What Is Norse Mythology?

Have you ever just wondered about the legends of Mythology? Ones from Greek, Norse, or even roman? This is a Norse legend on the Nine worlds, all the worlds are held on different roots and branches of the universal tree “Yggdrasil”. Yggdrasil is an ash tree from Norse legends, The name Yggdrasil translate’s to “Odin’s Horse”, Ygg means Odin while drasil means a couple different things. It can mean Horse but also means “walker” and “pioneer”.

Niflheim: The World Of Mist and Fog

Niflheim is the first of the nine worlds and told to be the coldest and the darkest in the world according to Norse Mythology. Niflheim is located in the northernmost region called Ginnungagap, placed under one of the three roots of Yggdrasil is where Niflheim stands and within this world, there are three wells that are protected by a dragon
Muspelheim is the home of the fire giants.

Asgard: Home Of The Gods
High up in the skies in the middle of the realms lies Asgard. The homeland to Aesir and Asynjur, the gods, and goddesses. The rulers of Asgard are Odin and his wife; Frigg. Inside of the realm of Asgard are the gates to Valhalla, Valhalla is split into two parts. Einherjer and Folkvangar are the places where the fallen warrior Vikings go in the afterlife.

Midgard: Home Of The Humans
Midgard is located right below Asgard and centered in the middle of all of the other realms. The only way between the two realms is the rainbow bridge called Bifrost, the whole land is surrounded by an impassable sea that's occupied by a large sea serpent that goes by the name The Midgard Serpent. The serpent is large enough to wrap itself around the whole world and capable of biting its own tail. Humans were created by Odin’s brothers and himself from two different logs, the ash log from the tree Yggdrasil that created the man and elm log. The women were created.