there was the void,
the world of fire,
and the world of ice.
Where the three met
there formed the first being, Ymir.
Then came the gods, the Aesir.
Odin, their leader, and his brothers slew Ymir.
From Ymir's flesh they made the earth,
from the blood the sea,
from the hair the trees,
from the skull the sky,
and from the bones the mountains.
Thus the world was made.
Walking through this silent plain
I cannot help but give thanks
to that primordial giant
on whose flesh I tread
and on whose bones I gaze
in veneration.
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