Norse Mythology.... (Jesus, ritual, morals, Earth, doom)

[Thorin the Skald]

As a Skald(Storyteller), I am well versed in the Norse Myths, and hope to one day publish my own book on them...or rather two books...one for children, and one for older children! LOL It was as a storyteller that I found my way to the Norse Way spiritual path.

The myths of the Norse peoples are rich in morals, values, humor, and life-lessons. The creation story tells us that the first creature was a female.....a cow....but a female non the less! It also tells us that our world, Midgard, was created from the body of a giant so big that when he died in battle, his body stretched across the Great Void....the Gananigagap....and that his fozen blood thawed and became the water that surrounds our world in the oceans, lakes and rivers. Yimir, the giant, as a creature made from ice. We also learn who the first god was...his name was Buri....and from him sprang three sons....Odin, Vili and Ve. It was Odin who went on to have 9 sons of his own.....and so it begins.....

There are tales of valor....when Tyre, god of war, gave up his right hand so that the Fenris wolf could be bound with a magic chain made by the dwarves.....and when Idunna, keeper of the Golden Apples of Youth, refused to give any to the giant Thiassi. There are tales of love....when Thor made Loki replace Sif's hair after Loki had cut it all off.......and when Frey gave up his magic sword to be with the giantess he loved.

And, then there is Ragnarock.....the Doom of the Gods....the last battle between Good and Evil. All bounds shall be broken...and the Host of Helheim shall come forth to the Plain of Vigrid to meet with the gods and those warriors chosen by Odin to fight in this one last battle. Most of the gods do not survive....and NONE of the Evil creatures do. After a thousand years of cleansing fire, the World is reborn, and two humans awake in the charred stump of the Tree of Life. And high above, where the shining halls of Asgard once stood, a Gateway opens....and out walk the few gods who survived...as well as ALL of the goddesses(they did not fight in the Last Battle)....and then the ground opens, and Baldur(our version of Jesus) walks up out of the earth arm in arm with his blind brother Hod....forgiving him for shooting him with the dart of mistltoe so long long ago. But, it was Loki, the Trickster's hand that guided Hod's arm when that fateful day came....or is to come rather. I follow what may seem to some a group of gods and goddesses who are doomed right from the start....but when you look closer, you see that they die not for a lost cause....but because they know what is to come......HOPE....and Re-birth. Bright Blessings all.

[Buttons*]

I loved learning about Norse Mythology! It's just so fun!

[1nharmony]

In the year 2000 my brother published a small book titled "Freyja's Gift". Though it is no longer in print (Vantage Press) you may find it's contents on his website.
It is a wonderful little novel.
http://www.bado-shanai.net/Freyja's%20Gift/fregifcontent.htm

[Freyasky]

I am mostly interested in the Vanir
I am particularly interested in
Frey and Freya
Also, I am fascinated by the Gullgubbene
the Art form of ancient Scandinavia in which
there is a male and female facing each other positively

this icon has hundreds of variations
made over hundreds of years around 1,500 years ago
made hundreds of miles apart

I am seeking others to help me study them
just type in Gullgubbene
Guldgubbar
Guldgubber
or other variations in the 3 languages of the countries in which they have been found (Denmark, Sweden and Norway)
I am giving a lecture on them in 3 months and hope to write a book on them

if you would like to help, jump in
I'll give you credit in any future book for your insights

[Feathers in Hair]

Hello and welcome to RF, Freyasky! I love your username! (It's close to my own on another forum.)

Are Freya and Frey your main dieties of interest? I'm not that familiar with Frey, but love 'working with' Freya. (In her dozens of variations of spellings, hehee.) Are you researching all gods of that pantheon or just those?

[gnostic]

I believed that her name means "Lady", just as her brother means "Lord".

Other names were Gefn, Hörn, Mardöll, and Syr. These four names are found in Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda. I only know that Syr means "Sow". Mardöll could mean "gold tears", which she shed after losing her husband, Od, but I'm not certain about this meaning.

[Mystic-als]

Thorin the Skald - Thank you for your overview! You really are a story teller.

Please tell more.