Mythology is always wild and entertaining, and Norse mythology does not disappoint. Whilst Marvel has reached blockbuster success using characters from this mythology, no fantasy is wilder than the truth. Here are some wild facts about Norse mythology:
- The Nine Realms and cosmos are placed like a tree branching out with Midgard or Earth located in the center before the ‘branches’ of other realms, Asgard at the top and Helheim at the bottom.
- Despite Odin being the most powerful being, in Scandinavia Thor was the most popular God as he was the ideal warrior.
- Valkyries are a group of elite warrior women who not only fight but are in charge of picking up the souls of fallen warriors on a battlefield and bring their souls to Valhalla.
- Norse mythology was a real religion that is still practiced today.
- There are three realms for the dead, the criteria to enter depends on the guardians of those realms but remains a mystery. Helheim the kingdom of the damned is governed by Hel, who is Loki’s offspring and houses the souls of thieves, murderers and those deemed not brave enough by Hel. Freya rules over Folkvang and chooses which half of those who died in the battlefield go to her realm, whilst the rest are guided by the Valkyries to Valhalla.
- Ragnarok is known by the Norse as the final battle of the apocalypse between all beings. Ragnarok means reckoning and it’s supposed to be a necessary apocalypse that destroys most of what’s alive to make way for a new world to be born. Those who make it to Valhalla await Ragnarok as their final battle.
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