Excerpt from Blades of Eternity
Sam smiled, took out a piece of paper and wrote her phone number down. “Call me when you’re set up, if it’s someone else other than me answering; say you want to talk to the prisoner in Cell 5.”
Norse Mythology
Norse mythology is also known as Scandinavian mythology. It consists of pre-Christian religion and beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people. The written sources for Norse mythology were gathered in Iceland.Norse mythology is a compilation of ideas and legends shared by Northern Germanic tribes. It is considered an unrevealed religion because it was not bestowed from the godly to the mortal; it also had no scripture. The mythology was passed down vocally in the form of poetry. Consequently, much of it has been lost; whatever was left was recorded by Christian scholars.
Norse mythology depicts the Earth as a flat disc, which is located in the branches of the world tree (also known as Yggdrasil).
- The gods lived in Asgard, which was at the centre of the disc.
- The giants lived in a realm known as the Jötunheimr.
- The Norse underworld, Niflheim, was ruled by Hel.
- Muspell, home of the fire giants, was situated somewhere in the south.
- Other worldly lands included the Álfheim (home of the light elves) and Svartálfaheim (home of the dark elves). Midgard, the world of men, was between the land of gods and the underworld.
