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The Ash of the World Yggdrasil
Germanic tribes believed that humans came from trees. They imagined creation to be a giant ash tree that reached into the heavens. This world tree they named Yggdrasil. The world tree had three strong roots. One reached into Midgard where humans dwelled. The other to Jotunheim to the giants, and the third reached down into the underworld.
Every kind of evil threatened the tree. At the root growing deep into the underworld, Ridhogt, an evil dragon, gnawed incessantly, as did other hideous creatures. Four deer and the goat Heidrun feasted on the leafy foliage of the ash tree. A huge eagle sat on the top of the tree, and a nimble squirrel ran ceaselessly back and forth between it and the dragon gnawing at the root.
Monday, January 5, 2026
A Swiss fairy tale from Binn
A cold night (in fairy tale land)!
A Swiss fairy tale from Binn
One cold night!
In the foothills of Binn a man got it into his head to spend an entire winter alone in his cabin! One night a Gogwargi gnome came to him and very much astonished, inquired if it wasn't too cold for him there alone as he was.
"Yes, yes," came the reply, "it is indeed cold". "But whatever shall you do here alone in this poorly insulated chamber cut off from human contact and far, far away."
The Gogwargi motioned that the man should come with him to a place where a large haystack stood. The Gogwargi pushed away some of the hay and both slipped into the neat little hollow.
"Cover yourself well with the hay", the gnome admonished, "tonight will be bitterly cold!”
The man from Binn slept quickly and when he awoke, he found no trace of the little Gogwargi gnome. Crawling out from his neat little hollow he suddenly found himself in a green meadow. He began to laugh and sing and dance and had such joy for winter was over!
Further Reading for a cold winter's night:
http://www.fairytalechannel.com/2015/02/happy-winter-fairy-tale-enthusiasts.html
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