Norse Creation Myth Resources
Websites
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Learn more about the culture behind the mythology.
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The BBC also provides info on Vikings for kids.
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Here's a good summary of the creation myth, adapted from Snorri Sturluson's account in the Prose Edda.
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Timeless Myth's account of the Norse creation story provides hyperlinks to further information on many of the characters and places involved.
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The Hurstwic Society, whose mission is to educate people about the Viking Age, provides an illustrated summary of the Norse creation myth.
Videogames
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The giant Ymir shows up as a villain in Thor, from Sega.
Videos
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A YouTube video about the Norse creation myth that's really well narrated. Pictures accompany the story.
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A continuation of the above video, this time focusing on the creation of day and sun, the sun and the moon.
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Trailer for the Thor video game, in which Ymir is a villain.
Historical Documents
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A prophetess gives her account of the creation of the Norse cosmos in this 13th-century poem from the anonymous Poetic Edda.
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When Odin journeys to the home of a giant, the question-and-answer game he plays there reveals details about the creation of the Norse cosmos.
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The first book of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, the Gylfaginning (Tricking of Gylfi), contains a question-and-answer game in which Gylfi's questions reveal the nature of the Norse cosmos.
Books
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A classic of mythical anthologies, with beautiful artwork.
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Renowned young adult literature author Kevin Crossley-Holland tackles Norse mythology.
Images & Artwork (Copyrighted and Unsure)
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Ymir as he appears in the Marvel Comics universe.