CAS PS 211 Lecture 3: Norse Mythology
15 Sep 2016
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Olympus, but their abode is separate from that of humans. The world is a circular disk, in the center of which is a concentric circle surrounded by sea. This central portion is midgard (mi gar r), the home of mankind. Across the sea is the home of the giants, jotunheim, also known as utgard. The gods" home lies above midgard in asgard ( sgar r). The fallen gods and goddesses take their place in the hall of valhalla. The norse gods are not immortal in the normal sense. In the end, they and the world will be destroyed because of the actions of the evil or mischievous god loki who, for now, is in punishment for his wrongdoings. Loki is the son or brother of odin, but only through adoption. In reality he is a giant (jotnar), one of the sworn enemies of the aesir.
