Episode 2 - Creation Part II: Humans are Just Trees

Norse Mythology: The Unofficial Guide

In this episode we complete the creation of the world and dive into the origins of humanity. We'll talk about Christian influence in our sources, the dangers of taking our source texts too literally, and the difference between humans and trees in Norse poetic culture. Spoiler: there is no difference.

Sources:

• "Dictionary of Northern Mythology", Rudolf Simek, 2010
• "Evergreen Ash: Ecology and Catastrophe in Old Norse Myth and Literature", Christopher Abram, 2019
• "Sacred Tree and Holy Grove", Joseph S. Hopkins, 2020, mimisbrunnr.info
• "The Poetic Edda", transl. Carolyne Larrington, 2014
• "The Prose Edda", transl. Anthony Faulkes, 1995

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Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com). Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/