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    Norse cosmology is the account of the universe and its laws by the ancient North Germanic peoples. The topic encompasses concepts from Norse mythology...
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  • Midgard (category Religious cosmologies)
    In Germanic cosmology, Midgard (an anglicised form of Old Norse Miðgarðr; Old English Middangeard, Old Saxon Middilgard, Old High German Mittilagart,...
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    cosmos in Norse mythology consists of Nine Worlds that flank a central sacred tree, Yggdrasil. Units of time and elements of the cosmology are personified...
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  • Muspelheim (category Articles containing Old Norse-language text)
    In Norse cosmology, Muspelheim (Old Norse: Múspellsheimr), also called Muspell (Old Norse: Múspell), is a realm of fire. The etymology of "Muspelheim"...
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    mythological races, including jötnar, dwarfs, elves, and land-wights. Norse cosmology revolved around a world tree known as Yggdrasil, with various realms...
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    Yggdrasil (category Articles containing Old Norse-language text)
    Yggdrasil (from Old Norse Yggdrasill) is an immense and central sacred tree in Norse cosmology. Around it exists all else, including the Nine Worlds. Yggdrasil...
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  • Vanaheimr (category Locations in Norse mythology)
    In Norse cosmology, Vanaheimr (Old Norse for 'home of the Vanir') is a location associated with the Vanir, a group of gods themselves associated with...
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    Álfheimr (category Pages with Old Norse IPA)
    In Norse cosmology, Álfheimr (Old Norse: [ˈɑːlvˌhɛimz̠], "Land of the Elves" or "Elfland"; anglicized as Alfheim), also called "Ljósálfheimr" (Ljósálf[a]heimr...
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    Niflheim (category Pages with Old Norse IPA)
    In Norse cosmology, Niflheim or Niflheimr (Old Norse: [ˈnivlˌhɛimz̠]; "World of Mist", literally "Home of Mist") is a location which sometimes overlaps...
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  • Niðavellir (category Locations in Norse mythology)
    In Norse cosmology, Niðavellir (anglic. as Nidavellir; probable compound of O.N. Nið – "new moon", "the wane of the moon" (perhaps related to niðr – "down")...
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