What is Yggdrasil? Yggdrasil is the World Tree, a giant Ash tree. This tree is the ‘center of the universe’ in which Midgard is located in the middle of the tree and all other realms are connected through either the branches or roots of this tree. Theoretically Asgard is located near the top and Hel is located within the roots. This is similar to the Christian beliefs of heaven and hell. It is said that Odin the Allfather hung himself from one of the branches in order to gain wisdom Other Important creatures or place within Yggdrasil Urd’s Well Giant Eagle Mimir’s Well Dragon Nidhogg Norns Squirrel Ratatosk Vidofnir the tree snake Lif and Lifthrasir Yggdrasil the Worlds Tree Home of all creatures in the nine realms The World of the Myths For more information on more Norse Topics go to the following website: http://www.viking- mythology.com/yggdrasil.html
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What is Yggdrasil?
Yggdrasil is the World Tree, a
giant Ash tree. This tree is the
‘center of the universe’ in which
Midgard is located in the middle
of the tree and all other realms
are connected through either the
branches or roots of this tree.
Theoretically Asgard is located
near the top and Hel is located
within the roots. This is similar
to the Christian beliefs of heaven
and hell.
It is said that Odin the Allfather
hung himself from one of the
branches in order to gain wisdom
Other Important creatures or place within
Yggdrasil
Urd’s Well
Giant Eagle
Mimir’s Well
Dragon Nidhogg
Norns
Squirrel Ratatosk
Vidofnir the tree snake
Lif and Lifthrasir
Yggdrasil the Worlds Tree
Home of all creatures
in the nine realms
The World of
the Myths
For more information on more Norse Topics go
to the following website:
http://www.viking-
mythology.com/yggdrasil.html
Asgard
The divine stronghold
of the Aesir, the
younger and stronger
family of gods
Jotunheim Realm given to the
Frost Giants by Odin
Niflheim The world of the dead
Vanahiem The home realm of the
Vanir, the fertility gods
Alfheim The land of the light
elves
Nidavellier The realm of the
blacksmithing dwarves
Svartalfheim The land of the Dark
Elves
Midgard The home of humankind
Hel Realm of the dishonored or
unworthy dead. Named after
the ruler of the realm
Resources: Cotterell, Arthur, and Rachel Storm. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Mythology: A Comprehensive A-Z of the Myths
and Legends of Greece, Rome, Egypt, Persia, India, China and the Norse and Celtic Lands. New York: Metro, 2010. Print.
An illustration of Yggdrasil
The Bifrost, or three stranded rainbow bridge,
was the only way to travel from Midgard to Asgard. The Bifrost is guarded by Heimdall who could hear the grass growing and see for over a hundred miles