Muspelheim – the primordial region of fire and volcanoes which is home to the fire giants, most famous among them the giant Sutr Vanaheim – the realm of the w, deities often associated magic, fertility and wisdom.Īlfheim – the realm of the light elves, brightest of beings in all the Nine worlds Niflheim – the world of ice and mist which is home to ice giants Jotuns/Jotnar), arch enemies of the Aesir gods Jotunheim – the realm of the giants (i.e. Midgard – the realm of humans that is surrounded by a mighty ocean. For example, Midgard, the world of humans, is believed to occupy the central position on Yggdrasil.Īsgard – the world of the Aesir gods who are ruled by the Allfather Odin The remaining eight worlds then follow in the lower levels. In terms of the position of the Norse worlds on Yggdrasil, the myths have us believe that Asgard occupies the highest level of the tree. Kind courtesy of the Tree of Life, beings can move from one world to another, say from Asgard, the home of the Aesir gods, to say Jotunheim, the home of the giants (Jotnar). The paramount function of Yggdrasil is to connect the many worlds together in Norse mythology.

The Nine Realms in the Norse cosmos are: Asgard (Realm of the Aesir), Vanaheim (Realm of the Vanir gods), Nidavellir (Realm of dwarfs), Jotunheim (Realm of the giants), Alfheim (Realm of the Bright Elves), Niflheim (Realm of Ice), Muspelheim (Realm of fire), Midgard (Realm of humans), and Svartalfheim (Realm of the Black Elves).

Norse realms that survive yggdrasial