History & Lore

Mar 104 min read

Gylfaginning 8:The Creation of the World Part 1

The chapter opens with Gylfi asking what happened after Ymir was slaughtered. Odin in his Trinity explain how Ymir's body was taken into...

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Feb 125 min read

Gylfaginning 7: The Slaying of Ymir

Gangleri’s next question, how did the descendents of Ymir and of Búri get along, drives right to the beginning of the central conflict of...

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Jan 85 min read

Gylfaginning 6: Oðinn's Family

With Auðumla established as the food source for Ymir, the next logical question is asked: what did the great cow eat? High responds that...

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Dec 11, 20235 min read

Gylfaginning 4-6: Ginnungagap and Ymir

With the early Norse mythological world set up, it's time to return to the narrative. When Gylfi asks how things began, the trinity...

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Nov 6, 20235 min read

Gylfaginning 4: Muspelheim and Niflheim

Gylfaginning 4 opens with Gylfi asking how the world began. High responds with a quote from Völuspá, establishing that there was nothing...

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