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19th Century Interpretation of YggdrasilThe first textual sighting of Yggdrasil was in Völuspá which is the first poem of the Poetic Edda. The seeress who is the speaker in Völuspá devotes a stanza to the tree, stanza 19:
I know an ash tree that stands, called Yggdrasil,
A tall tree, sprinkled with white mud;
Thence come the dews that run into valleys,
Forever it stands green over the Urdarbrunn.
The Scandinavians believed that there were níu heimar or "nine worlds" that were part of Yggdrasil. These are said to be as follows:
Ásgarðr, world of the Æsir.
Vanaheimr, world of the Vanir.
Miðgarðr, world of humans.
Muspellheim, world of the primordial element of fire.
Niflheimr, world of the primordial element of ice
Hel, underworld or world of the dead.
Álfheimr, world of the Álfar.
Svartalfheim or Nidavellir, world of the Dvergar.
Jötunheimr, world of the Jötnar.
Some believe that the Norse myth of Ragnarök also stems from Yggdrasil.

*Some information from- Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs by John Lindow. Copyright 2001*


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JoshuaElswick The Aesir 4 Apr 11 2013, 6:54 PM EDT by Anonymous
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its the tribe name of what people beleive the fake gods blonged in this includes Thor which even though not renownly known is a norse myth/legend about the fake god of lightning [new movie is even out about it]
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Anonymous yggdrasil 0 Apr 3 2013, 12:21 PM EDT by Anonymous
 
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there is a game called dragon quest VII the starry skies and there is yggdrasil
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Anonymous Yggdrasil 0 Nov 9 2012, 2:59 PM EST by Anonymous
 
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I've played a game with a character named yggdrasil in it and it kinda makes sense. In the game he created how the world is structured currently in the game and in Norse mythology, it is the world. And the game is Tales of Symphonia.
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