Like a Nordic version of Adam and Eve, the human realm of Midgard (Earth) was first populated by a man called Ask and a woman called Embla all people on Earth descended from this pair. However, unlike the celestial Ásgard, the home of the giants was a cold, frosty and untamed wilderness consisting mostly of rocks, mountains and forests. The journey wasn’t far as the world sat close to both Ásgard and Midgard. One of Thor’s favourite past times was slaying giants, which as you can imagine meant that the god of thunder often found himself in the realm of Jotunheim. Jotunheim was the homeland of the giants in Norse mythology known as the Jötnar. Read more about: Vikings Loki’s most mischievous tricks in Norse mythology To reach the gate you had to travel down the Helveg, quite literally the ‘road to Hel’. It was ruled over by the fearsome Hel, the daughter of Loki, and was surrounded by a large fence with only one gate. Whilst it shares some similarities with the Christian form of hell, the Norse realm of Hel (or Helheim) was a grim, dark and gloomy place located beneath the roots of Yggdrasil, where those not worthy enough of Valhalla went after death. Alfheim was ruled over by the Vanir goddess Freyr and whilst the ancient sources don’t mention much about this realm, one might presume that the presence of the elves made it a bright and sunny place. The magical elves were described as ‘more beautiful than the sun’ and were said to have inspired the arts and music. AlfheimĬlose by to Ásgard was Alfheim, the realm of the elves. A rainbow bridge known as the Bifrost joined the two together. Ásgard was connected to another realm, Midgard, the world of humanity. The other half went to the heavenly meadow of Fólkvangr, ruled over by the Vanir goddess Freya. Odin was said to rule over Valhalla, welcoming half of those who died in battle and feasting with them in the giant hall. The gigantic and imperious hall of Valhalla was also located in Ásgard. The Vanir had their home in Vanaheim whilst the Æsir settled in Ásgard, a celestial fortified realm surrounded by a great wall and protected by Thor and his famous hammer, the Mjollnir. Read more about: Vikings The legendary adventures of Thor in Norse mythology Although Loki the trickster god was often associated with the gods of the Æsir, he was neither Æsir nor Vanir. The Vanir, who were often at war with the Æsir, consisted of Njörðr, Freyr, Freya, Gullveig and Nerthus. The Æsir were considered the main pantheon in Norse mythology and consisted of Odin, the King of the Æsir, Thor, Frigg, Balder, Höðr and Týr. The Norse gods were separated into two main groups, the Æsir and the Vanir. Odin killed Ymir and in doing so created the nine realms that came to encompass the Norse cosmology. These creatures triggered a series of events that saw the birth of Odin, ‘the father of all gods’. The flames of Muspelheim began to melt the ice of Niflheim leading to the creation of two entities known as Ymir the giant and Audhumla the cow. The Yggdrasil grew from the void of Ginnungagap, which was enclosed on one side by the fiery Muspelheim and the other side by the frosty Niflheim. Publishers use these marks when books are returned to them.Read more about: Vikings Seven of the most important gods and goddesses in Norse mythologyĪccording to legend, the nine realms surrounded and spread out from the Yggdrasil, a sacred cosmic tree at the centre of the universe. Remainder Mark - A remainder mark is usually a small black line or dot written with a felt tip pen or Sharpie on the top, bottom, side page edges and sometimes on the UPC symbol on the back of the book.If excessively worn, they will be marked as "tray worn." Flat trays for SPI games are not graded, and have the usual problems.If excessively worn, they will be marked as "card worn." The cardboard backing of miniature packs is not graded.In most cases, boxed games and box sets do not come with dice.Due to the nature of loose counters, if a game is unplayable it may be returned for a refund of the purchase price. Boardgame counters are punched, unless noted.Major defects and/or missing components are noted separately.Example, EX+ is an item between Excellent and Near Mint condition. A "plus" sign indicates that an item is close to the next highest condition.When only one condition is listed, then the box and contents are in the same condition. Boxed items are listed as "code/code" where the first code represents the box, and the second code describes the contents.
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