Hey dear Hive friends, first of all I would like to wish you all a pleasant day and hope you are well and made many positive experiences! In this post, I would like to write something about Norse mythology and hope you can expand your knowledge.
Here are some pictures that I have created with the help of artificial intelligence and are supposed to represent Yggdrasil, which in the Norse mythology is also the name of an ash and is known as the world tree and the first tree that originated from the chaos. The tree is also at the center of the cosmos and is revered as the source of all life and also the nine worlds are bound to it and the well-being of the earth depends on its condition and therefore it is often referred to as the tree of life. The nine worlds include in Norse mythology Midgard which is also known as the home of the people and also lives here the well-known midgard snake, the home of the elves Alfheim, Asgard which is the most important and is also revered as the place of residence of the various gods and here no one has his throne from which he sees the world. The next world is Muspelheim, which is also often revered as an energetic place and is associated with fire and energy, the realm of the giants is also known as Jotunheim, the next world is Niflheim, which is also revered as a dark place and is associated with iron or magnetism. Vanaheim is also often associated as a world of fertility and the predominant element here is water and it is considered a very harmonious place, Svartalfheim is also known as the world of the dwarves as well as the dark elves and the last world bears the name Helheim and is also revered as an underworld and can be compared with the realm of Hades from Greek mythology.
It can be said that Yggdrasil represents the connection between different areas such as the underworld or the sky and the name of Yggdrasil is closely connected to Odin and is associated with Yggr which is one of his names and is also often referred to as the horse of odin. Allegedly, Odin also discovered his runes here and it is also associated as a tree of wisdom and Yggdrasil is held by three important roots and under the tree there are also three springs known as Hvergelmir, Mimisbrunnr and Urdarbrunnr. Urdarbrunnr is considered a fountain of fate and here the gods often met to discuss important topics, the Mimisbrunnr is also often regarded as a source of wisdom in which the secrets of the world are guarded and Hvergelmir is also known as the source of all rivers and closely linked to the underworld. Some animals also live in Yggdrasil and this includes some deer, squirrels, eagles that eat from the branches as well as some snakes that gnaw at the roots. It plays in numerous legends in Norse mythology and also in the end-time legend of ragnarök it appears and a huge cult has also arisen around this tree and was often highly revered even in the Middle Ages and has also achieved a high priority in art history and is one of the important living beings in Norse mythology.
Thanks for taking the time to read through my post and I hope you like it and can learn something new about mythology!