Mythical Beginnings Life in the universe began with fire and ice As the heat hit the cold the giant Ymir and the icy cow Audhumla were created Ymir then created the giants He also created the (cid:192) rst man whom he named Búri Búri married a giantess and they had a son named Bor Bor grew up and had three sons named Odin Vili and Ve Odin would become the most powerful god due to his immense knowledge It would help him become the All-Father of the Norse gods 4
As teenagers Odin and his brothers wanted the world for themselves So they slew the mighty giant Ymir 5
Odin Vili and Ve then created seven more worlds They used Ymir’s flesh for dirt his blood for water and his bones for stone 6
One day Odin and his brothers found an ash tree and an elm tree The brothers changed the trees into humans and named them Ask and Embla Odin gave the humans life Vili gave them minds And Ve gave them the ability to hear see and speak 7
