There are many special parts in Nordic mythology, most of which describe the glory of creation, but the focus of Nordic mythology is the destruction of the world. The mythical God will die of old age and be imperfect. This is the most different place between Nordic mythology and other myths in the world. On the other hand, Nordic mythology believes that when everything dies, it will form a new life again, and everything in the world is cyclical.
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1 history
2 world outlook
2. 1 protoss and fantasy creatures
2.2 Creation myth
2.3 eschatological myth
Sanjiu world
Lord God/Demon List
5 Relationship with Zhou
6 Deciphering Nordic Myths
7 related film and television works
8 games with the theme of Nordic mythology
Nine Nordic myth reference books
[Edit] History
The oral communication history of Nordic myths can be traced back to1-2nd century. The descendants of heroes in Nordic mythology are the Germanic peoples in Scandinavia and the lowland peoples in northeast Germany. Around the fifth century BC, Germans were distributed in the Rhine and Danube rivers, adjacent to the Roman Empire.
Around the middle of the fifth century, Christianity prevailed throughout Europe, and Germanic mythology was regarded as heresy, which was gradually burned because of its powerful political blow. Around the 7th century, with a group of northern immigrants moving to Iceland and other places, the myth of the Germans was preserved in Iceland. Up to now, Iceland's epic Eda and Germanic epic Song of Nibelungen have been completely preserved.
[editor] world outlook
[Editor] Protoss and Fantasy Creatures
Nordic mythology is a polytheistic system, which can be roughly divided into four systems: giants, Ethel, Vanier, elves and dwarves.
Giant is the earliest life, it gave birth to gods, but it is also the biggest enemy of gods, which can be understood as a personalized natural force. The gods are divided into two tribes, the Asa protoss headed by Odin and the Warner protoss headed by Nijod, the sea god, among which there are twelve main gods. Elves and gnomes belong to demigods. They serve God and belong to a special creation in the Germanic region.
[Editor] Creation myth
At the beginning of the world, there was no sky and no land. In the dense fog, there is only one Ginza Gorge, and in the north of the Gorge is Nifheim, a "foggy city", in which the spring water named Hvergelmir is the source of all rivers. It is said that the water in one of the rivers is poisonous. To the south of gap is Muspelheim, the "country of fire". In the interweaving of heat and ice, Ymir, the father of the frost giant, and a giant cow named Odhambra were born. Ymir eats the milk secreted by Odem Bula for a living, while Odem Bula licks the salt grains on the ice.
After that, Ymir's body became Mí mir, a wise giant, and Bestla, a female giant, belonging to the family of Frost Giant. In addition, under the licking of the cow, Buli, the father of the gods, appeared on the ice. Bligh gave birth to Bohr, Bohr and Bestla gave birth to Odin, Willy and Vi. The giant and the god are quite at odds, and the two sides go to war. Later, Ymir was killed by the gods and the giant was defeated. The remaining giants fled to Jotuheim and continued to hate the gods.
The gods decorated the earth and the sky with Ymir's body. Ymir's head turned into the sky, his brain into clouds, his body into the earth, his blood into the sea, his bones into mountains and his hair into trees. When Ymir's corpse rotted and maggots grew, these maggots became elves and dwarfs. Odin ordered the four dwarfs to support the four corners of the sky with Machamp. Ymir's eyebrows were used to build a wall around Midgard. Then Odin captured the flames of Musbelheim, turned them into stars, the moon and the sun, and set the operation of the four seasons. The gods made men from gray branches and women from elm branches. The man's name is "Askell" and the woman's name is "Embra". Odin gave them life and soul, Willie gave them reason and action, and gave them emotion, appearance and language. This is the ancestor of mankind.
[editor] eschatological myth
One of the characteristics of Nordic mythology is that the world will eventually be destroyed, which is the dusk of the gods. This battle is inevitable, and the gods are doomed to fail, but even so, the Nordic gods still face the final outcome calmly. After the world dies, the remaining gods will rebuild a new world.
[Editor] Nine Worlds
The world supported by Yggdrasil is divided into three layers and nine countries. The following is a rough classification, but in fact, because the correct information has been lost, there is more than one statement about the nine realms.
Asgard: The Kingdom of God. The place where assas people live. One of the biggest castles is Odin's Golden Palace. Varhala is also located here.
Wanahem: The home of the Warner Protoss. The reproduction of everything between heaven and earth, the ocean and the wind are all controlled by Warner Protoss. This protoss knows many mysterious spells that Odin doesn't know.
Alfheim: Land of the Elves. Where the elves live. Elves are particularly beautiful and have great power. They take care of flowers and plants, love light most, and are kind-hearted goblins.
Middle boundary/atrium /Midgard: the place where human beings live. There are three-color Hongqiao composed of ice, fire and air, which can lead to the kingdom of God.
Jotuheim: The place where giants live. The signpost from the human world to the "giant country" is a horrible "Jarnvid"; There is also legend that the other side of the sea is a "giant country".
Svartalfheim: the place where dwarfs live. Dwarfs are skilled craftsmen with all kinds of mysterious powers and profound knowledge. They created a lot of wealth.
Hel: a country with the same name as the queen of the underworld, also translated as "hell" This is a cold and foggy place, and it is also a place where you can't sleep all night. Only the dead can get it.
Neverheim: The Land of Mist. There is no obvious difference between the world of ice and snow and the country of death.
Muspelheim: the land of fire. South of the Kinlunga watershed, a hot country guarded by giant Steyr.
[Edit] List of Gods/Demons
Odin: the God of Ethel; In charge of war, death, wisdom, poetry, etc.
Frigga: Odin's wife after God; In charge of marriage and family; Responsible for the rotating cloud.
Raytheon: the son of Odin, with the title of Raytheon; Being in charge of war and agriculture is the main enemy of giants.
Sif: Sol's wife, goddess of land and harvest.
Frey: the god of abundance; Main harvest and weather; The son of Nijod, the sea god, was born in Warner Protoss and was taken hostage to Asa with freya.
Freya: Breeding and Sivir; Frey's sister; She shared the dead in the war with Odin.
Loki: the god of pranks and pranks; Belong to the giants; Odin's sworn brother.
Tyr: god of war; A hand was bitten off by a wolf in Fenrir.
Heimdahl: the caretaker of the Rainbow Bridge; The gods will blow their horns at dusk.
Bode: god of light; Odin and Frigga's son.
Hoddle: Dark hoddle; Bud's blind twin brother.
Forseti: God of truth and justice; Bud's son.
Brakis: the god of poetry, wisdom and eloquence; Odin's son.
Idun: the goddess of youth; Blaquez's wife; The owner of Asgard Wannian Garden is in charge of the rejuvenated apples.
[Editor] Relationship with Zhou
Nordic mythology has a profound influence on western customs, among which the origin of Zhou is closely related.
Sunday: From the sun. The day when the Germans sacrificed to the sun.
Monday: From the moon. This is the Anglo-Saxon Moon Festival.
Tuesday: It depends on the name of God of War Tiu or Tiw (the English name of Valkyrie's introduction to Tyr).
Wednesday: This name comes from the days when Odin was worshipped in ancient times (Warden Day is Odin's name in old English).
Thursday: It is taken from Thor in Norse mythology. This is the holiest day of the week for ancient Germans. Meetings are usually held on this day, and members will be disqualified if they don't show up before noon, so Raytheon is also the patron saint of meetings.
Friday: From Frigedaeg, it refers to the day of the goddess freya or Odin's wife frigga. However, some people think that the two goddesses may be the same person.
Saturday: From Saturn, the god of agriculture in Roman mythology. This is the only thing that has nothing to do with Nordic mythology.
[Editor] Deciphering Nordic Myths
The spread of Nordic mythology: Nordic mythology first spread in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland, and even in North America and Greenland, and was created by Scandinavians (the ancestors of the Vikings), one of the Germanic peoples. From the eighth century to the eleventh century, Vikings were the most terrible pirates in Europe, which was also the heyday of Nordic mythology. /kloc-After 0/3rd century, the Viking power weakened, the influence of European churches increased greatly, Nordic myths began to be lost, and the Vikings were forced to convert to Christianity and Catholicism. Only Iceland, in the form of poetry and prose, is circulated in the Nordic Choir (Skald).
Twilight of the Gods: The Gods pointed out at dusk that the world would be destroyed by raging flames, and a new world would be born after the raging flames subsided. In fact, the flame here may refer to "volcanic eruption". Due to the instability of the crust in northern Europe, earthquakes and volcanic activities are frequent. In the eyes of ancient northern Europeans, volcanic eruption is like the end of the world, but the new continent born under volcanic eruption is full of infinite vitality. Therefore, natural phenomena that can be destroyed by terror but can give birth to life are applied to myths.
[Editor] Related film and television works
Ring of Nibelungen
[Editor] A game based on Nordic mythology
shen hua shi dai
The realm of God (Asgard)
The Twilight of the Gods (Loki)
Ragnar Locke (ragnar Locke)
European Goddess (Introduction to Valkyrie)
Steam fantasy
[Editor] Nordic myth reference book
Mao Dun (Fang Bi) studies myths. Baihua literature and art publishing house
Li Yingdi/Compiler. Nordic mythology. Taipei: buffalo publishing house translation series, 1992.06. 15, ISBN: 95759 123.
Edith Hamilton)/book. Greek and Roman mythology. Song Biyun/translation. Taipei: the trendy library of Wenzhi Publishing House 3 17. ISBN:9575453 1 15 .
Process/edit. Nordic fairy tales. Taiwan Province province: starlight publishing house, July 2000 15, ISBN:9576774276.
Hua Lin/compile. Nordic mythology and the legend of heroes. Contemporary Publishing House, 1998.05. ISBN:TA7-80 1 15- 126-7 .
School of Visual Design/Editor. Illustration of Greek and Nordic mythology. Silver autopilot is faster. Taiwan Province Province: Published by Dr. Yi, September 6, 2005, ISBN: 98678 1494.
Druids, Angus/. Western Book of Changes: Lost Runes. Taiwan Province province: ruyi culture, 2005+0.438+05, ISBN: 9000.000000000005
White/editor. Nordic fairy tales-the long-lost legend of Viking gods. Taiwan Province Province: Du Hao Publishing House, May 30, 2003, ISBN: 9574554 198.
Tojo Yamabei/supervisor. The canon of famous events of western gods. Zheng Mingde/Translation, Diao Xiaohua, Deng/Taiwan Province Province Revision: Fantasy Base, April 22, 2004, ISBN: 986757 195.
Tojo Yamabei/supervisor. Guide to magic. Huang, Li, translation, Su translation. Taiwan Province Province: Fantasy Base, February 24th, 2005, ISBN: 98675765 1.
Toshiyuki Sato, F.E.A.R./ author. Legend of the sword. Wei Yuqi/Translator, Su Yi/Revision. Taiwan Province Province: Fantasy Base, April 29th, 2005, ISBN: 9867572 1.
Kubota Yuro, F.E.A.R./ Author Magician Chronicle. Shazifang/translation. Taiwan Province province: cutting-edge publishing, 2007+0.438+0, ISBN: 938.48881
Gerhard Behringer)/author. A dictionary of myths. Lin Yi. Taiwan Province Province: Shang and Zhou Publishing House, June 2006 19, ISBN: 986 1246797.
Head/Zhu. Chronicle of the Phantom Beast and the Dragon. Translated by Enron and Ou Yunna, reviewed by Chen Yue Se and Jiang Peiwen/Chinese version. Taiwan Province province: fantasy base publishing house, 2004+0438+0.08, ISBN: 9206.50086.90089998995
Arthur Courtrell /By. European mythology. Yu Heng/translated. Taiyuan: Hope Publishing House, 2007,438+0, ISBN: 7700.
Gao Hai, Goddess Research Society/Book. Goddess: Encyclopedia of Goddess of Human Belief. Taiwan Province Province: Science and Technology Study Room, March 2007, ISBN:9789867386700.
Shi Sheng and Izu Kazuo Hirai/this book. The legend of the demon. Jiang Huan/translator. Taiwan Province Province: Kedao Study Room, September 4, 2007, ISBN: 9789686 1.
Shinaki Kenbu/ author. Encyclopedia of monsters Su Peng/translator. Taiwan Province Province: Fantasy Base February 200819, ISBN: 9789866712135.
Yves Cohat/ author. Pirates-robbers and sailors. Rong Zhang/translator. Taiwan Province Province: Time Publishing House, 1995.8. 15, ISBN: 957 13 17772.