Norse Myth, the Corner Which Is Forgotten By Humans.
Do you remember, Odin, when in bygone days
we mixed our blood together?
You said you would never drink ale
unless it were brought to both of us.
Larrington, Carolyne (Trains.)(1999).The Poetic Edda.Oxford World’s Classics.
Norse myth is a multi-god system. It is mainly divided into four parts: Giants, Gods, Elves and Dwarves. Giants created the world.
Giants give birth to the gods, but they are also the biggest enemies of the gods. Gods are divided into two parts. One is Aesir, which leader is the Lord God Odin; the other one is Njord, Nereus, the chief of Vanir. There are 12 Lord Gods in Norse myth:
●Odin奥汀: He is the king of the gods who rulers the world.
●Frigg 弗丽嘉: She is in charge of marriage and family. She is Odin's wife.
●Loki 洛基: He is the fire-god, Odin’s brother, the posterity of Giant Ymir. It is said that Loki is handsome but grumpy. He becomes to be a fiend at last.
●Freyr 弗雷: He is Helios, the symbol of abundance, prosperity, love and peace.
●Thor 索尔: He is the thunder-god, the eldest son of the Lord God Odin.
●Sif 西芙: She is Thor's wife. She has beautiful and shining blond hair.
●Tyr 提尔:He is Ares, the son of Giant Schimmel.
●Freyja弗蕾亚: Controlling of fertility and love. She is Freyja's younger sister.
●Heimdall海姆达尔: He is the Guardian of Gods’ World.
●Baldur巴尔德尔: He is Odin’s son, the brightness-god. He always wears a smile on his face.
●Hoder霍尔德尔: He is the Baldur’s twin brother, the darkness-god. He is fierce and sullen.
●Budle布吉拉: He is Odin’s son, the poetry-god.
The difference between Greek myth and Norse myth is that the gods in Norse myth are not omnipotent. They also make mistakes. The world in Norse myth is not everlasting; to our surprise, the world in Norse myth has end and beginning. It sounds more close to our daily life.
The gods in Norse myth are not looking distant any more. It seems that they just look like us, the common humans with emotion such as happy, sad, angry, pride etc. Maybe it is the charm which is attracted you to research.。