Norse Cosmology

Stories tagged Norse Cosmology:

• The Creation of the World (Yggdrasil and the Nine Realms) Aug 4, 2025

  

  In the beginning, before time itself had meaning, there existed only the great void called Ginnungagap—a yawning emptiness that stretched beyond all imagination. To the north lay Niflheim, a realm of ice and mist, where freezing vapors swirled in eternal darkness. To the south burned Muspelheim, a land of fire and flame, where sparks and embers danced in brilliant light.

  From these opposing forces, creation would spring forth.

  As eons passed, the ice of Niflheim began to creep southward, while the fires of Muspelheim reached northward. Where they met in the great void, something wondrous occurred. The ice began to melt under the heat of the flames, and from the resulting waters emerged Ymir, the first giant, and Audhumla, the primordial cow.