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The Nine Realms of Norse Cosmology
The Norse people in their mythology divided their universe into nine realms with the world tree, Yggdrasil, in the centre. From Yggdrasil the nine realms of their cosmology either spread out from it or they stretched from the roots below...
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Skírnir and Gerðr
Artist's depiction showing a tale from Norse Mythology recorded in the Skírnismál in which Freyr sends his servant Skírnir to Jotunheim, the realm of the giants, in order to convince the giant-daughter Gerðr to marry Freyr. She refuses, and...
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Norse Goddess Idunn (Ydun)
Statue of the Norse Goddess Idunn (Ydun) by Danish sculptor Herman Wilhelm Bissen, c. 1858. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo by Bloodofox. Idunn was a goddess of fertility who held the fruit of eternal youth (usually...
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Idun and the Apples of Eternal Youth
Idun and the Apples, oil on canvas by J. Doyle Penrose, 1890. Private collection. Idunn was a Norse goddess who was a guardian of the fruit (usually given as apples) that kept the gods of Asgard eternally young. For this reason, she was...
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Giant Thiassi Kidnapping Idunn
An illustration portraying the Norse goddess of fertility Idunn being kidnapped by the giant Thiassi. Idunn was a guardian of the fruit (usually given as apples) that kept the gods of Asgard eternally young. Due to its rejuvenating properties...
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The Lovesickness of Freyr
Artist's depiction showing the Norse god Freyr gazing out from atop Odin's high seat to Jotunheim, realm of the giants, where he espies the giant-daughter Gerðr walking across her garden and instantly falls in love with her. This tale is...