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A sweeping saga opens on a radiant world crowned by the lofty Mt. Ida, whose summit disappears into sunlight. Below, fertile valleys and endless plains stretch beneath a shimmering rainbow bridge that links the gods’ gleaming city of Asgard to the earth below. In this pristine realm, Odin looks out from his golden temple and envisions beings of his own making—humans who will fill the fields with laughter and love, watched over by the All‑Father himself.
The narrative then turns to Yggdrasil, the timeless Tree of Life whose roots plunge into realms of the dead and the fierce frost giants, while its vast branches shelter the whole world. Amid its leaves perches a mysterious white eagle, forever singing the creator’s tale. This mythic tapestry weaves wonder with an undercurrent of looming strife, hinting at the shadows that will soon test the divine order and the fledgling humans who will inherit the land.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (123K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Kate Rooney & Ian Smith, Jeroen Hellingman, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg.
Release date
2015-05-09
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

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