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    Norse cosmology is the account of the universe and its laws by the ancient North Germanic peoples. The topic encompasses concepts from Norse mythology...
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  • Midgard (category Religious cosmologies)
    In Germanic cosmology, Midgard (an anglicised form of Old Norse Miðgarðr; Old English Middangeard, Old Saxon Middilgard, Old High German Mittilagart,...
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    cosmos in Norse mythology consists of Nine Worlds that flank a central sacred tree, Yggdrasil. Units of time and elements of the cosmology are personified...
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    Yggdrasil (category Articles containing Old Norse-language text)
    Yggdrasil (from Old Norse Yggdrasill) is an immense and central sacred tree in Norse cosmology. Around it exists all else, including the Nine Worlds. Yggdrasil...
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    mythological races, including jötnar, dwarfs, elves, and land-wights. Norse cosmology revolved around a world tree known as Yggdrasil, with various realms...
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  • Vanaheimr (category Locations in Norse mythology)
    In Norse cosmology, Vanaheimr (Old Norse for 'home of the Vanir') is a location associated with the Vanir, a group of gods themselves associated with...
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  • Muspelheim (category Articles containing Old Norse-language text)
    In Norse cosmology, Muspelheim (Old Norse: Múspellsheimr), also called Muspell (Old Norse: Múspell), is a realm of fire. The etymology of "Muspelheim"...
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    Álfheimr (category Pages with Old Norse IPA)
    In Norse cosmology, Álfheimr (Old Norse: [ˈɑːlvˌhɛimz̠], "Land of the Elves" or "Elfland"; anglicized as Alfheim), also called "Ljósálfheimr" (Ljósálf[a]heimr...
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    Sea serpent (category Ancient near eastern cosmology)
    (Leviathan, Rahab), Greek cosmology (Cetus, Echidna, Hydra, Scylla), and Norse cosmology (Jörmungandr). The Drachenkampf mytheme, the chief god in the role...
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    Niflheim (category Pages with Old Norse IPA)
    In Norse cosmology, Niflheim or Niflheimr (Old Norse: [ˈnivlˌhɛimz̠]; "World of Mist", literally "Home of Mist") is a location which sometimes overlaps...
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  • Niðavellir (category Locations in Norse mythology)
    In Norse cosmology, Niðavellir (anglic. as Nidavellir; probable compound of O.N. Nið – "new moon", "the wane of the moon" (perhaps related to niðr – "down")...
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  • Svartálfar (category Locations in Norse mythology)
    In Norse cosmology, svartálfar (O.N. "black elves", "swarthy elves", sing. svartálfr), also called myrkálfar ("dark elves", "dusky elves", "murky elves"...
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  • Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies Horses of the Æsir List of Germanic deities Norse cosmology Bölþorn is only mentioned in Hávamál stanza 140 and Gylfaginning chapter...
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  • Norse cosmology. Asgard, Asgaard or Åsgård, may also refer to: Asgard (comics), a realm in the fictional Marvel Comics universe, based on the Norse mythology...
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  • Asgardian may refer to: Of Asgard, a location associated with the gods in Norse cosmology Of Asgard (comics), the fictional realm in Marvel Comics Asgardians...
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    West Norse (Old West Nordic, often referred to as Old Norse), Old East Norse (Old East Nordic), and Old Gutnish. Old West Norse and Old East Norse formed...
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    strength from the past. Heathens commonly adopt a cosmology based on that found in Norse mythology—Norse cosmology. As part of this framework, humanity's world—known...
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  • Yggdrasil is introduced, which binds together the various worlds of the Norse cosmology, including Ásgarð, Vanaheim and Jötunheimr, the realms of, the Æsir...
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  • Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece. Abingdon, England: Routledge. p. 516. "Jotunheim". norse-mythology.org. Dalal, Roshen (2014). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin...
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  • How to Train Your Dragon franchise The Níu Heimar ("Nine Worlds") of Norse cosmology This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The...
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    globalegyptianmuseum.org. Retrieved 16 November 2023. Mark, Joshua J. "Nine Realms of Norse Cosmology". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16 November 2023. Jane Dowson...
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    Veðrfölnir and eagle (category Birds in Norse mythology)
    parallels in other cosmologies[vague] from Asia, and that Norse cosmology may have been influenced by these[which?] Asiatic cosmologies from a northern route...
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  • evidence of the belief in rebirth. Norse_cosmology#Time_and_space, discussion regarding cyclic time in Norse cosmology Sæhrímnir, a creature killed, eaten...
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    Norsemen (redirect from Norse Men)
    The Norsemen (or Norse people) were a North Germanic linguistic group of the Early Middle Ages, during which they spoke the Old Norse language. The language...
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    Paganism) – ReligionFacts Asatru (Norse Heathenism) Archived 2007-10-16 at the Wayback Machine – AltReligion Ásatrú (Norse Heathenism) Archived 2015-01-10...
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  • Part of a series on Heathenry Modern paganism Theory Norse cosmology Veneration Gods Elves Ancestors Wights Jötnar Sources Proto-Indo-European religion...
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    followers of Forn Siðr (Ásatrú and Vanatrú), the contemporary revival of Norse paganism and culture. The Forn Siðr association was established on 15 November...
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    The Scandinavian clan or ætt/ätt (pronounced [ˈæːtː] in Old Norse) was a social group based on common descent, equivalent to a clan. In the absence of...
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    Germanic paganism (category Articles containing Old Norse-language text)
    whether Snorri Sturlason's Edda is a reliable source for pre-Christian Norse cosmology, as Snorri has undoubtedly imposed an ordered, Christian worldview...
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    aether Eitr, original substance of the original being, Ymir, in the old Norse cosmology Eternal flame Lubotsky 2011, s.v. agni-. Vermeer, Willem (2008). "The...
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