Asgard was originally thought to exist alongside Midgard. (It’s interesting to note scholars believe this part was added into the Norse mythos by Snorri and wouldn’t necessarily be part of a pre-Christian Scandinavia). The branches extend into the heavens and support Asgard, the realm of the Aesir, the sky gods. The make-up of Yggdrasil: there are 3 main parts the branches, trunk and its roots. The 3 Parts of Yggdrasil: The Branches, Trunk and Roots Still another scholar proposes Yggdrasil actually means “Sacred Pillar”. Other scholars claim “steed” means “gallows”…though I’m not quite sold on that conclusion personally. Yggdrasil means Yggr’s Steed or Terrible Steed Yggr is another name for Odin and thus we can draw some conclusions as to why the Norse World Tree is intricately linked to the god of wisdom, the wanderer, the king of the gods who hung himself from Yggdrasil for 9 days and nights in order to receive the wisdom of the runes also may have to do with the fact that Odin wanders the realms and thus he “rides” up and down the tree as a mode of transportation. It just always has been before the gods even. It is outside of time and space and therefore was not created by the gods. Put simply, Yggdrasil (pronounced igg-drah-zil) is the world tree in Norse Mythology and Cosmology thought to be a giant ash (sometimes yew) tree at the center of the cosmos that ties all the worlds/realms together considered holy. Come with us on a ride up and down the Norse World Tree called Yggdrasil, step lightly into each of the nine realms of Norse cosmology, and finally, meet the Norns with us.
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