Ep. 1: How the Norse Gods Forged the Universe from a Murdered Giant

Step inside the butcher shop of the ancients.In our debut episode of Nordic Lore, Dr. Arthur Pendelton and Tom explore the most metal origin story in history:How Odin and his brothers murdered the primeval giant Ymir to carve out the cosmos from his decaying flesh.From the birth of dwarves in a rotting corpse to the terrifying reality of the Nine Realms, we skip the Marvel fluff and dive straight into the brutal, beautiful original sources.Chapters:00:00 - Intro: The True Origins of Norse Mythology01:20 - Ginnungagap: The Empty Void Before Time06:08 - Ymir The Frost Giant & The First Monsters08:39 - Audhumla The Cosmic Cow & The First Gods11:01 - The Murder of Ymir & Creation of Midgard18:05 - Ask and Embla: The First Humans Made of Wood22:09 - Yggdrasil The World Tree & The 9 Realms28:43 - Outro: A Norse Cosmos Built on CarnageWatch the visual "Dark Nordic Realism" version of this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NordicLoreSaga