In Norse mythology, Ask and Embla (Old Norse: Askr ok Embla)—man and woman respectively—were the first two humans, created by the gods. The pair are attested...
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Norse mythology (section Gods and other beings)
created from the flesh of the primordial being Ymir, and the first two humans are Ask and Embla. These worlds are foretold to be reborn after the events...
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is rejuvenated after living as a tree-man (Ǫrvar-Odds saga 24–27)". Ask and Embla, the first two humans in Norse mythology Cleasby & Vigfusson s.v. líf...
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Odin (category Heroes in Norse myths and legends)
primordial being Ymir and in giving life to the first two humans Ask and Embla. He also provides mankind knowledge of runic writing and poetry, showing aspects...
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Ask (horse), a British Thoroughbred race horse "Ask" (song), a 1986 song by The Smiths Ask and Embla, in Norse mythology Ask price, in economics Ask.com...
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the Earth and became the races of mankind. Indo-European connections to Ask and Embla have been proposed. In Norse mythology, Ask and Embla were the first...
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electropop-folktronica duo Ask Embla, consisting of Icelandic Arnthor Birgisson (as producer and songwriter) and Norwegian Ina Wroldsen (as singer and songwriter),...
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called Ginnungagap, until Odin and his two brothers raised the Earth from the sea. They came across the tree trunks Ask and Embla, whom they created into the...
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The White Viking (category Films based on European myths and legends)
comes from Nordic mythology, in which the first two humans are named Ask and Embla. King Olav is a fanatical Christian who seeks to root out paganism in...
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and Embla (former) Líf and Lífþrasir (future) Polynesian mythology Ele'ele Kumu-Honua and Lalo-Honua Marikoriko and Tiki Tu-Mea Tonga Vatea and Papa...
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Norse cosmology (section Time and space)
the Nine Worlds to be in part based on the Völuspá stanza above. Ask and Embla—male and female respectively—were the first two humans, created by the gods...
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driftwood, that is given breath, warmth and spirit by three gods, to create the first humans, Ask and Embla ('Ash' and possibly 'Elm' or 'Vine'). Mentions...
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(along with Odin and Lóðurr) that created the first humans. In Völuspá, at the creation of the first human beings, Ask and Embla, Hœnir and Lóðurr help Odin...
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and Vé the youngest. To the first human couple, Ask and Embla, Óðinn gave soul and life; Vili (Hœnir) gave wit (intelligence) and sense of touch; and...
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created the first humans, Ask and Embla, along with Lóðurr and Odin, while in Snorri Sturluson's account, it is Odin, Vili and Vé. Hœnir may be identified...
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important than the father. Family names were not in use, instead patronyms and matronyms were used, likewise depending on the favoured ancestry. Therefore...
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other art forms, and is a popular element in the scenery of fish tanks. According to Norse mythology, the first humans, Ask and Embla, were formed out...
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family and land. Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe, wooden cult images created by the Germanic peoples Ask and Embla, the...
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Naglfar Skíðblaðnir Svalinn Tyrfing Well of Urd Adils Alaric and Eric Arngrim Ask and Embla Aun Berserkers Bödvar Bjarki Dag the Wise Domalde Domar Dyggve...
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Normans (section Conquests and military offensives)
conquered England and Southern Italy. The Norman dynasty had a major political, cultural and military impact on medieval Europe and the Near East. The...
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Norse Mythology (book) (category Norse mythology in art and literature)
they create the current world; they also create the first humans, Ask and Embla, to populate Midgard. The world tree Yggdrasil is introduced, which binds...
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invaded and occupied the islands north and north-west of Britain, as well as Ireland and western Britain, and Danish Vikings, who principally invaded and occupied...
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several theological meanings Manu and Yemo – reconstructed Proto-Indo-European creation-myth figures Man (word) Ask and Embla - the first humans in Norse mythology...
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Draugr (section Cognates and etymology)
Odin and his brothers created the first humans Ask and Embla from trees. There was thus a connection between the idea of a felled tree's trunk and that...
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leader) (1500–1537) Robert Aske (merchant) (1619–1689) Aske baronets Ask and Embla, the first humans in Norse mythology This disambiguation page lists...
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Britain: A Perspective from the Viking Age. Britannia 37 (2006): Web. Winroth, Anders (2016). The Age of the Vikings. Princeton University Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-691-16929-3...
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initially influenced by the pervasive romanticist sentiment. The archaeologist Anders Andrén noted that "Old Norse religion" is "the conventional name" applied...
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Lóðurr (section Name and etymology)
Bæksted, Anders (1986). Goð og hetjur í heiðnum sið, Eysteinn Þorvaldsson translated to Icelandic. Reykjavík: Örn og Örlygur. Pages 74 and 184. Dronke...
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Poetic Edda (category Harv and Sfn no-target errors)
Codex Regius is arguably the most important extant source on Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legends. Since the early 19th century, it has had a powerful...
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Fire Emblem Heroes (category Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia)
that of Ask and Embla, the first humans, while the kingdoms introduced in later books match that of Niflheim, Muspelheim, and Hel. Place names and spell...
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