"The Prose Edda" Quotes
A medieval Norse text that explores the mythology and legends of the Viking gods and heroes.
mythology | 180 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
All things began in Jotunheim, that is, with the giants.
Three roots there are that extend very far in three directions: Hel, Niflheim, and Jotunheim.
Odin said that his journey had been successful, and that he had gained much wisdom.
The gods took the body and carried it to the sea.
The gods took his bones and his teeth, and made them into dice.
They made his blood into a lake, and his brains into the clouds.
The earth was fashioned from his flesh, the rocks from his bones, and the mountains from his teeth.
The sky was formed from his skull, and the clouds from his brains.
In the middle of the world is a great ash tree called Yggdrasil.
The ash tree is the greatest of all trees, and its branches spread over the whole world.
