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| ===== Ask And Embla ===== | ===== Ask And Embla ===== | ||
| - | According to Norse mythology, the first human pair was Ask and Embla, not Adam and Eve. Ask, the guy, was made from an Ash tree, while Embla, his lover, was made from an Elm tree. [([[https:// | + | According to Norse mythology, the first human pair was Ask and Embla, not Adam and Eve. Ask, the man, was made from an Ash tree, while Embla, his lover, was made from an Elm tree. [([[https:// |
| ===== Ratatoskr ===== | ===== Ratatoskr ===== | ||
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| The dwarves fashioned a magical chain to bind the wolf, Fenrir. Fenrir was a massive, unstoppable beast that was destined to murder Odin. | The dwarves fashioned a magical chain to bind the wolf, Fenrir. Fenrir was a massive, unstoppable beast that was destined to murder Odin. | ||
| - | The chain was made up of the sound of a cat's tread, a woman' | + | The chain was made up of the sound of a cat's tread, a woman' |
| ===== Odin As Santa Claus ===== | ===== Odin As Santa Claus ===== | ||
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| ===== The Lay of Thrym ===== | ===== The Lay of Thrym ===== | ||
| - | Thor was once disguised as a bride and given to the gigantic Thrym (rymr), with Loki serving as his bridesmaid. Thor ate an entire bull, 8 fish, and drank numerous barrels of mead, which made Thrym suspicious. [([[http:// | + | Thor was once disguised as a bride and given to the gigantic Thrym (rymr), with Loki serving as his bridesmaid. Thor ate an entire bull, eight fish and drank numerous barrels of mead, which made Thrym suspicious. [([[http:// |
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