CHAPTER I

The Beginning of the World

The world takes shape from a giant's body, and Odin sets out in search of wisdom.

Chapter 1・27 entries

In this chapter

1-1

Between Ice and Fire

What was there before the earth and sky?

1-2

The Birth of a Giant and a Cow

How were the first giant and the gods’ ancestor born?

1-3

Ymir and the Making of the World

How did a giant’s body become the world?

1-4

Day and Night Cross the Sky

How do Day and Night travel across the sky?

1-5

The Wolves Chasing the Sun and Moon

Why do the sun and moon hurry across the sky?

1-6

The Golden Age of the Gods

What did the gods do during their golden age?

1-7

The First Dwarfs

Where did the dwarfs come from?

1-8

Humans Made from Trees

How did trees become human beings?

1-9

The Homes Rig Visited

What came of Rig's journey?

1-10

The Great Tree That Holds Up the World

Where do the great tree's roots reach?

1-11

The Springs Beneath the Roots

How does spring water protect the great tree?

1-12

The Maidens Who Decide Our Fate

Who decides the course of a human life?

1-13

The Creatures of the World Tree

What is happening in the World Tree?

1-14

Bifrost, the Rainbow Bridge

Where does the rainbow bridge lead?

1-15

What Are the 9 Worlds?

What clues do we have about the 9 worlds?

1-16

The Gods' Halls in Heaven

What are the gods' homes like?

1-17

Valhalla, Where Warriors Gather

What do fallen warriors do in the hall?

1-18

The Gods' Horses and the World's Rivers

How do the gods travel to hold court?

1-19

Where Does the Wind Come From?

Where does the unseen wind begin?

1-20

Hel and the Realm of the Dead

What is Hel, who receives the dead, like?

1-21

The First War of the Gods

What happened in the first war?

1-22

A Life Born from Peace

Who was born from the spit of peace?

1-23

The Mead That Makes Poets

How was the mead that makes poets created?

1-24

How Odin Stole the Mead

How did Odin bring the mead home?

1-25

Nine Nights and the Runes

How did Odin gain the runes?

1-26

Odin's Magic Songs

What powers do Odin's songs have?

1-27

Mimir's Well and Odin's Eye

Why did Odin give up an eye?