Who knows Norwegian mythology?

Nordic mythology originated from the worship of the sun and nature and is a unique myth system in Scandinavia. Its formation time is relatively later than other major myth systems in the world. The oral communication history of Nordic mythology can be traced back to 1-2 century, which was first popular in Norway, Denmark and Sweden, and spread to Iceland and other places with a group of immigrants around the 7th century. In the Middle Ages, Christianity prevailed throughout Europe. Because of its strong political attacks, most of the works that record Nordic myths are regarded as heresy and burned. So far, the Icelandic epic Eda and the Germanic epic Song of Nibelungen have been well preserved.

Nordic mythology is a polytheistic system, which can be roughly divided into four systems: giant, god, elf and dwarf. Among them, the giant created the world and gave birth to the gods, but at the same time it is also the greatest enemy of the gods, which can be understood as a personalized natural force. The gods are divided into two tribes, the asir tribe headed by Odin and the Vannier tribe headed by Neil, the sea god, among which there are twelve gods. Elves and gnomes belong to demigods. They serve God. Their specific origin is still very vague, belonging to the special creation of Germanic region.

There are many very special parts in Nordic mythology. For example, the creation of human beings first created women, and the material created is not the soil expressed in most myths, but a branch. Another outstanding feature is determined by its geographical location. Because Scandinavia is located in the extreme north, it is cold all the year round, so the frost giant has a high position in mythology and often makes the gods feel headache. Secondly, the views on extinction and rebirth have the greatest influence. Different from other mythological systems, the gods in Nordic mythology are not perfect, and they themselves will face the fate of extinction. For example, Odin sacrificed his left eye in order to gain knowledge, and Kuya was hanged from a tree and was traumatized before he got a pike symbolizing strength. On the other hand, Nordic mythology believes that when everything dies, it will form a new life again, and everything in the world is cyclical.

Lord god list

Odin: The Lord God.

Frigga: goddess of love, in charge of marriage and family, Odin's wife.

Thor: Thor, Odin's eldest son.

Sif: Sol's wife, goddess of land and harvest.

Frey: The god of fertility, in charge of harvest, reproduction and love, is the son of Niol, the sea god.

Loki: Vulcan, Odin's brother.

Tyre: God of War, son of the giant Emil.

Freya (Freya): The God of Reproduction, in charge of fertility and love, Frey's sister.

Heimdahl: the patron saint of the gods.

Bode: god of light.

Holder: The god of darkness, said to be Balder's twin brother.

Bragi: The son of Odin, the god of poetry, is said to be the god of wisdom, poetry and eloquence.

Fenris: The demon wolf Felix, the third son of Loki, killed Odin in the twilight of the gods.

Odin, the god of knowledge and war in Norse mythology (also known as the god of victory). He seldom takes part in combat, but he is a strategist who defeats the enemy not only by force, but also by strategy. It is said that he practiced in the tree of the world and got wisdom and a spear made of a branch of God with one eye, so he is usually one-eyed.

Odin is the God of Aesir. It is said that he is about fifty years old, tall, blind, cold and serious. He is the god of victory, poetry, wisdom and death. Because most of the gods come from him, he is also known as the "father of the gods"-the father of all. Wednesday is regarded as Odin's Day, and his name is pronounced wotan in southern Germanic areas. Wind and wood are both related to his name. He wore a dark gray cloak on his shoulders, with shining stars on the edge and a wide-brimmed hat as blue as a clear sky, reflecting the afterglow of the sunset on the horizon. Shen Jiong's one-eyed vision reveals the mystery of life and death. He has a long gun in his hand-gungnir (gungnir), which is made of branches of the world tree-—ygdrasil. [There are stories that are sent by underground dwarves, and such contradictory stories occasionally appear in Nordic mythology. ), Odin will send out a light across the sky when he throws it. People on the ground call it a meteor. This gun will definitely hit after it is thrown out. This gun is sacred. Once you swear, you can't go back on your word. He also wears a Droupnir ring, a symbol of wealth, which is copied every nine days. Its palace is called the "Golden Palace"-Gladesheim. The horse he rode, Bai Shengxue, has eight feet. It is a Tianma in Shen Jun, and its name is Sripnir. There are two crows perched on his shoulders, one is Hu Jin and the other is Mu Ning, representing "thinking" and "memory" respectively. They are Odin's eyes and report what they see to their owners every day. When other gods only eat, Odin will think about what "thinking" and "memory" tell him. Odin also has two big wolves, Gerry and Frecky, representing "greed" and "gluttony" respectively. Odin gave them all the meat dedicated to him.

Odin, it's not one-eyed. The story of his blindness goes like this:

One of the three main roots of Yggdrasil, the tree of the world, extends to the "country of giants", and under this root there is a mysterious spring full of all "wisdom", and giant Mimi is responsible for guarding the spring of wisdom. In order to bring "intelligence" into the world of the gods, Odin wanted to have a taste of this spring.

One day, he rode Sripnir alone, crossed the empty Hongqiao and visited the fountain of wisdom that the gods dared not approach. When I arrived, I saw a figure in the thick shade. Looking at it, it is obvious that Mimir is sitting beside the fountain of wisdom seriously.

Odin dismounted next to Mimi and asked him for a spring. Mimi knows who this person is in front of her, but she still shakes her head slowly and refuses to give water.

"Before that, many people wanted a cup of spring water, but when they heard the price of a cup of spring water, they were too scared to ask for it. 』

"I have long known this. I am willing to give you all the gold of the "Kingdom of the Gods", or try to give you my right hand! 』

Mimi smiled and replied, "That's not what I want, Odin! The price of the fountain of wisdom is your sharp right eye! 』

So, for the sake of the fountain of wisdom, Odin finally lost an eye forever to gain the wisdom of runes. Rune is a spell. As long as it is engraved on wood, stone, metal or even any material, it can gain infinite power. Odin not only lost his right eye, but also suffered a lot to gain this knowledge.

Odin's self-report

"Kuya hung on a tree swaying in the wind and was stabbed by a spear; I was regarded as Odin's sacrifice, and I sacrificed myself to myself, in the nameless tree! There is no bread to satisfy hunger and no water to quench thirst. I looked down, picked up Runi, shouted while picking it up, and fell from the tree. 」

Because Odin once suffered from hanging upside down, hanging is a very heavy punishment in Nordic law. One of the tarot cards is called "the man standing upside down", which is the symbol.

In the west, prisoners are hanged, which is called riding a horse, that is, hanging Odin upside down from a tree, so the world tree Yggdrasil means "Odin's horse". Odin got the riddle of Runi, and the three goddesses, the goddess of fate, carved the fate of this writing on the shield of Huang Jinbao. He also took risks and got the wine from the giant Su Tong. Anyone who tasted it can become a poet. He gave these two treasures to mankind; He is a benefactor of mankind in every way.

Odin himself likes to disguise himself as a human body and roam the world. He has many ways to disguise himself. If he wants to start a war, he will wear an eagle helmet. In peacetime, he would wear a black cloak and a wide-brimmed hat to cover one eye.

The brave Nordic soldiers thought that if they were blessed by Odin in the war, they would get a brave force with the spirit of a bear and the courage of a wolf, that is, "Berserker Fury", which was invincible on the battlefield and became Berserker Berserker.

Nordic people think that the storm was caused by Odin riding a horse to collect dead souls, so when a traveler encounters misfortune in the storm, he is summoned by Odin.

Although Odin was doomed to perish together with the universe in Twilight of the Gods-ragnar Locke, he still chose to fight against his fate! He dominated the victory or defeat of the war in the "atrium" where human beings lived, and ordered the maid Valkyries to take the dead back to the hall of souls. These heroes will fight side by side with the gods in the disaster of "Twilight of the Gods".

The Viking imagined him traveling around the world on an eight-legged horse named Slapnil. Odin has two crows: one is called "Hu Jin", which stands for thought; The other is called Munin, which stands for memory.