Odin, the father of the gods: the main god in Nordic mythology, equivalent to Zeus in Greek mythology. He created human beings in northern Europe, in charge of death, fighting, poetry, magic and wisdom. Majestic Odin, armed with a spear that never misses, and wearing a Draupel ornament, has an eight-legged horse on his crotch, and two crows live on his shoulders, Jin Hu (meaning thought) and Mu Ning (meaning memory), followed by two wolves, Gerry (meaning greed) and Fletcher (meaning gluttony), to patrol the northern world. Odin has only one eye, but it can shine like the sun. The other eye is self-mutilation for the ultimate wisdom, drinking the water from the well of wisdom under the tree of the world. In mythology, Odin nailed it to the tree of the world with his own spear. After nine days of hard work, he finally learned nine poems and eighteen spells. He lives in the hall of the soul in Asgard-where his throne is, where he can see all beings in nine worlds; He often goes to the Varhala Temple, where the martyrs who died heroically will be praised by Odin and wait for the final jihad. Because there is no climate like the pure land of bliss in Greece, the Nordic world is full of hardships and patience. There is a poem about Odin's suffering:
IknowthatIhungonthewindytree
Aspirin and cocaine are allowed at night.
myself
OnthatTree
No one knows where the road is.
Nonegavemebread
No income
Ipeereddown
itookuptherrunes
ScreamingofneedItookthem
Andfellbackhence
Frigga, the goddess of marriage: the wife of Odin and the mother of god of light Bode and hoddle, the god of darkness. She is in charge of marriage and family life, heaven and hell. She is also a wise prophet who knows everything about the future, but she is silent and never tells what she knows. This is because the Nordic people think that women are mystics and prophets with secrets. Although she can solve the nightmare of her beloved son Bode's death shadow and make arrangements for it, Bode will be protected from all things in the world. However, the two sons are still born to die. She is described as a beautiful and noble woman. Hair mixed with burley hair-this is a symbol of silence. The white robe is tightly tied with a golden belt with a bunch of keys hanging on it, which is another image of a housewife. So she is also the patron saint of the family. She likes beautiful clothes and sparkling jewels. Once, she stole a piece of gold from Odin's statue to buy an expensive necklace. Odin found out and ran away in a rage. The universe was immediately ruled by the frost giant, and the winter room was full of vitality. Seven months later, Odin returned to the Fairy Palace, and the earth was immediately full of vitality and everything was thriving.
Thor: Odin's eldest son, with a red beard, is a handsome boy. He has a strong physique and great arm strength. He is a symbol of the frost giant against the terrorist forces of nature. Thor has three strange treasures: the first is Mjollnir, which can cut mountains and break stones and has terrible power. This baby has a magical function, which can be thrown out and automatically returned to the hand. When Thor appeared in the air, Frost Giant and Mountain Giant recognized the hammer at a glance. This hammer has broken the heads of many frost giants and mountain giants in countless battles against giants, just like breaking eggshells. For protoss and giants, nothing is more terrible than Thor's Thunder Hammer. The second is a belt that can double the power of Thor. The third is the iron gloves he is wearing with a hammer. When Raytheon wields the hammer, it will emit terrible light, flashing in the air and reflecting in the eyes of people on the ground. His chariot has heavy iron wheels and makes terrible noises. It is pulled by two sheep whose hair is whiter than snow. When Raytheon runs in the sea of clouds, the wheels will turn rapidly, echoing and roaring in the wind. This is rumbling thunder.
Sif: the wife of Thor, the goddess of land and harvest. She has beautiful blonde hair hanging from her head to her feet. One day, Loki, the Vulcan, cut off her hair in a prank while she was sleeping. Seaver was not happy about it, and Saul was very angry. From then on, there is no peace in the world.
Balder: Odin's other son, god of light. Outstanding talent, outstanding appearance, smiling. People felt very happy when he smiled. He had a nightmare and had a premonition that he would be assassinated. The gods were worried about this, so Odin sent an official to strictly prohibit all birds, animals, plants and animals from hurting Bode. However, the official did not give an order to mistletoe, because he felt that this fragile and incompetent plant did not need to be guarded. Loki, the Vulcan, took advantage of this opportunity to make a sharp arrow with mistletoe, inciting Holder, the god of darkness, to come forward, aiming with a bow and shooting Balder to death.
Holder, the God of Darkness: He is Balder's twin brother, and he is blind. He is melancholy, withdrawn, sinister and cruel, and insists on being the enemy of light. Loki, a Vulcan, instructed him to kill the happy God of Light.
Loki, Vulcan: Loki does not belong to Arthur, but is a descendant of Frost Giant. But a long time ago, Loki and Odin, the Lord of the gods, became sworn brothers, so they later became one of the leaders of the gods in Asuna Garden. Loki seems to be kind, but in fact, he is cunning and often makes trouble. At first, he just joked for fun, such as secretly cutting Sif's hair. Later, he did evil unscrupulously, which brought great trouble to Asa Garden. However, he can often solve difficulties for the gods with his own wisdom and strategy, so he has repeatedly made outstanding achievements. Therefore, Rocky is a pivotal figure in Yasa Garden. Loki is handsome and noble in appearance, and has many lovers among gods and giants. These lovers gave birth to many children for him, among which the most famous ones are: the giant wolf burning Lille, which can devour heaven and earth and eventually kill Odin; the giant magic snake around the Central Garden, Garem Geold; and the queen of the dead country, Hella. Loki is the god of fire and magic, but most people call him Loki. Because he killed Odin's son, god of light Bald, and led the giant to launch a final attack on the gods in Twilight of the Gods.
Sun God Frey: Frey is not the Arthur protoss, but the Warner protoss. In ancient times, the two protoss fought, regardless of the outcome. After the final reconciliation, the two sides exchanged hostages, so Frey and his sister Freya followed their father Nord to Asgard. Frey is also the king of Heim, Elf, the land of elves. His elves do good all over the world. He and Walder are both gods of light, or sun. He often rides a wild boar with a golden mane to go out for inspection. Everyone enjoys the peace and happiness he gives. He has a sword, which is radiant and can walk on clouds. He also has a pocket magic ship, which can carry all the gods and their weapons when necessary.
Freya: Freya's sister, the goddess of spring and love. She is very kind and most loved, because people in the ice and snow are eagerly looking forward to the arrival of spring. She enjoys the same lofty status in Asa Garden as Frigga after the gods, and is the leader of divines. So in some stories, she and Frigga are the same god. Freya went to Asha Garden and married a Asha God named Ode. But in the end, Aude left home for a long time without news, which made Freya very sad and went to various worlds to find him. When Freya cries, if her tears seep into the stone, it will turn into gold. This is why some places call gold "Freya's tears".
Tyr: Tyr is the guarantor of the contract and the sworn guardian. When other gods teased and bound the strange wolf in Fenris, Tyr put his arm in the wolf's mouth as a guarantor of credit. The wolf found that the god who tied him was actually setting a trap and immediately bit off Tyr's arm. From then on, Tyre became a one-armed god. But wearing a sword, he always looks dignified. The ancient custom of swearing by sword originated from the worship of Tyr, the god of war, in northern Europe. Many traditional sword dances are arranged in memory of the God of War.
Bujila, the god of poetry: the son of Odin, the god of wisdom, poetry and eloquence. He often writes poems in praise of great men and warriors. At the sacrificial banquet in Scandinavia, guests often use the horn dedicated to Blagi, the god of poetry, as a wine glass, drinking to their heart's content, vowing to make contributions and make it immortal in poetry. Bujila's wife, Eton, the goddess of youth, is the daughter of Ivan Erdi, a famous dwarf, and one of the most beautiful goddesses in Asa Garden. At Asa's party, she always pours wine for the great god with Freya. Eaton also has a treasure chest for storing golden apples of youth. The immortal is old, so long as he tastes the golden apple, he can be rejuvenated.
Heimdahl, the patron saint of Asa Garden: Heimdahl, the son of nine sisters of Hailang, is tall, handsome and beautiful, especially his skin is as white as snow, so he is often called the White God. His eyes are everywhere, and he can see 300 kilometers away day and night; You can even hear the sound of grass growing. His most important task is to guard the gate of Asa Garden at all times, so as not to let Asa's enemies-giants or other demons attack and destroy it. In mythology, Heimdahl rode a golden horse with a big horn on his shoulder and announced the whereabouts of the gods. In case of emergency, the horn blares and the sky is rocked by sound.
Nordic mythology has exerted an indelible influence on European culture, especially religious life. Many European countries keep the polytheistic custom when celebrating Christian festivals. For example, the pronunciation of Easter is based on the name of Eostre, one of the goddesses of spring. When spring returns to the earth, everything is beautiful, and people exchange eggs one after another to show the joy of welcoming spring. Eggs symbolize the beginning of life. This is the origin of Easter eggs. Some Sunday names in English are also in memory of Norwegian gods. For example, Tuesday is the day of Tyre, the god of war, Wednesday is the day of Odin, the king of gods, Thursday is the day of Thor, and Friday is the day of Freya, the goddess of spring. The main reason is that it is said that in the 5th century A.D., in order to resist the Picts and Scots, the British King Wilty Gunn married hengist, the ancestor of the Anglo-Saxons who just entered Britain, and married his daughter Rowena. But then the Saxons refused to leave and occupied Britain. Later, Vikings from northern Europe, led by their leader Rollo, occupied Normandy, France, and were recognized by the French king. 1066 10, William, Duke of Normandy, invaded Britain, and Harold, the last king of the Anglo-Saxon dynasty, was unfortunately killed by an arrow in the Battle of Hastings, marking the end of Saxon rule in England. William, the Grand Duke of Normandy, was also awarded the title of "Conqueror". In the next few centuries, Norman French and Saxon slowly merged to form the English we speak today. Therefore, a considerable number of nouns in Nordic myths and legends have been retained in English.
Another very important influence on all Christian countries is the legend of Santa Claus. This legend appeared in Scandinavia thousands of years ago. Legend has it that Odin, the father of the gods, rode his eight-legged horse in the cold winter and hired him to go to the ends of the earth to punish evil and promote good and distribute gifts. At the same time, his son, Thor, dressed in red, used lightning as a weapon to fight the frost giant in the dark and finally defeated the cold. It is said that Santa Claus is a descendant of Odin. Today, the origin and story of Santa Claus are mostly forgotten, but Santa Claus lives in people's spiritual world forever. Santa Claus has become the most popular symbol and tradition of Christmas. The image of a happy old elf driving a reindeer and pulling a sleigh with toys and gifts to give gifts to every child from house to house has been deeply left in people's memory.
On the whole, however, the records of myths no longer exist in today's Germanic countries, but only exist in Iceland, an island full of volcanoes and glaciers in the North Sea. The Germanic God was completely forgotten by the Germanic nation, and the most important reason was the contact with the Roman Empire and the assimilation of Christianity through contact. Coupled with natural and man-made disasters, especially the "Thirty Years' War" of 16 18- 1648, Germany's inherent culture is incomplete and barren, and valuable documents and legends fall into the abyss of forgetting and remain dusty for a long time. At that time, only Christian priests could read. They are responsible for recording and saving documents. They hate pagan legends, manuscripts and songs and clean them up.
Years have covered up the glory of the past, and history has become a legend, gradually forgotten in the passage of time. So far, only a few of these precious legends and materials have survived: Beowulf in Britain, Song of Nibelungen in Germany, some fragmentary pieces of Saga (the legend of heroes), and two collections of Icelandic mythological poems, Eda-Eda. Perhaps, this gradually forgotten fire and ice is also a reflection of Nordic mythology's efforts to describe the ultimate destruction of the universe. Just when the Anglo-Saxons still believed in Odin, a warsong circulating in their tribe showed that:
Son of the white dragon,
Sharpen the steel knife quickly!
Hengist's daughters,
Let the torch burn!
Grinding steel knives at parties does not cut meat!
This is an extremely sharp fighting sword;
The torch didn't light up the newly-married boudoir,
It gives off an angry green light.
Sharpen the steel knife, the crow is crowing!
Light the torch, the devil is roaring!
Son of the white dragon, sharpen the steel knife!
Daughters of hengist, let the torch burn!
Dark clouds covered the castle of the Saxon landlord;
The eagle howled on the dark clouds.
Stop screaming, gray knight riding a dark cloud,
Your party is ready!
The sisters of Wahala are waiting,
Prepare for the guests of all nationalities in hengist.
Wahala sisters, shake your black hair.
Play your welcome tambourine!
Many noble steps are coming to your palace,
Many hooded heads will rest here.
Darkness fell on the castle of the Saxon landlord,
Thick dark clouds hung over it;
But the soldier's blood will soon dye everything red!
The fire of deforestation shakes the red helmet tassel,
Hold high the bright military flag and roll forward,
It will devour the luxurious buildings,
It will make the warriors who fought bloody battles
Submerged in the tight red sea,
Its happiness comes from chopped swords and broken shields.
Its happiness is sucking the hissing blood of the wound!
Everything will perish!
The sword split the helmet,
The pike pierced the solid armor,
The flames engulfed the houses of the princes,
This weapon destroyed the defense line in the battle.
Everything will perish!
The nation of hengist has disappeared,
Harsa's name no longer exists!
But children fight, don't give in to fate!
Let your swords drink blood like wine,
In the burning hall,
Enjoy the feast of slaughter!
As long as you have breath, you must work hard.
Neither pity nor retreat,
Because the opportunity for revenge is fleeting,
Hatred itself is bound to disappear!
I must die too!
Destruction and mutual destruction are the biggest differences between Nordic myths and other national myths. Moreover, Nordic mythology depicts the fantasy of the destruction of the universe, and that kind of pain and tragic is almost incomparable to all myths on earth.
Odin, the Lord of the gods, collects dead soldiers in Valhar Palace and keeps training them, which is related to a great secret of Asha Garden, the kingdom of the gods. The magnificent Yasa Garden has a tragic shadow behind its great spirit. It is a prophecy that must be verified, a slow ending, and the ultimate fate of the gods and the whole world. This fate is called "Regaluk", that is, the dusk of the gods, which represents the end of the gods and all living things. In any case, the end of the world is inevitable. In Asha Garden, only Odin, the all-powerful wise man, and his future wife frigga knew the existence and arrival of the tragedy Regrook. Besides them, Mill, a giant of wisdom, gained insight by drinking the fountain of knowledge and wisdom for many years.
It is said that there must be signs before this terrible day of destruction comes. The first sign is that mankind will face a winter that it has never encountered before. The snow kept falling, the earth was frozen by severe frost, the biting wind roared in the dark sky, and the days of not seeing the sun in the storm continued. Such a miserable winter has happened three times in a row, with no summer in between, and every day is a miserable day. Everyone's hopes for summer have been dashed. The snow kept falling and there was ice everywhere. In the cold, the universe is full of the shadow of war and conflict, and the evil beasts in the wilderness wander around looking for food. People no longer forgive each other and help each other, brothers and sisters kill each other, fathers and sons become enemies and kill each other in ugly sexual competition.
This is a world full of evil and terror, even the earth trembled for it, the seas dried up and the rocks crumbled, and the earth cracked. There are countless dead people, and vultures scream in the air and hover in search of dead bodies. Sin is flowing, and blood has dyed the whole earth red. The souls of countless sinners fought to cross the Styx, and even the color of the river was covered. Open your mouth and you can devour the strange wolf of heaven and earth and burn Lille. At this time, he broke free from the curse lock that bound him. He shook his fur, which made the whole world tremble. The tree of the world shook from the root to the top of the tree, and the earth fell apart. The dwarfs living in the cave in the mountains fled in panic, but they couldn't find the entrance to the cave. Nithog, the black dragon, also hollowed out the deep roots of the tree of the world, which is dying. At this time, Garem Gueudre, a serpent around the "Atrium", woke up from the mud bed on the seabed, churning his huge body, and his long tail set off huge waves, engulfing the mountains in the "Atrium" and the seawater rushed into the sky of the "Kingdom of the Gods". From the mountain-like waves, the serpent held its huge head high, covered with poison spots, and the breath from its mouth turned into flames, scorching the sky.
At this earth-shaking moment, an army of flames came to the country of flames, and they were killed by waves of flames under the leadership of Sat. Sartre's right hand holds Frey's lost sword of victory, and his left hand holds a blazing flame. At this time, Loki, the evil god, broke away from the practice of eternal punishment and joined the camp against the gods. The strange wolf burned Lille behind him and ran to the "Kingdom of the Gods" together. From the east, the giant Ramirez took the helm and rowed to the "Kingdom of the Gods" with Garem Geold, the serpent. Grimm, a hellhound with blood on his chest, stood on the rock, facing the gloomy and sad abyss, barking incessantly. Hella, the queen of the "land of the dead" with half flesh color and half blue body, stood on a big ship made of dead people's nails, full of frost troll troops heading for the "land of the gods". The giant army was packed with Hongqiao and the noise was deafening. The majestic Hongqiao finally collapsed and shattered under the ravages of the enemy. The mountains split and rocks flew about in the ashes.
Seeing this scene, Heim Doyle, the patron saint of Assa Garden, immediately took out the magic horn hidden in the shade of the world tree Yujia Tracy, and sounded an emergency signal to summon the gods and heroes. The sound of the horn resounded through the sky, clearer than thunder, and reported the unfortunate news to the "country of the gods". The army of the gods quickly took up arms and rushed out of the 540-door "Soul Hall", set up their positions on the Lantern Festival and began to meet the giants. The round shields collided, and the sharp pike flew in the air, like a dense shower, and the shouts were loud.
On the eve of the decisive battle, Odin went to the well of fate alone. I saw three fates sitting quietly beside the withered tree of the world, with only a broken net beside them. Odin immediately turned to the wisdom giant Mimir, said a few words in his ear, and then turned back to the battlefield.
Since both sides are here, countless years of hatred is solved here once and for all! The battlefield is full of corpses of gods and giants, and the plain has become a sea of blood. Nithhogg, the black dragon, flew over the battlefield, his wings made a terrible noise, and greedily ate the warm corpse stained with blood. The sky emits a dark red light like blood, which dyes the sky and the earth deep red. There are few people standing on the battlefield. At this moment, Sartre, who killed Frey, threw the flame in his hand into the sky. In the red-violet flame, the "atrium" became a sea of fire, with pillars of fire running through the universe and smoke not reaching the top of the mountain. Yujia Tracy, the world tree that supported the universe, was swallowed up by the flame and collapsed. The whole universe collapsed.
Stars fall from the sky, time no longer exists, and the blackened ground wobbles and sinks into the rough seabed. Only huge waves can be seen, leaving only dead silence and eternal darkness in the universe. The world is destroyed like this!
However, in the far south of the destroyed universe, there is another boundless blue sky that no one has ever been to. After the storm of the end of the world, few living gods fled to the south, and the dead light god Bald and the dark god Holder also came back from the dead. Omezo, a pair of human beings, drank the morning dew in a tree hole in Tracy, the "tree of the world" in Yujia, and survived. A new land appeared on the sea under their feet. This land is more beautiful and greener than the destroyed old world. Fruit trees are full of fruits, and the sound of running water comes from the fresh air in the morning. In this far south, the beautiful plain remains the same, and the surviving gods walk through the green grass on the plain. In the grass, they seemed to see the golden years they had spent.
Although the fire of fate destroyed the universe, it also burned all evil, and the new order will be re-established and the new world will be even better!
The descendants of heroes in Nordic mythology are the Germanic peoples in Scandinavia and the lowland peoples in northeast Germany. They grew up in a desolate and harsh natural environment and developed a brave and tenacious character. Wandering, fighting and hunting are their daily lifestyles. They often expedition to other countries under the leadership of bold and enterprising leaders, and win status and wealth from foreign countries that are not available at home. In 400 AD, they were bordered by the Rhine River and Danube River, and were adjacent to the Roman Empire. When the power of the Roman Empire gradually weakened, they constantly invaded the territory of the Roman Empire. By the middle of the fifth century. The Germanic people were oppressed by the defeated Northern Xiongnu of the Han Empire and migrated from east, west and north to west, resulting in a great migration like an angry sea. As a result of this great migration, it went eastward to Russia; West to the French coast, Britten Island; As far away as Spain, the Italian peninsula, Sicily and North Africa, they were invaded by Germans, and even as far away as Greenland and some American continents left their footprints.
Fighting to the death with an enemy who is superior to himself in all aspects is the fate experienced by the Germanic nation. From the era of great national migration, after the pirate period, the Germanic lifestyle was to fight, migrate and fight again. This is a turbulent life full of ups and downs. They put the fate of the country in battle, took risks to survive, suffered repeated defeats and battles, and had no regrets. The root of this attitude towards life can be found in myths and legends.
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