Norse Mythology Research Paper

“So much blood flowed from his wounds that all the frost-giants were drowned but one, who survived”. (Sturluson, 252) While this depicts a gruesome scene, it is the beginning of the world according to Norse mythology. Vikings are known around the world as barbaric and crusading figures, traveling around the seas pillaging and destroying anything or anyone that they came across. The Vikings came from the northern Scandinavian areas, including modern day Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Many mythologies from around the world all-share at least one common concept, the creation. The creation according to Norse mythology came to be when the cold waters from Elivagar flowed down the mountain. Elivagar were the rivers that existed in the region of Niflheim. While the cold water was flowing, the hot smoldering lava from Muspelheim was along its voyage. Muspelheim was the land of fire. In the middle of Elivagar and Muspelheim was a void called Ginnungagap, in this void, where fire met ice the first human was created, Ymir. He was a Jotun, also known as the frost giants. Ymir was not the only life form to be created when the lava melted the ice, a cow was also formed named Audhumla. Audhumla fed on a block of salt for three days, on each day a body part of another life form began to grow, on the third and …show more content…
The final fight would be between the gods and their enemies. Ragnarok would be forseen by a winter three times that of a normal winter, with no summer. The monsters of the world that the gods had once tried to control would break free from there bonds and wage a battle in Asgard. The warriors that fill the halls of Valhalla would be called upon to fight again to the death to help the Aseir. The battle of Valhalla would storm on until all were dead. In this battle Odin is killed by the wolf Fenrir, Thor is poisoned by Jormungand, the World serpent, and Hemidall would face Loki. (O'Donoghue,

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Research Paper On Norse Mythology