During a complex creation myth in which the cosmic cow licked Buri free from the ice, the sons of Buri's son, Bor, who were Odin, Vili and Vé, constructed the universe and put Midgard in it as a residence for the first human couple, Ask and Embla, whom they created from driftwood trees in Section 9.

In Norse mythology, Ask and Embla ( from Old Norse Askr ok Embla )— male and female respectively — were the first two humans, created by the gods.

In both sources, three gods, one of whom is Odin, find Ask and Embla and bestow upon them various corporeal and spiritual gifts.

A depiction of Ask and Embla ( 1919 ) by Robert Engels.

In stanza 17 of the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá, the völva reciting the poem states that Hœnir, Lóðurr and Odin once found Ask and Embla on land.

According to Norse mythology, the first humans, Ask and Embla, were formed out of two pieces of driftwood, an ash and an elm, by the god Odin and his brothers, Vili and Vé.

Some scholars have proposed that the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá may contain an account of the first human beings, Ask and Embla, as having been created by dwarfs.

A preceding stanza to the account of the creation of Ask and Embla in Völuspá provides a catalog of dwarf names, and stanza 10 has been read as describing the creation of human forms from the earth.

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* Ask and Embla, in Norse mythology, the first humans

In Völuspá, at the creation of the first human beings, Ask and Embla, Hœnir and Lóðurr help Odin.

ørlǫglausa " ørlǫg-less " occurs in Voluspa 17 in reference to driftwood, that is given breath, warmth and spirit by three gods, to create the first humans, Ask (" Ash ") and Embla ( possibly " Elm ").

* Ask and Embla, the first humans in Norse Mythology

He has been mentioned as one of several writers who proposed analogs of Ask and Embla in comparative mythology, and who sought Indo-Iranian analogs for the Poetic Edda poem, Völuspá.

Two additional parallels drawn from Norse mythology are the depiction of the Sun ( the Goddess Sunna ) as female and the Moon ( the God Máni ) as male ; and the origin of humanity wherein men are created from an ash tree ( Ask ) and women from an elm ( Embla ) by the Aesir.

In Norse mythology, the World Tree Yggdrasil is commonly held to be an ash tree, and the first man, Ask, was formed from an ash tree.

The first element is the name Askøy came from the farm Ask ( Old Norse: Askr ) and the last element is øy, meaning " island ".

* Ask, the first male human in Norse mythology.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs ( Oxford University Press ) ISBN 0-19-515382-0

* CyberSamurai Encyclopedia of Norse Mythology: Prose Edda-Gylfaginning ( English )

* CyberSamurai Encyclopedia of Norse Mythology: Prose Edda-Gylfaginning ( Old Norse )

In Norse Mythology, Thor, the god of thunder and lightning, wields a hammer named Mjolnir.

Jötunheimr ( or Jǫtunheimr ; often anglicized Jotunheim ) is one of the Nine Worlds and the homeland ( heim ' home ') of the Giants of Norse Mythology — Rock Giants and Frost Giants.

* Lindow, John ( 2002 ) Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs ( Oxford University Press ) ISBN 978-0-19-515382-8

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

Traces of Norse Mythology in the Isle of Man.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

In Norse Mythology, the God Odin's spear ( named Gungnir ) was made by the sons of Ivaldi.

In Norse Mythology, the apples from Iðunn's ash box provide immortality for the gods.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

Norse Mythology: Legends of Gods and Heroes.

* Peter Andreas Munch's " Norse Mythology: Legends of Gods and Heroes " e-book

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

Ulmo is similar to the god Poseidon in Greek mythology, Neptune in Roman mythology, Ægir in Norse Mythology, and Manannan in Celtic Mythology.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.