The Creation Myth

“The Creation” from the Elder Edda is an ancient Norwegian myth about the creation of everything. It takes place in Norway in 1300 and features Ymir, the first giant, Odin, Ymir’s grandson, dwarfs, ugly creatures who happen to be craftsmen, and elves, lovely sprites. Before the world came to what it was in 1300 there was absolutely nothing, which is the major conflict. The turning point in the myth is when Odin and his brothers killed Ymir and created Earth from his body. Eventually, there will be nothing left of the world and it will again be absolutely nothing, which the Norwegian people knew. The Norwegian people viewed heaven as a place of doom and darkness rather than a bliss, dreamy place. The theme of the myth is that even though