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Laurie "Asra" Sottilaro
Mar 10, 20244 min read
Gylfaginning 8:The Creation of the World Part 1
The chapter opens with Gylfi asking what happened after Ymir was slaughtered. Odin in his Trinity explain how Ymir's body was taken into...
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Laurie "Asra" Sottilaro
Feb 12, 20245 min read
Gylfaginning 7: The Slaying of Ymir
Gangleri’s next question, how did the descendents of Ymir and of Búri get along, drives right to the beginning of the central conflict of...
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Laurie "Asra" Sottilaro
Jan 8, 20245 min read
Gylfaginning 6: Oðinn's Family
With Auðumla established as the food source for Ymir, the next logical question is asked: what did the great cow eat? High responds that...
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Laurie "Asra" Sottilaro
Dec 11, 20235 min read
Gylfaginning 4-6: Ginnungagap and Ymir
With the early Norse mythological world set up, it's time to return to the narrative. When Gylfi asks how things began, the trinity...
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Laurie "Asra" Sottilaro
Nov 6, 20235 min read
Gylfaginning 4: Muspelheim and Niflheim
Gylfaginning 4 opens with Gylfi asking how the world began. High responds with a quote from Völuspá, establishing that there was nothing...
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