess of love lust and fertility freyr god of fertility peace
and victory and yord god of fertility peace and victory i guess they all shared the responsibility
of managing fertility at the end of the war between asir and veneer the three veneer nord
friar and freya relocated to asgard as a token of peace number five alpheem home of the light elves
right next to asgard in the heavens is alhim home of the beautiful light elves the light elves are
considered the guardian angels remember freyr the god of fertility among other things yeah that guy
he also doubles as the ruler of alpheem the light elves are minor gods of fertility and nature
and they can either choose to help or hinder humans with their knowledge of magical powers
they've also been acknowledged for inspiring poets in music and art you can say that they are the
cool gods they are believed to be fair even fairer than the sun and no one could bear to gaze at them
number six svalterheem home of the dwarves
svalterheem which means dark fields is home of the dwarves and dark elves who predominantly live
under rocks in caves and underground according to nordic creation myths the dwarves were originally
maggots that preyed on the primeval giants ymir flesh however the gods then decided that they
should acquire human understanding and created them from the mere flesh to look like humans
the dwarves are considered master smiths and magicians whose creations have played a vital role
in norse culture they created the mead of poetry mongier thor's hammer and gunnar odin's spear
furthermore some dwarves lived in midgard those who were descendants of durham the second dwarf
ever created number 7 niffleheim the world of fog and mist according to norse mythology the home of
mist or mist world as it is otherwise called is the darkest and coldest region of all the realms
niffleheim is one of the first two realms to be created and is placed in the northern part
of the guinea gap the world's eldest spring called hervlerglomer is located there and is
protected by the huge dragon called ned hug that gnaws at yggrazil this bubbling boiling spring is
said to be the source of the eleven rivers the spring is also believed to be the origin of all
that is living and the place every living being would return number eight muslim the land of fire
just like niflahim musliheim is one of the world's first to be created from the primordial void of
gunga gap but consider this world the complete opposite of niflaheim it's located in the southern
region of the void a burning hot place filled with lava sparks flames and soot muslim also plays host
to fire giants fire demons and is ruled by the giants to tur who is the adversary of the asir
as earlier mentioned in addition the drops of fire from this world formed yamir
who played a key role in the creation of dwarves and was called the erglimer by the frost giants
number nine helheim realm of the dishonorable dead
and finally we've got helheim a place where all these who are deemed not brave enough thieves
murderers and the dishonorable dead go to it's their version of valhalla only without pleasure
hell the daughter of loki rules over this realm helheim is a very grim and cold place and those
unfortunate enough to end up there will never feel joy or happiness again the folklores have it
that hell will use all the dead in this realm as ragnarok to attack the asir gods and goddesses at
the plain of vigrid okay now that you've learned about all the nine worlds of norse mythology
what do you make of it do you believe there's any truth in the story or is it just a pack of bs
be sure to let us know in the comments below thanks for watching and see you around