Norse Mythology Explained In 15 Minutes

Norse Mythology/The Norse Gods have had a profound impact upon civilisation, with tales of Odin, Thor, Loki, Borr, Surt, Mimir, Freya and Tyr captivating audiences since creation. Get a Free Book with a 30-day free trial at audible.com/thelifeguide or text thelifeguide to 500-500 (US only).
In the beginning, there was nought but a great yawning void known as Ginnungagap. The first realm to form was Muspellsheim in the south, a bright land, engulfed in fire and guarded by Surt with his flaming sword. To the north formed Niflheim, the freezing land of fog, containing the spring Hvergelmir, from where the primordial rivers began to flow.
From driftwood, Odin and his brothers created new life. Odin gifting them breath and life, Vili intelligence and feeling and Ve form, speech, hearing and sight. Thus, the first humans were born, a man and a woman, Ash and Elm. They were given a home in Midgard and it is here where humans still reside to this day.
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Intro 0:00
0:14 Creation of the universe
6:23 Odin
8:48 Thor
10:15 Loki
12:20 Ragnarok
14:51 A new world
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[@danieldegeratu6658]

Ragnarok*

[@narges3282]

The Life Guide P

[@lordofdarknessdarkness5355]

The Life Guide hey y'all see little Jimmie 🙋‍♂️

[@razeric]

*Atreus

[@axelpetersson5787]

Daniel Degeratu Ragnarök* ;)

[@armandfarissurbakti1623]

when you sleep but your armpit suddenly creates another entity

[@themusicman7110]

real life Problems

[@wyrdboi652]

I hate it when that happens

[@vishnueashwar]

I feel he's evolution personified

[@omnia848]

Uh don't you just hate it when that happens🤦🤦🤦

[@ratsec1756]

@@themusicman7110 it's so annoying when that happens.

[@douvaman]

-mom where do kids come from? -from your fathers armpit -...

[@valentinstoianov8290]

Chris -mom where do giants come from -from your father’s feet -...

[@mint3307]

Well that's a pretty big coincidence tho..

[@riverdeep399]

Chris damn...... you genius. Thats years too late for me to explain to the munchkin though.

[@lordzeusourgodoftruthstorm1669]

Jesus is the tr.ans.gen.der Baphomet image of Satan in disguise ... Your rightful Lords Odin and Thor have returned to help you see

[@theycallmetheantichristili356]

Jes,us is Lo.,ki. He is the tra.,ns(gen-der) Baph,,.omet image of Sa.,tan in dis.,guise). He is the trick,(ste)r god . kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHiUdGt8pZ2Fhac and so is the proph,et Mu,hammad .. newsweek.com/how-ban-images-muhammad-came-be-300491#slideshow/300477.. Your right,(ful Lo,.rds O,.din and T.,,hor have re(turned to help you see. Fe,ed the Ra(vens and Cr(ows they will ans(wer your pray,,ers

[@sirlancelot8364]

After hearing all these epic names I would have thought Odins dogs would have cool names too. Gary is the last thing I would think

[@maja2197]

It’s not even scandinavian in any kind of way haha

[@marcossaenz3434]

Geri and Freki are the names

[@lukasl6908]

The names are changed to fit into the english language

[@Aethuviel]

@@lukasl6908 As a Swede, I can assure everyone that this is not how we would pronounce these names. Icelanders (closest to the Old Norse) would pronounce them yet differently.

[@goldmantis5850]

Imagine if the wolf's name was fucking Jeff 🤣

[@Aldawg35]

Ratatosk is probably my favorite being from Norse Mythology simply because it runs up and down Yggdrasil just insulting a dragon and an eagle and that is hilarious

[@Aldoz]

Well it insults them on their behalf just to prank them.

[@josht100]

It’s said to live on with a new name foamy

[@lowtemp9282]

Even the Norse knew the world wasn't flat

[@salvadortorres7449]

Hebrews knew the earth wasn't flat way before any generation did.

[@salvadortorres7449]

SamuelJoaodaSuica kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH2oXnmlhq-SnrM

[@jezuzmaximum7510]

Salvador kkk Hebrews actually believed earth was flat. The three sections were heaven, earth, sheol (hell) and the abyss.

[@TheResidentialzombe]

LowTemp the Eddas actually describe midguard as a “flat disk”!

[@PeachDragon_]

SamuelJoaodaSuica "they knew it was" It actually isn't... You're drunk, go home

[@blitzbolt5909]

Loki: it's just a prank brooo.

[@jonasulfvin1258]

Lol

[@vinnylatoria4478]

Oh that hurts how accurate that is...

[@T00684]

[ *proceeds to rip apart every god* ]

[@Aditya23096]

LOOOOOOOKKKKKKKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@phoenics2437]

Loki'dddd

[@elyxa1341]

The Vikings were on some crazy strong DMT when they came up with this

[@me5969]

Literally

[@morneleroux343]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ronniemmhd]

Wdym ‘came up with ‘?

[@AwesomePossum1987]

nah, we just got one of the strongest psylocibin mushroom growing everywhere during fall

[@reptilesceptile1035]

Like every religion?

[@jacklissaman3843]

The entire universe- “cry for baldurs resurrection” Loki- “no...no I don’t think I will”

[@KILL_ALL_FURRIES69]

Lol

[@sayntchase]

lol

[@wireboar7321]

Loki is _lowkey_ based

[@dr.deadpool5959]

Y’all ever just read all these mythologies from different civilizations and then look at religion today and think, “damn these mythologies are way more lit than what we have with religion today about a flood”

[@tubbeyt]

Not really since this is my religion

[@Ozilus21]

Well, Christian religion is as true as all other myths The difference is that Christianity had the biggest propaganda

[@anthonyh9494]

Dr. DeadPool I can’t think of it off the top of my head but there is at least one civilization who’s mythology or belief also had a flood in in it. I want to say Greek but I just heard it. The difference was a king wanted to learn how the man, who was like Noah, become one of the Gods. He explained that he over heard how the world would be flooded and tricked the people into helping him build a boat. Told them he was moving away and the people couldn’t help any faster, they really wanted him gone. So the world flooded and the people died besides “Noah”. So the Gods rewarded him with Immortality for saving the human race. Listen to Mythologies on Parcast. Really great stories

[@lugialover09]

@@anthonyh9494 You're talking about Sumer and King Gilgamesh's journey to find Utnapishtim.

[@odin6667]

I don’t get how Christians can believe so whole heartedly when these gods were around looooong before Jesus Christ.....

[@Daenym]

Ymir's brains are clouds. So a hurricane is a... headache?

[@kyleorr533]

Daenym, or apparently an eagle flapping the hel outta its wings...

[@nengthao5618]

It has one eye

[@cheshirecat7819]

And earthquake is some trickster dude who temporarily loses his eyes to a snake.

[@workinprogress94]

Daenym or a brainstorm 😂

[@ramennoodlesokur7561]

Work In Progress bruh

[@mateiporojan5438]

"odin survives only on wine" ah...i might be an odin myself

[@EthanClashRoyale]

Mead

[@nielslehnen6076]

Should've done "see, I'm a bit of an doin myself"

[@Lee-os1if]

It feels awesome knowing the Norse lore and then playing God of War because they really stuck true with a lot of things

[@JoeMamasBestie]

I'm playing Ragnarok right now and this is definitely on point!!!

[@naumjakovlev4827]

Assassin's creed Valhalla too

[@LewiiiG]

nah bruh just nah, dead game haha@@naumjakovlev4827

[@drox007]

​@@naumjakovlev4827yes, the reason i came to this video...

[@amnedits4898]

“thus the first humans were born.. a man and a woman, Ash and Elm” Adam and Eve: “aight we finna head out”

[@i_am_noob8525]

😹

[@BriarOrbit]

not ash and elm their real names are Askr and Embla

[@robbydutta6521]

Christianity stole several things. They just changed names! Lol

[@noone-qu5ec]

@@robbydutta6521 No, that's Judaism. Adam and Eve came from Judaism.

[@josephlam8246]

no one bro isn’t Christianity and Judaism literally the same thing only Christians believe that Jesus was here and Judaism didn’t? Or am I tripping 🤔 sooo isn’t Christians suppose to believe in what Jesus believed in cuz Jesus was a Jew.

[@arabie2006]

I’m not here because of GOW or MCU. I just like Norse mythology.

[@leonr8255]

You are my new favorite person here.

[@davidlarkin1040]

Thank you guys in the comment section so far.

[@amandaponder1251]

Same

[@_meiihuaa]

*gasp* My friend!...

[@Arthur-ex4yj]

arabie2006 you’re an unique one.

[@SkotoSbyBishoP]

8:48 "Thor, Odin's son, protector of mankind." I can't be the only one who sang along!

[@vinnylatoria4478]

RIDE TO MEET YOUR FATE!

[@Gielderst]

Amon Amarth and Children Of Bodom are the best Melodeath bands ever. 🤘🤘🤘

[@magtinfal7908]

@@vinnylatoria4478 YOUR DESTINY AWAITS

[@liedghoulette]

As a Norse Pagan myself, I can confidently say that this is one of the best videos I have watched about the topic. It explains the full story while keeping it digestible, and it's respectful yet light hearted approach makes it so fun and easy to watch. ❤️

[@abm9056]

The norse mythology is very interesting and full of stories, i’d love to learn more about it.

[@Kegel_Destroyer]

Sounds like the bible took some of these stories. Or Visa versa..

[@chadviking3607]

@@ergjdjheghdfhfgh1725 Norse Paganism has been around for a very, very long time. It was declining in the 9th century CE. But we have our standing stones telling of our gods that have been carbon dated back to fifteen thousand years+

[@ergjdjheghdfhfgh1725]

@@chadviking3607 Yep. Are you scandinavian as well?

[@chadviking3607]

@@ergjdjheghdfhfgh1725 not necessarily, religiously I am a follower of the Norse Gods. But my family hailed from Scotland, Alsace-Lorraine, and Denmark

[@bitterman131]

@@ergjdjheghdfhfgh1725 no the vikongs wrote that stupid book to make the english people believe in something to confort them in harsh times

[@jaysentbanks6172]

nothing stresses me more than the fact that wolves are endlessly chasing the sun and the moon

[@lilbop4942]

Fun fact the wolves are children of fenrir who is Loki’s child

[@Tirlex]

@@lilbop4942 but how I thought the wolf came first and after that fenrir?

[@Thetravelingmonke]

Imagine for all eternity wolves a re just chasing you

[@xMorbidArtx]

@@balls3583 Imagine believing either story.

[@erikalenoeye8925]

Jeez evry reply is about stpidity no ones explain shit about stuff here

[@beepboop4103]

Norse Mythology is an acid trip 😂

[@davidvelasquez7920]

Lmao

[@cdfox6577]

Fr tho but it is interesting

[@Android25K]

Well, at least it creates creatures out of nowhere instead of assuming everyone just came to be from incest (ahm Adam and Eve)

[@unknownstranger2621]

Agreed 👍🤣

[@Thanadeez]

@@Android25K jup

[@keneseisaia3074]

Christian's: there was adam n eve. Vikings: there was ash n elm.

[@tyleravery1905]

I knew it was something like that!

[@CommissarChaotic]

Pokemon: Go on.

[@prometheus007]

No there were Anthropos and Pandora

[@byrospyro4432]

Norse mythology predated Christianity

[@marvelouscuts9683]

But Thora predate norse

[@fabianpettersson7587]

I'm Swedish and this makes me extremely proud! There are now several groups in Sweden who are trying to revive and teach about our great past and our mythology

[@adesanya9083]

Fabian Pettersson what do you believe in...because you seemed pretty confused. Jesus Christ or Norse Mythology? Just curious

[@fabianpettersson7587]

Jesus Christ is my Lord but I still find Nordic mythology interesting, I don’t praise Nordic gods, that would be blasphemy, but I find the history and myths interesting and are important to learn about

[@mgd8867]

@@fabianpettersson7587 Christianity is semitic slave morality that bastardises and steals pagan traditions because it cannot create for itself

[@fabianpettersson7587]

Krummi The historical evidence for the life of Jesus are strong and the idea of one God, have mercy on me, is much more convincing in my opinion. God bless brother, where are you from?

[@user-nm4xy4sx5w]

@@fabianpettersson7587 I am greek and I love both greek and norse mythology, and I find Scandinavian history fascinating.God bless your people.

[@nauczsieodpodstaw5294]

Loki: Whats your weakness? Baldur: Mistletoe.. well........that escaled quickly

[@CommissarChaotic]

ITS THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

[@FringePrincess]

@@acat63 _I understood that reference._

[@johnjohnson5283]

@@FringePrincess from what

[@baldr6894]

I hate Christmas just for that reason

[@bloodshot4257]

I thought I already knew A LOT about Norse mythology but this was absolutely mind boggling🤩. I have told a lot of people to never take knowledge about Norse mythology from marvel or video games but this takes it to a whole new level

[@CommonG]

God of war got this fairly spot on tho?

[@shahansalik9713]

@@CommonG nah cuz God of war isn't like the real mythologies, in reality Loki beats baldur but in gow kratos does, kratos also switched from Greek mythology to Norse mythology which ain't possible

[@CommonG]

@@shahansalik9713 yeah ofc its not gonna be super accurate but you have to remember they are merging two different mythologies and for what they had to work with, they done an absolutely outstanding job if you're asking me.

[@lifeissodreary9488]

full-time p

[@tristenhoge1245]

After studying many of the worlds mythologies and religions it’s always striking to see some details that all seem to share. Christianity shares a lot of small details with Norse mythology especially. -Death and resurrection of the primary god -Horn being blown at the end of the world -A serpent being an incarnation of evil -A world changing flood being escaped through an ark -Two initial humans -The world serpent and the leviathan And really a ton more.

[@fastboyjay]

Everything comes back to the Bible. If you do research all religions steal from Christianity

[@whatthehell4682]

I think the christianity resemblance is actually intentional because Indo Eruopean mythologies share many parallels like all the Greek; Norse ; Baltic and Vedic mythologies have many concepts that are basically the same. One of these being the world serpents and stuff ; So it might be that When first christians were compiling the Old testament they might have shoved those in.

[@JocieFox53]

It’s creepy once you start realizing how similar ALL religions and mythologies are. Ancient and modern. Makes you think all of these separate religions were created to sustain war…

[@justuraveragecunt9005]

Just from that list, there are many similarities with Islam as well

[@1hundred475]

@@JocieFox53 I’ve not studied all religions, but it amazes me how many depict giants too.

[@josephpaulson9495]

(Magni and Modi survive ragnorok in Norse Mythology) Kratos:

[@testedalexthegreat1759]

Lmfaoooo i genuinely liked this comment funny asf

[@extraordinarygamer937]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Shadow-by2ne]

Theres other few other god who survive ragnarok

[@deveshangovender3825]

A chance to kill them again and bath in their blood

[@odinmaugochukwu8602]

Deveshan Govender A chance to die a very quick a death

[@brickscornelio2750]

I prefer Mimir telling the story 😂

[@dawn2697]

Same bro I like his accent

[@Ray-vm8ut]

Sure thing Lad!😂

[@ktg5713]

Lol god of war

[@jarbackk447]

*Mimir the Bifröst teats*

[@Yvngblud23]

Aye brother.

[@sethedward]

It never ceases to amaze me that similarities in the creation myths. Many religions have common themes but different names, it just makes one wonder how the interpretations came about and what truth, (if any) could be derived from each. I bet the a culmination of a single truth from each religions creation story would in fact comprise a real origin story of humanity, it however, seems impossible to know which parts hold truth, and which parts are just very interesting story telling.

[@waltergrove2657]

So r u an atheist then?

[@b.lloydreese2030]

I found some interesting parallels between ragnorok and revelation

[@jarintasnimalin6681]

@@waltergrove2657 lol our modern religions stories are more fascinating than this norse mythology

[@homosexualitymydearwatson4109]

@@jarintasnimalin6681 thats subjective. Although Christian/Islam/Judaism’s god has a pretty bad history, it’s fascinating how we turned this not-so-great-of-a-person deity into this symbol of all things good and love itself

[@sigmachadtrillioniare6372]

@@homosexualitymydearwatson4109 Abrahamic faith are bs

[@guner5382]

You seem like a calm and reasonable person

[@dpdevinmperry97]

Anyone else see the really strong similarity to greek mythology in the beginning? How 3 brothers kill the giant that created then. Reminded me of how zeus, hades, and Poseidon killed their titan creator.

[@molehole1986]

Devin perry Roman, Greek, Norse, Egyptian, etc. MOST mythology follow a generic template and are very similar. All of the ones I just listed also had a sun god that was VERY similar to Jesus

[@cypresswillow2591]

Can we call this their counter part?

[@hayleywilliams8938]

Most major religions including Paganism all have eerily similar creation stories and mythology. Super interesting considering all the conflicts we have today.

[@wrongthinker4475]

N Jugs Wrong. Jesus is very similar to these Gods. Norse Mythology existed long before Christianity terrorized the World.

[@arvyschwartz6606]

Both religions come from earlier Indo European Pagan beliefs

[@TheLifeGuide]

Like if you came from God of War!

[@larrbaldecanas7339]

I do!

[@lordares6707]

You dare summon me?

[@naterod1719]

Lol yep. I know quite a lot about the Greek pantheon, the Norse mythology though? I'm absolutely clueless

[@royblekman8186]

The Life Guide BOI

[@fhantasm]

BOI

[@Reptile1888]

just one thing, Hel isn't where dishonorable people go after death. Snori had even written and described it as having gold floor, mead brewing, and waiting with a shield to welcome Baldr in his Eddas. Aside from that everything is pretty spot on.

[@hellfire66683]

Right Hel is basically where most everyone goes after death it wasn't meant for punishment.

[@TheFren]

I'd say leaving out Freyja and the fact that she gets half of the fallen warriors AND gets to choose first is also a bit strange. And if we talk about afterlifes, mentioning that the drowned ones go to Ran would also be nice.

[@a.m11558]

@@hellfire66683 What about Niflheim?

[@hellfire66683]

@@a.m11558 "Basically"

[@a.m11558]

@@hellfire66683 My understanding is that Helheim is located within Niflheim, and that Niflheim is where people go when we die of illness or old age, and Helheim is for people who die after living dishonourable lives

[@emolicifer7061]

9:44 They created a indestructible hammer Hela - and I took that personally

[@sa12ge12as]

And then a spartan came to the land...

[@sebastienmachaalany3485]

Xd

[@arroz154]

Indeed.

[@yourmotherandthesandpeople2298]

The only thing that kratos has going for him is plot armor.

[@joshgardiner5528]

@@yourmotherandthesandpeople2298 He litetally beated Zeus to death with his bare hands.

[@paranoid_android7059]

MoltenGravy with plot armor. My man, mythology Zeus can warp reality n shit. All the gods in the game were weak as fuck. Like, they'd just turn Kratos into a fucking rabbit if the develepors had decided to go with the ACTUAL myth gods. But then, Kratos would lose and the game would be over in the first couple of minutes.

[@ahmedharris7148]

Nice to see Norse mythology getting popularized and more well known. Recent influences have been Marvel universe Vikings (tv show) American Gods God of War 4 Warduna

[@VisionoftheChief]

Ahmed Harris Berserk Manga too, even if it's less known.

[@xoooxthanks6957]

Also some mangas/animes make some references to the Norse mythology (Vinland saga, The legend of the galactic heroes, Attack on Titans). Valhalla, Ymir and Odin are all words I heard for a couple of years now and haven't grasped their origin until recently.

[@xoooxthanks6957]

In attack on titans for example, the original titan is Ymir. The warhamer titan is definitely a reference to Thor. All of that without dismissing the fact that we are talking about "titans", referencing the giants.

[@cocothedrcat9625]

Ahmed Harris Im here because of Magnus Chase

[@hayleywilliams8938]

there's also a lot of Norse mythology references in Harry Potter with the various character and spell names. Super interesting.

[@miiawlk]

This is by far the best video i have come across that explains norse mythology

[@Toufiq-vo9gk]

I'm not Scandinavian but really like so much Nordic mythology

[@holyflame2]

Not gonna lie, my knowledge of Norse mythology came from MCU and God of War lol. Thanks for this video.

[@itsSmiv]

Throw out all "knowledge" you got from the MCU. They make half their shit up.

[@cypresswillow2591]

My limited knowledge of Norse Mythology came from when I met my online friend 4 years ago. He shared me the story of Ragnorak. And I was really intrigued how they sound from his telling....so I search about whatever I could find, even pushed on to listen an audiobook ( on youtube ) of Ragnorak for 3+hrs....it was worth it. And now that GOW happened, I'm back from it again... Tony, if you stumble on this. Thank you! : ) P.s. Jogunmandr was cute af!! xD

[@azharbboykhan4425]

So sadd

[@scarletletter4900]

This might help you with that problem: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18947

[@I_am_a_cat_]

Holyflame MCU sucks

[@Neseku]

Atreus: Mimir, What is Odin like? Mimir: O' laddie, Odin is like the most horrific of the gods. Even taking on the giant Fenrir himself. Atreus: Do you think he could beat my father? Kratos: BOY!

[@cdv3401]

Soliloquy this

[@iemgote7249]

Stop the cringe.

[@useyournogos6845]

I Em Gote delete your comment

[@norcie9879]

Kratos doesn’t want any spoilers about the next game

[@testedalexthegreat1759]

Not gonna lie fenrir isn't as big of a feat as thor being able to kill Jömugandr, even if thor died too.

[@HeyRamy]

Me, having just completed god of war: I’m basically an expert now

[@daltonwooldridge8199]

Great video! Its so interesting to notice similarities in other mythologies, like Norse with the Greek.

[@Cheeks730]

You're damn right i came here because of God Of War.

[@johnlawful2272]

PapiDarko I'm almost done with persona

[@Cheeks730]

john lawful HELL YEAH!!! Nice to see another fellow Persona fan. Which one are you playing?

[@johnlawful2272]

PapiDarko number 5 it's my first one

[@Cheeks730]

john lawful i started with 3 and i love it to death but 5 was just something else. Might be my favorite too but i'm afraid to admit it lol. i just bought Persona 4 let's see how it goes.

[@johnlawful2272]

PapiDarko it top in turn base for me I thought nothing could out do ffx turn system hope you enjoy p4 the persona menus was beautiful especially how the portrait moves

[@peytonvogel8902]

Title: Norse mythology in 15 minutes Video: *17 minutes*

[@vlad.luciano]

Those bastards lied to me

[@kidnamedfinger2840]

I feel cheated on

[@sanchits.4785]

Me : *Triggered*

[@zegpath81]

How many other lies have I been told by the council!?

[@Tony-rt1gr]

Last 2 minutes is an ad

[@Grim327]

Wow exactly the video I was looking for whilst I only had a few minutes before having to shower and get ready for work. Amazing you fit so much into 15 minutes

[@SwishMajor]

lately, I have been giving a liking to Norse mythology over greek mythology and any other mythology, the entire cosmology is so interesting and ethereal and also when I look at the portraits made makes me feel weirdly nostalgic. thank u for the videos

[@joelruiz3917]

U forgot to mention Captain America wielding mjolnir

[@thegrammarcrusader4085]

I think you just spoiled endgame for me..

[@Globaleliteeveryday]

Lowwwwww

[@lagertha7875]

@@thegrammarcrusader4085 dude, if you are a real fan, you should have watched endgame right after the premiere. It has been a month already

[@thegrammarcrusader4085]

@@lagertha7875 oof,ik,but my family just hasn't been able to go out to see yet...ain't my fault

[@joelruiz3917]

Timberton Rip! Sorry about that

[@MrJoefel367]

DAMN LOKI'S REALLY SAVAGE LIKE THAT HUH.

[@ivyg1515]

You must be new.

[@aurielle7766]

He's classy too

[@dognut8211]

@@ivyg1515 yeah cuz welcome to the Norse mythology education club?

[@abyp1883]

@@aurielle7766 he is anything but classy. Cheap, jealous, insensitive, a classic ahole.. but still holds an imminent position (reminds me of many humans in the modern world..either in the corporate world or daily life)

[@Megaman.ExE7]

Almost brings a tear to my eye. The story was truly amazing and there's something so vivid and bladelike about Norse mythology. The entire time I was able to point out the Christian related aspects to it as well which made it even more interesting. I genuinely wonder why so many Scandinavians opted to recant their faith and are now christian, as this mythology is pretty damn amazing

[@wowvinnyr4306]

For some reason, i'm really interisting in norse mythology. Ever since i heard my dad say "viking" i've been interested in this. Thank you for making this

[@daviddebergh254]

Love learning about ancient European Cultures, need to keep the culture alive.

[@raeechllee]

European?- U m

[@bitterman131]

European um no my man your wrong there

[@aminbinsalim1995]

if they are worth saving, why not? A culture should not be preserved just because it's a tradition, it should be preserved if it's a good practice and help people or enrich them in a meaningfull way, i'm sure many would be able to write even more interesting than the nordic mythology

[@maja2197]

@@bitterman131 is it wrong? How?

[@malink2658]

Here in Iceland we actually learn this in school. I love the course, im currently reading the prose-edda Gylfaginning, recommend to anyone who isn't from here to research it.

[@tylernehila9654]

This is the craziest no logical shit I’ve ever heard and it’s amazing

[@ivyg1515]

That's mythology!

[@andrebjerke387]

Tyler Nehila Take your Jesus standing up from The dead and place him where The sun dont shine

[@shaheenasb8969]

Why don’t u respect others beliefs and religion

[@BendApparatus]

@@shaheenasb8969 because it's ALL nonsense? Why respect silly outdated mysticism? See this 7:18 that image look familiar? That's basically Jesus's crucifix... including the spear used to pierce his heart... All religions are just folktales stolen from older folktales changed and reimagined...

[@connorholt2979]

@@shaheenasb8969 this is a dead religion

[@broxburn5877]

Norse mythology has always fascinated me

[@mattmurdock5563]

@The Life Guide Thank you so much for this video! I've always wanted to learn where Thor came from.

[@andrewbrannen275]

Kratos vs thor? Who wins, who loses? Find out on the next episode of dragon ball z

[@itsSmiv]

My guess is that in the next game Kratos will somehow obtain the Blade of Olympus again in order to combat Thor's Mjolnir. They've been hyping Mjolnir up as a "super weapon" that's unstoppable, just like the Blade of Olympus. It's the only way I could see Kratos beating Thor.

[@andrewbrannen275]

Conor Rosenberg isnt that thing fucking massive though lol

[@andrewbrannen275]

Peterjj28 idk how he would get it back though seemed pretty gone to me at the end of GOW 3 but then again it never actually showed us kratos with the blades of chaos and they magically appeared in the new one

[@andrewbrannen275]

Jarl William it's a game though lol they can change anything they want, we will most likely get the thor and kratos fight but lets not forget kratos destroyed the olympian gods and some of the titans but the olympian gods aint no thor and anyone thor has fought certainly aint no kratos but a younger kratos beats thor by making kratos older and slightly weaker makes fans ask the question if he can beat someone like thor which makes it interesting and gives it a lot of depth

[@andrewbrannen275]

Jarl William but there's also an interesting theory thor kills kratos based off the fact we seen kratos laying possibly about to die in atreus arms in tyr's prophecy

[@mouadlahjiri6325]

Kratos: what does it say boy Son: thor is gonna kill you

[@jadensfunhouse119]

kratos: no he is not... atreus: wdym no he isnt? kratos: ... cause im the fucking god of war.

[@warchiefvenomn7612]

@@jadensfunhouse119 God of War from a pantheon he killed. That tittle is as useless as trying to find a reason why Kratos will not die in the next games.

[@ALTAI38]

Tyr against kratos... god of war vs god of war lol

[@mouadlahjiri6325]

@@Nothingeverything192 that's why you have no friends

[@fiend8283]

"From a Pantheon he killed" repeat that a couple times

[@luccahunger1511]

thanks god of war for getting me intersted on the Greek and norse mytholigies

[@shardulsankpal8151]

"Ragnarok will come again?" Guess year 2020 it is..😐

[@Binodbinubinod123]

Hey I'm from the future, no nothing will happen in 2020, wait will 2021 XD

[@jack-attack9536]

@@Binodbinubinod123 he’s in the same timeline as you

[@vulkogaming8906]

I think this is the first winter

[@lordzeuscannon6400]

The first ragnarok has yet to come

[@lavishlyvice]

Eh. Comparing Ragnarok to 2020 is like comparing a mosquito bite to that of an alligator. We’ve got much worse things heading straight for us.

[@AHgaming8474]

*_See you in Valhalla my brother and sisters_*

[@riverdeep399]

Nick Goar Why do most American's reject their European ancestry?

[@OM-st6uz]

pheenix Rivera Why do sentient carbon based life forms reject their unicellular Thermal vent ancestry?

[@PVT_White]

May the Valkyries of Asgard lead you to the great halls of Valhall brother!

[@user-wd3pi1kr5n]

yES

[@exgreloads]

@@riverdeep399 this was the main European religion when we were running round in loin cloths

[@dukeofwalls412]

AMON AMARTH explains most of this lore but with much growling, heavy guitar riffs and pounding battle drums.

[@Shjandy]

Amon Amarth sets my veins on fire and pumps me up!!!!

[@Joshbfil0]

THOR ODINS SON PROTECTOR OF MANKIND RIDE TO MEET YOUR FATE YOUR DESTINY AWAITS

[@ninaschneider7457]

Amon Amarth are less acurate though

[@ninaschneider7457]

even though the Song "Mjolner,, Hammer of Thor" is kind really accurate and the story is more precisely than in this Video

[@ilovepudding7873]

But is it epic, yes, yes it is

[@NikkoKnight703]

I have a new found interest in Norse mythology. This is awesome

[@leastidyworld4365]

Thank you for putting this together.

[@amadeoindromeno2452]

Then comes Kratos and kills everything and everyone

[@ziadhna339]

😂😂

[@sagececilias7711]

Only because Balfour was like “oi imma ruin your perfect world in the woods in peace”

[@amadeoindromeno2452]

@@sagececilias7711 you mean Baldur?

[@sagececilias7711]

Matej Babić yeah sorry I have big thumbs 0-0

[@ryanfesselet4826]

Kratos was the second ragnarok

[@ninaschneider7457]

I think it´s worth mentioning that the fly that bit Brokks (one of the dwarfs that forged Mjölnir) eye was in fact Loki, because he tried to sabotage them because of a bet he had with Brokk.

[@Hulalulatallulahoop2]

Feel better soon…I’ve missed your videos! I’m the same with upper back pain when I’ve got a bad cold. Thanks for the exercises!

[@Adam-01]

I am getting my knowledge up for GOW Ragnarok, thank you!!!

[@zackyang2332]

We need a version of this narrated by mimir!!

[@agentpotater4943]

"Aye, lad."

[@StupidGenius11]

8:49 "Thor. Odin's son. Protector of mankind..." Coincidence, or shoutout to Twilight of the Thundergod by Amon Amarth?

[@TheLifeGuide]

Congratulations! You found the first Easter egg!

[@molehole1986]

I had the same thought lol

[@valhalla.training]

i saw that too!!! Amon Amarth are sick! \M/ Skal!

[@Elite-sq8up]

Well in mythology its states that exact quote, so Amon Amarth wrote directly from mythology. Still kicks ass.

[@sushakya_]

Thor, Hlödyn's son.

[@loiereads]

oh my gosh I've been so interested in Norse mythology but I kept getting so confused by it all. this video was so enjoyable and easy to understand! Thank you so much!!

[@Meg-zf7qx]

It’s so interesting learning and comparing the similarities amongst religions

[@dingdangdong7108]

Kratos brought me here..

[@haidaralghareeb9967]

Tina Bitch Ass boy !

[@isuckatgames9814]

Same

[@KoyatheKueen]

Same

[@wubbalubbadubdub4991]

Tina Bitch Ass tbfh

[@abyss8695]

the BOI has brought me here

[@ChBrahm]

Whats the deal with Norse mythology and the number 9? -Odin hung from Yggdrasil for 9 days and nights -9 Realms -Thor will take only 9 steps before collapsing onto the floor after beeing poisoned by Jormungandr There are probably more that im forgetting

[@laragemaliacademia2972]

I'll have two number nines, a number nine large, a number six with extra dip, two number forty fives, one with cheese, and a large soda

[@silvussol8966]

9 waves gave birth to Heimdallr 9 maidens sit with Menglöð (Freyja) There may still be more...

[@laragemaliacademia2972]

Actually, 9 MOTHERS gave birth to Heimdallr 9 waves gave birth to Aegir What's with the number nines?!

[@zac0918]

probably cause they could only count up to 9

[@liamk1037]

Mythology, for most parts, is a metaphor for birth and rebirth. If you take a closer look at Yggdrasil, you might realise that it actually represents the placenta. So, Odin hanging from Yggdrasil represents the process of him being reborn, hence the 9 days should be seen as the 9 months of pregnancy. Same goes for the other mentions of the number 9. It all revolves around birth and rebirth.

[@steezmac732]

Just finished GOW Ragnarok and had to get an actual history lesson on Norse mythology. Pretty rad 🤙🏽.

[@dawn6658]

After finishing God of War Ragnarok, this video was recommended. The game was phenomenal and this video was super informative. 2018/2022 god of war was such an intimate way to experience Norse mythology with some twists (of course).

[@dante4697]

8:49 Thor!! Odin's Son! Protector of man kind! Ride to meet to fate! Your destiny awaits!! Twilight of the Thunder God!!!

[@gamershaven9365]

This was a very interesting video. Good amount of information in a reasonable time and I have a new passion for learning more about Norse Mythology.

[@lycan9678]

DUDE you tell stories so good almost fell sleep

[@Silver_Hound]

Awesome video, despite the inaccuracies

[@David-rr9lo]

I recently discovered your videos and i'm hooked , you made me want to go and buy some greek and norse mythology books so i can go in depth. Thank you very much good sir!

[@jaylovestesla1099]

Luv ur name

[@Charolette21]

This would be incredible to see this Ragnarok happen on tv or film.

[@robertfarkas3865]

J'acob Albers ah..ahem Thorragnarok

[@BilboWaggins]

@@robertfarkas3865 he said this ragnarok. The MCU's ragnarok was sooooo much inferior compared to this.

[@OM-st6uz]

An Intellectual Top Hat To be fair if Marvel gave Ragnarok the real universe threatening event it accurately is instead of just the end of Asgard then that would cause such events to loose their appeal before Infinity War.

[@kwakuandspinopython1346]

Lokis children as babies Jormungand:daddy i love eating rats Fenri:I'll be the best predator Hell:I'll be your leader

[@jamesstewart7616]

Love the video, well done!

[@toby_wankenobi]

Am I the only one here because I wanted to learn about Norse Mythology? ...Okay...

[@nathanjohnson1783]

i mean im here because i wanted to get a better understanding of norse symbolism because i want to get a memorial tattoo for a 2 year old named thor that was killed by a drunk babysitter. does that count

[@toby_wankenobi]

@@nathanjohnson1783 Thats nice of you. Poor kid

[@rilynnaurora6059]

No I think 1.5M are here because they want to learn about it

[@toby_wankenobi]

@@rilynnaurora6059 I was making a joke because most the comment say something like "Here from _______."

[@rilynnaurora6059]

@@toby_wankenobi oh

[@jennalogan5552]

I wanted to learn more about Norse mythology. Ever since I finished watching Vikings, I've been fascinated with learning more about them and their culture. I've watched at least 3 different documentaries now. None of which explained Norse mythology or their God's beyond Odin, Thor, Loki and Freya. Listening to this has been not only informative but intriguing and eye opening as well. I would have never imagined there were stories that could rival the ridiculousness of the Bible. I was very wrong. I will say I have been thoroughly entertained though. Also fun fact. The first time I ever heard of Odin was when I played Final Fantasy VII, as he was one of the summons. At that time I had no idea who he was. Pretty cool to think about a Japanese made game incorporating Norse mythology:)

[@fightme5543]

Hey you! I'm just starting down this path & I wanted to share a cool way to look at those "stories that could rival the ridiculousness of the Bible" Lessons are taught as lessons today, although lots of lessons are hidden in music, movies, & media... Now before technology took over, books & tales were how lessons were shared. Now take that another step back, to before language had developed into what it is today & suddenly it makes some absurd ideas make a lot more sense! Just hear me out for a second... Here's a weird thought I have about that one Bible verse about two men who lie together.. but using this new perspective... What if before aids had been discovered & understood; they learned that men who had sex would die more often & made a tale to explain why that was a "sin" to prevent people from doing so

[@xaviersalazar4492]

Vikings is very inaccurate to the actual practice as a norse pagan myself I can say do not use Vikings or assassins creed Valhalla for accuracy in depicting notse heathenry read The Poetic Edda. The Pros Edda isn't truly pagan and is written by a Christian where as the poetic is written by pagan folk.

[@adalienicole4301]

I am a Norse pagan and I appreciate u being respectful of our culture! Their are a lot of comments where it seems people have come just to bash my religion and I am kinda pressed Ngl

[@jennalogan5552]

@adalienicole4301 of course! Trust me, I know exactly what you mean, I grew up Jewish so I'm no stranger to religion bashing. Personally I think it's sad people can't accept and appreciate others beliefs and practices simply because they are different from their own. I love learning new things and I find other cultures and religions fascinating. :)

[@osriocesar]

This is so fascinating!

[@solthix8547]

so i started playing God of war 4 and got kinda interesten in norse mythology so i searched it up and your video came explaining everything. Thanks

[@siddharthrastogi1119]

The quality and work you put in your videos is very much appreciable

[@tehooo3546]

@@lordcavaliere5571 wtf😂😂

[@larrbaldecanas7339]

I see a bright future ahead of you bro!

[@NjamNjam0]

Thank you for not using any Pictures from Marvel on this video. 10/10

[@Sailman1]

The music in the first part of the video is beautiful.

[@afolabishotunde1924]

Mesmerizing and poetic... Subbed!

[@mightylad2197]

When you think of the Norse mythos in terms of metaphor and parable, it becomes a lot deeper and makes a lot more sense. Great to delve into and reflect deeper on. And to derive strength from. Also, Heill Oðinn

[@guardiantheone3315]

I know why you came here. The time draws near. Your wallet must prepare itself ( God of war - Ragnarok (2021))

[@tyleravery1905]

Ragnarok... the end of the world... Why does everything have to have something about the end of something?

[@Corridor3000]

@@tyleravery1905 cause stakes lead to investment in series

[@NinjaLill]

As a swede, I fucking love this. I do love the greek mythologies from my childhood, but looking in to the whole Ragnarök-mythologhy as an adult is actually awesome. Got so much around me ya know. And naw, We usually don’t se Loke as an adversary. He’s more like the uncle with bagage. But, Balder. That was low, man. 🤔

[@xMorbidArtx]

Do you actually believe this shit?

[@N0skGaming]

Skål!🍻 🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸🇩🇰

[@N0skGaming]

@@xMorbidArtx Yeah and the jesus-guy fed hundreds with 5 loaves and 2 fish. So next time I invite people over for dinner I’ll serve em all with that. What should I call it? jesus-feast? And oh.. I forgot. If someone there is attracted to the same gender, I should point fingers at that person and tell him that he will burn in all eternity in the flames of hell, right? Cuz ”I’m sooo perfect that pointing fingers is absolutely my place”. *Do you actually believe this shit?* Go walk on water, kid. *We Åsatru/Pagans/Heathen, respect you if you respect us. Give none and you’ll get none in return. Skål!* 🍻

[@xMorbidArtx]

@@N0skGaming I dont really believe in either😂

[@N0skGaming]

@@xMorbidArtx what ever you say😊

[@Sheep-ui4ri]

"It's just a prank bro" -Loki

[@brokebentsubliminals]

*Since the giant’s brain was thrown in the sky and took the form of clouds I now know what he Menai g of the saying, “Your head is up in the clouds.” Since giants are so tall, their heads would be up in the clouds.*

[@Defrap22]

It means youre day dreaming or not paying attention

[@davidlarkin1040]

@@Defrap22 but Norse mythology is where that expression came from, and it is technically a meaning of the saying.

[@Defrap22]

@@davidlarkin1040 oh did not know that

[@davidlarkin1040]

@@Defrap22 eh, it's okay. Either way, the original expression is no longer used.

[@user-pm1gb2eo1s]

David Larkin Don’t know what your sources are, but I’ve found that it was from the mid 1600’s and had nothing to do with Norse mythology.

[@detago7814]

This is creative, crazy how people could make up such a sophisticated orgin story

[@detago7814]

@Brock Beckman even if that were the case a huge amount of creativity had to go into the enterprise of mapping lived experience to what essentially is fantasy

[@showmestate1842]

Randomly came across this channel......Good stuff!

[@crossedbones5512]

Bro, you are my god! Love your videos soooo much

[@DonVitoCorleone2085]

Excellent video my good man, thank you for bringing this knowledge to us.

[@leihoneyjaninetayuan2674]

the story of avenger Thor made me so interested in norse mythology and this is fantastic!

[@adad87821]

the norse mythology thor will make the marvel one look like a bitch

[@romansionis2470]

@@adad87821 Maybe the one from the movies but the comicbook version is far above the myth version