The vikings believe that there were 9 worlds: The gods, the elves, the fire, the ice, the giants, the dead, and the dark elves, the dwarfs, and where they lived. There used to be no earth and no grass,but then Bur's son lifted earth and Midgarth was created. There was sun from the south and the moon didn't know its power yet. The God's were then created with names. The God's met at a place called Ithavoll where they made shrines, forges, and tools. The God's made laws and gave life to men and their sons and made their fates. There was a war between the God's and the Wanes. The Wanes won and then the God's violated their oath to the giants. War broke out and they all fought. People had their fates of death. Thor slays a serpent and with breathing in the venom breath he dies. The whole world falls apart, but then it comes back to life ("Poetic").
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