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BlakJupitr
10-18-2006, 06:15 AM
When I read, I get confused about the locations of places (Asgard, Ygdrasil, Valhal etc.), and where they stand compared to other places. Is there anywhere I can find an illustration that will help me see and understand where the places mentioned are?

I'm very visual, seeing helps me to learn.
MidgardSilver
10-18-2006, 07:14 PM
You may get lucky, BlakJupiter, if you do a google search on any of these. I found a lot of websites featuring artists' depictions of the places you mentioned you are interested in seeing.
BlakJupitr
10-19-2006, 03:19 AM
Sounds good. I tried google, but maybe I just wasn't typing in the right things. Didn't think of naming specific places in the search. *red handprint on forehead*
BlakJupitr
10-19-2006, 05:56 AM
Ok.. still nothing after 2 hours of google searching. I should be a little more clear though.

What I'm looking for isn't illustrations of what the places look like, but 1 illustration that shows ALL or atleast many of the places mentioned in the Eddas or Sagas or other works.

So it would show Asgard, Midgard, Hel, Ygdrasil, Jotun-heim etc. all in one illustration, pointing out where they are in relation to one another.

Thanks for the help.
Katia
10-19-2006, 07:19 AM
Try this: http://books.iuniverse.com/viewbooks.asp?isbn=0595299784&page=fm13

This was taken from the booked Our Father's Godsaga by William P. Reaves which is worth the read by the way!
æinvargR
10-19-2006, 10:36 AM
by William P. ReavesYou mean by Viktor Rydberg ;) Nice find... I'm finally going to order that book from a second-hand bookshop soon, just waiting for an answer regarding its condition.
Utz87
10-19-2006, 12:30 PM
Times like this I wish I had a scanner, cause one of my rune books has a really good illustration of the world tree and all the realms. Love being useless :p
æinvargR
10-19-2006, 06:00 PM
Havent you got a digital camera you can use then?
BlakJupitr
10-20-2006, 05:14 AM
THANK you, that is exactly what I'm looking for. I was beginning to think that this didn't exist, heh. This should make it alot easier for me to visualize. But yeah, if anyone else has a similar illustration I'd love to see it.

And I'll have to check out that book for sure.
Schwarzesonne
10-21-2006, 07:14 AM
It’s not a map, but you might find this description (http://www.squirrel.com/asatru/nidhad/Mythic_Geography_and_Modern_Translations.txt) interesting and useful.
Nikolai
10-21-2006, 08:29 AM
If you get the book: Norse Myths, Gods of the Vikings, there is a very nice illustration indeed. Also a really good read too!
Atavus
10-21-2006, 08:42 AM
Kevin Crossley-Hollands book "The Norse Myths" has a nice little picture/diagramish thing of yggdrasil and the nine worlds
Arinbjorn
10-21-2006, 10:07 AM
The best "map" I have seen in the Circle Of Ostara's book "Odinic Mythology: part One" available through the OR.
Hellqvist
11-04-2006, 01:28 PM
I found this map a while back when I was fiddling with Google Images:

http://www.immortalthor.net/map-nineworlds.jpg

It's a pretty interesting interpretation of the Nine Worlds. Some Asatru vets may disagree with this depiction, but for Odinist newbies such as myself, it's a good place to start. I found it very difficult to visualize the "anatomy" of the Nine Worlds until I found this image.
BerserkDog
11-05-2006, 08:42 PM
Kevin Crossley-Hollands book "The Norse Myths" has a nice little picture/diagramish thing of yggdrasil and the nine worlds
Craziest thing. After reading this post and reaching for my copy of this book, I opened it right to the page of the diagram. pg xxii. I think it's as good as any I've seen.