At first, there were only two regions in the world, one cold and the other hot. There is a wide and deep crack between these two areas, which is called "Jinnongjia crack". When hot and cold meet, that is, when flame and ice meet together, smoke and water vapor rise in Ran Ran, and then a giant Imil comes into being, and then a big cow named Odembra, who specializes in nursing the giant, appears. The cow's breath is fragrant, and bitter milk drips from four breasts, so the giant sucks the cow's bitter milk to maintain his life. After sucking enough milk and filling his stomach, Imil was attacked by the unbearable drowsiness, lying on the ice and falling into a dreamless sleep.

In a deep sleep, sweat dripped from his left armpit, a man and a woman (Mí mir, the intellectual giant, and Bestla, the female giant), and a deformed giant Thrudgelmir with six heads was born at the foot of Imil, from which the Frost giants began to multiply. Cows, on the other hand, lick the salt and frost on the ice for a living.

One day, when it was licking the salt block, it suddenly showed its long shiny hair from the salt block, which was set off by the flame light of the fire country, making it look radiant and moving. The next day, a beautiful male head appeared. On the third day, the magnificent body also emerged from the salt block, which is called the god of Bree, the ancestor of the protoss.

Imil and Bree fought, so the fierce battle between the giants and the protoss began. Finally, Bree was fatally hit by Imil, fell on the ice sheet and died, and the giant won.

But at this time, Bree's son, Bull, married the giant Bestra and had three sons, Odin, Willie and Wei. The three gods only avenged their grandfather's murder and continued to fight the giant.

So after a fierce battle that shook the universe, Imil, the giant, was finally killed. Odin pierced Imil's chest with a pike, and blood poured out into a sea of blood, in which the giants drowned.

Only a man and a woman, Bergelmir, the son of the six giants Thrudgelmir, and his wife, swam across the sea of blood and fled to the other side of the world, where they established Jotunheim, a "country of giants", where they bred many frost giants and vowed to be enemies with the gods forever.

Then Odin began to create the world. First, he put Imil's body in the middle of the "abyss" and created the earth with Imil's flesh. Blood became an endless ocean, bones became mountains, and countless hairs became trees.

Odin also chiseled the giant's skull into the sky, made clouds with brain marrow, and accumulated graupel and snow in it. The giant's body soon grew maggots, which attracted the attention of the gods and gave them human forms.

Because the sky needs strong support, the gods are supported by four dark elves (gnomes) with Machamp from these new creatures. Their names are Nordri, Sudri, Austri and Westri, so they are called the four directions of their separation-North, South, East and West.

The gods continue to regard the giant's eyebrows as a fence, and the space inside is called "atrium" --Midgard, and the world is located between "the country of the dead" and "the land of fire".

Then the gods took Mars from the "land of fire" and put it in the sky, creating the sun, the moon and the stars. The sun and the moon were placed on the chariot, and then the gods chose a man (Mani, Moon) and a woman (Sol, Sun) of the giants to drive it.

In addition, Nott, a female giant, was ordered to ride a dark horse to gallop across the sky, and her son Dag rode a light horse to take over every morning, so there was an alternation of "night" and "day".

The sun and the moon are chased by terrible wolves, and sometimes they bite and form "solar eclipse" and "lunar eclipse". Wolves are always chasing after each other, and one day they will eventually devour the sun and the moon, and that is the end.

After the creation was finished, Odin and his brother hung around the coast, admiring their achievements. Inadvertently, they found that two branches were washed ashore by the waves, so they used one of them to create a man, while the other elm branch made a woman.

Although the ancestor of human beings appeared, there was still a lack of spirituality with the body, so Odin gave human life and soul, Willie gave them reason and action, and Wei gave them emotion, appearance and language.

So the men and women who were originally branches became loving, hopeful, living and dead creatures, and they lived in the "atrium" with all kinds of gifts given by the gods to breed and become the ancestors of mankind.

Elf and Dwarf.

For these two races, Sybil's Prophecy is described as follows:

"As early as the gods haven't thought of using Imil's body to create the world, many maggots were born from Imil's rotting body. These maggots grab the essence of the ancestors of giants, but they are all spiritual creatures. Under the judgment of Odin and other gods, they all have human-like bodies and wisdom. The maggots that grow from the light side of the corpse become elves or light elves, while those born from the backlight side of the corpse become dark elves. People generally call them dwarfs. Four dwarfs supporting the sky in the southeast and northwest were born out of Imil's body.

The elves are bright and dazzling, and they are very beautiful. They are usually gentle, cheerful and enthusiastic, and can communicate with trees, flowers, fish and birds, so the gods regard them as their friends. They also often help the gods to manage the world, especially the affairs such as the sun, the moon and the stars.

Dwarfs are an important special creation in Nordic mythology (Germanic mythology). They are used to living in mountains, underground or mines, like stones and metallurgy, have superb craftsmanship, are good at magic and Runes, and are the makers of many artifacts. In addition, Dwarf in the works before13rd century were not described as short, but they should be about the same size as humans in imagination. Later, in folklore and literature, it gradually dwarfed because of fun or humor. Nordic mythology describes their appearance: their skin is as pale as a corpse, and their hair and beard are black. In early mythology, their height was similar to that of ordinary people, and they could even be tall. They are also afraid of the sun, which will turn to stone when illuminated.

Elves and gnomes belong to demigods, and they serve God. Because of their beauty and gentleness, the glowing elves were able to live next to the gods and built a delicate fairy kingdom around the kingdom of God. Because of their poor character, the dwarfs were punished by the gods to live under the earth, and they were not allowed to be irradiated by daytime light, otherwise they would turn to stone or melt away. To this end, the short dwarfs dug holes in the soil or rocks for nests, forming a black elf country, or dwarf country. "

Three-layer Universe in Nordic Mythology

The universe of Norse mythology consists of nine worlds and is divided into three layers:

In the top floor, there is the "Asgard/Asgard", which is the home of the protoss of Aesir, surrounded by a green Yuan Ye-Idawald, just on the other side of a big river that never freezes ice.

The river is covered with dense fog all year round, and the fog layer keeps swirling and covering the river. The holy island is in the middle of the river. Flames loom from time to time in the fog layer, which is the lightning that breaks through the reverse white waves.

There are majestic castles with skyscrapers everywhere in the kingdom of the gods, and the rushing waves are constantly biting the feet of the castles. On the hills where vultures crouch, there are endless palaces, among which Odin's "Gladsheim" is the most solemn and magnificent.

Its hall-"Valhalla" covers the roof with the tassels of long guns, and the seats are all wrapped in silver. In the center stands the golden throne (Healy Deszke Raf/Hlidskjalf), from which Odin, the father of the gods, looks around the heavens and the earth.

The "Tree of the World", with its lofty branches, shades the castle "Golden Palace" where Odin, the father of the gods, lives. At the top of the golden roof of the castle stands a rooster with a golden crown, which is responsible for waking up the gods every morning. When the rooster crows, the red chickens in the dead country in the lower world also respond to it, which produces a noisy and sharp "time". Odin led the gods to live together in this land. After a big meeting, Odin issued an order that there should be no bloodshed in this house of gods. The gods also built a large smelting furnace, produced many weapons and tools, and happily built their homes, so the golden age of the gods began.

In addition, there is another protoss-Vanir (Warner Protoss) living in Vanaheim, where the breeding, ocean and wind of everything between heaven and earth are controlled by Vanir Protoss.

And this protoss knows many mysterious spells that even Odin, the father of the gods, doesn't know. Frey, the sun god, and Freyja, the god of love and beauty, belong to this protoss.

In this layer, there is also a creature named goblin or elf -- Elves, who is a creature transformed from Imil's corpse maggots. Although they are not divine, they still have great powers. The light goblin is particularly beautiful, dressed in elegant and transparent clothes, and brighter than the sun.

They love the light most, and they are kind and kind goblins. The place where they live is called "the land of goblins (Alfheim/the land of elves)", which is the territory of Fery, the sun god. The goblins are playing happily under the bright light of Frey. They take care of flowers and plants, play with birds and butterflies, and sometimes they can see their dancing on the green grass on a moonlit night.

The second floor is the "atrium" where human beings live -Midgard, which means the middle world. Surrounded by the sea, it can reach the "kingdom of gods" where the gods live through the three-color Hongqiao --Bifrost, which spans the void.

But the giants who are enemies of the gods also live on this floor. Their field is called "Jotunheim/Jothuheim". Giants are tall, savage and tough, and have a terrible appearance.

In the far north, there is a giant eagle. When he waves his wings, a cold north wind will blow and fly straight to the "atrium" -Midgard. Giantesses are ugly and scary, but there are also beautiful women, such as Frey's wife Gerda.

"Atrium" -Midgard is very rich, but the giant's residence is full of rocks, cliffs, barren forests and other horrible and ominous places. The signpost from the human world to the "giant country" is a horrible "Jarnvid Gareward"; There are also legends that the other side of the sea is the "giant country".

In the north, -Nidavellir, the domain of Dwarfs, is the "Dwarf Land".

There are also black dwarfs --Trolls, Gnomes, or Kobolds who live in the "Dwarf Country" (Svartalfaheim/Dwarf Country). These are also a kind of creatures transformed by Imil's corpse maggots.

These dwarfs are ugly. The long nose hangs loosely on the lips and the skin is dirty and earthy. During the day, they hide in the shadows and come to the ground at night. These dwarfs regard sunlight as their worst enemy, because whenever they meet sunlight, they will turn to stone.

Their language is the echo of silence; Where they live, or in deep crypts, or between cracks in big stones.

Of all the creatures in the universe, the dark dwarf is the best craftsman, and many treasures are their masterpieces. At the same time, these black dwarfs have all kinds of mysterious powers and profound knowledge, and they also know Runes characters, which can not only be engraved, but also understand the meaning contained in them.

The bottom layer is "the country of the dead" or "the country of fog" -Niflheim (Nibelungen). This is a cold and foggy place, a place that lasts forever, and only the dead can reach it.

Its border is the Styx Gioll, and there is a crystal bridge inlaid with gold on the river. The guardian of the bridge is Modgud, an old witch who looks like a skeleton. Anyone who wants to cross the bridge must be bribed with blood. After crossing the bridge, you come to the gate of the underworld guarded by Garm, a ghost dog.

In this dead country, there is an area called Nastrond, where every evil victim must pass, and then be immersed in ice springs and bitten by poisonous snakes.

The southernmost world is the "hometown of fire" -Muspelheim. It is not located in these three floors, and it has existed as the "country of the dead" -Niflheim, even longer than the original giant Imil.

What runs through all this is a huge ash tree. It originated in the past, flourished in the present and extended to the infinite future. Leaves are always green, its branches support the weight of the whole universe, and its roots run through the world.

After Odin killed the giant Imil, this huge ash tree grew out of Imil's corpse, which is the cosmic core of the whole Nordic myth: the Tree of the World (Yukterahir/Ygdrasil).

Its huge roots are divided into three main veins:

One extends to the "atrium" of mankind -Midgard, one to the "giant country" -Jotunheim, and the other to the "country of the dead" -Niflheim. Springs spring up beside the roots, nourishing the roots.

The spring water next to the "atrium" extending to the human world is the sacred well of fate --Urdar brunnr, which is guarded by the descendants of Norvi, the father of "Night" Nott, and three Norns, who are responsible for irrigating the roots with spring water and maintaining the flourishing branches and leaves.

These three goddesses are called:

"the past" --Urd urde

"Now" --Verdandi Danti

"Future" --Skuld's poem Coty

They assign life to the son of man and specify the luck of all beings.

In addition, next to the roots of the "giant country", there is a wisdom well guarded by Mí mir, a wise man. This gushing spring water hides infinite wisdom and knowledge.

However, next to the roots leading to the "country of the dead", there lurks a black dragon called "despair"-Nidhogg. It and countless other snakes occupy the trunk and eat it.

In addition, at the top of the tree is an eagle, and a goshawk named Vedfolnir crouches between its eyes, staring at the sky and the ground with intense eyes.

There are also four big deer running between branches, munching on new shoots, and four big deer symbolize the wind in four directions, blowing the branches.

Ratatosk, a squirrel, jumped up and down to provoke the goshawk and the black dragon.

These are hurting the "tree of the world". When one day they bite the tree of death, the universe will collapse! Under this tree lay Ymir. The giant didn't like being weighed down by the heavy tree, so he kept shaking himself to get rid of it. So the universe trembled, and this was a terrible earthquake.

ragnarok

The constant conflict and struggle between the gods and giants will definitely lead to the final decisive battle between the two major forces.

At that time, not only all the creations that can be seen will be destroyed, but also the residents of the giant country, the goblin country and the atrium, the gods of the gods country and the dead country will be destroyed with the world they live in. The end of the world -Ragnarok- the dusk of the gods is inevitable in any case.

And before this terrible day of destruction comes, there must be a sign. The first sign is that human beings are facing a severe winter that they have never encountered before. The snow kept falling, the earth was frozen by severe frost, the biting wind roared in the dark sky, and the days when the sun was not seen in the storm continued.

Tragic winters like this have happened three times in succession, with no summer in between, and every day is a miserable day. All the people's hopes for summer have come to nothing. The heavy snow kept falling and there was ice everywhere.

In the bitter cold, the universe is full of the shadow of war and conflict, and the evil beasts in the wilderness wander around in search of food. People no longer forgive each other and help each other, brothers and sisters kill each other, father and son become enemies, and kill each other in ugly sexual competition.

This is a world full of evil and terror, and even the earth is trembling for it, and the sea is dry and the earth is cracked. There are countless dead people, vultures gather in the air to scream and hover for dead bodies, and their sins cross-flow, and their blood is stained all over the earth. The souls of countless sinners fought to cross the Styx, and even the color of the river was covered.

On the top of the world tree-YGdrasil, the golden rooster in the "Kingdom of Gods" kept calling the police, and it was screaming at the top of its lungs. The red-flaming rooster responded with a sharp crow from the bottom of the "Kingdom of the Dead".

On the top of the iron forest --Jarnvid's mound, the vulture of the storm struggled to whip its wings, the storm raged and roared, the world was dark, the wolves chasing the sun and the moon swallowed their targets, and the earth cracked and roared.

-Fenrir, a strange wolf who can devour heaven and earth with his mouth open, has now broken away from the spell lock that binds him. He shakes his fur and the whole world trembles for it. The tree of the world shook from the root to the top of the tree, and the mountains and the earth cracked. The dwarfs living in the caves in the mountains fled in panic and could not find the entrance to the caves.

At this time, Nid Nidhogg also hollowed out the deep roots of the tree of the world, and the tree was dying. At this time, Jormungander, the serpent around the "Atrium" -Midgard, also woke up from the mud bed on the seabed, churning its huge body, and its long tail lifted huge waves and swallowed up the mountains in the "Atrium", and the sea water rushed into the sky of the "Kingdom of Gods". From the mountain-like waves, the serpent held its huge head high, covered with poison spots, and the breath from its mouth turned into flames and scorched the sky.

At this upside-down moment, an army of flames came from the southern fire country (Muspelheim), and they were killed by the waves of flames under the leadership of the giant Surtur. Surtur holds the sword of victory in his right hand and the blazing flame in his left hand.

At this time, Loki, the evil god/Vulcan, also broke free from the chains of eternal punishment and joined the camp against the gods. -Fenrir, the strange wolf, followed him and ran to the "Kingdom of the Gods" together.

From the east, the giant Rymer steered the boat and rowed to the "Kingdom of the Gods" with the serpent Jormungander. -Garm, a hellhound with blood on his chest, stands on the rock facing the gloomy and sad abyss and barks.

Half-flesh-colored and half-blue "Kingdom of the Dead", Hela, the Queen of the Ghost Kingdom, stood on a big ship made of dead people's nails, and the ship was full of frost giants' troops heading for the "Kingdom of the Gods".

The giant army was crowded with Hongqiao -Bifrost, and the noise shocked the universe. The magnificent Hongqiao finally collapsed and shattered under the ravages of the enemy. The mountains split, and the rocks flew around in ashes.

Heimdall, the guardian of heaven, took out Galal, the horn hidden in the shade of -Yggdrasil, the tree of the world, and blew out an emergency signal to summon the gods and heroes. The sound of the horn resounded through the sky, clearer than thunder, and reported the unfortunate news to the "Kingdom of the Gods".

Armed with weapons, the armies of the gods rushed out of the 540-door "Hall of the Soul", arrayed themselves on the Yuan Ye, and began to meet the giants. Round shields collided with each other, and sharp spears danced in the air, like a dense shower, shaking the world with shouts.

On the eve of the decisive battle, Odin went to Destiny Well alone. I saw the three goddesses of fate sitting silently beside the withered tree of the world with only a broken net beside them. Odin went to Mimir, a wise man, said a few words in his ear and then turned back to the battlefield.

Both sides are here, and countless years of hatred will be solved once and for all.

The first confrontation was between Odin, a great god, and -Fenrir, a strange wolf. The vengeful troll who broke the curse opened his huge mouth that was enough to support the whole sky, spewing flames into the air, and his eyes swooped down on Odin with lightning-like fine mans. Odin raised his magic gun-Kungunir/Gungnir to meet him. He wore a shining golden helmet, and his dark blue cloak fluctuated behind his shoulder like a blue flame. He stepped down and rode a heavenly horse faster than the wind. He really deserves to be the Lord of the gods in the "Kingdom of the Gods". But unfortunately, he was unlucky in the war and finally died under the teeth of -Fenrir, a strange wolf.

When Odin's son, Vidar, saw his father's tragic death, he immediately jumped at -Fenrir, a strange wolf, grabbed his chin with one foot, tore his huge mouth in half, and then stabbed his heart from the wolf's throat with a pike to avenge his father's death.

Frey commanded the undead hero of the "Hall of the Soul" to rush at Surt, but Frey's usual weapon, the sword of victory, is now in the hands of the enemy, and he only uses an antler as a weapon. Frey was finally hit by the sword of victory in the hands of the enemy and was dying.

Garm, the dog of hell, licked the blood and rushed at Tyr, the god of war. After a fierce battle, Tyr and Garm both died of injuries. Loki's opponent is Heimdall, who guards Hongqiao. After long-term torture, Loki's appearance is extremely horrible. His face is as pale as death, and his long hair and beard stand out angrily, looking like strange horns. Heimdall's sword soon cut off the ugly head, but strangely enough, the cut head jumped from the ground, stabbed Heimdall in the chest and took his life.

Thor and his old enemy, Jormungandr, had a fierce battle. Jormungandr's huge body kept rolling, cleverly avoiding Thor's hammer, and at the same time, he kept spitting poison at Thor.

Thor was so angry that he threw the hammer of Thor hard at the head of the serpent. When the thunder broke, Lei Guang was dazzled, and the serpent fell to the ground and died after throwing blood into the wilderness. However, Thor was also poisoned by snake venom. He shook and groaned with thunderous pain. After taking nine steps, the first warrior of the "Kingdom of the Gods" also died.

The battlefield is full of the bodies of gods and giants, and the plain has turned into a sea of blood. The black dragon "despairs"-Nidhogg flies over the battlefield, his wings make a terrible noise, and greedily gnaw at the bodies stained with blood and still warm.

The sky emits a blood-like dark red light, which dyes the sky and the earth a deep red. There are few figures standing on the battlefield. Surt, who killed Frey at this moment, threw the flame in his hand into the sky, and in the flaming fire like red lotus, the whole universe collapsed.

The "atrium" has become a sea of fire, with fire pillars running through the universe, and the smoke has not reached the top of the mountain. The world tree that supports the universe-YGdrasil has also been swallowed up by the flame and collapsed.

The stars fell from the sky, time no longer existed, and the blackened ground shook and sank into the turbulent seabed. Only the monstrous waves are visible, and the universe is left with a dead silence and eternal darkness.

The world is destroyed like this!

After that, the black dragon "desperate"-Nidhogg climbed out from the bottom of the world tree and devoured the bones that poisoned everything left.