Olsen
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As you probably know, the Norse cosmogony speaks of nine homeworlds, that are - from North to South - as follows:
South
1. Múspellsheimr: World of Muspell (fire, in the south)
2. Álfheimr: World of the Ljósálfr ('light elf')
3. Vanaheimr: World of the Vanir
4. Goðheimr: World of the Æsir which contains Ásgarðr (Asgard)
5. Manheimr: World of the Maðr ('human')
6. Jǫtunheimr: World of the Jǫtunn ('giant')
7. Svartálfaheimr: World of the Svartálfar ('dark elves', aka Dvergar 'dwarves')
8. Helheimr: World of Hel (the realm of the dead)
9. Niflheimr: World of Nifl (arctic 'mist' and ice, in the north)
North
I wonder why the human world is in the center... Do you think the Norse people considered humans to be somehow protected by the other homeworlds? Or is the human world the most important?
South
1. Múspellsheimr: World of Muspell (fire, in the south)
2. Álfheimr: World of the Ljósálfr ('light elf')
3. Vanaheimr: World of the Vanir
4. Goðheimr: World of the Æsir which contains Ásgarðr (Asgard)
5. Manheimr: World of the Maðr ('human')
6. Jǫtunheimr: World of the Jǫtunn ('giant')
7. Svartálfaheimr: World of the Svartálfar ('dark elves', aka Dvergar 'dwarves')
8. Helheimr: World of Hel (the realm of the dead)
9. Niflheimr: World of Nifl (arctic 'mist' and ice, in the north)
North
I wonder why the human world is in the center... Do you think the Norse people considered humans to be somehow protected by the other homeworlds? Or is the human world the most important?