Y is not a huge day for the Old Norse
theme, although at least two of the words are pretty significant.
Y is for Yggdrasil, the "World
Tree" which literally means "Steed of Ygg", which may
be a by-name of Odin, in which case Yggdrasil would be the tree from
which he hung as a sacrifice for nine nights to learn the runes
presumably. Yggdrasil is an Ash tree and the Aesir go there daily to
make judgments. A dragon gnaws at it's roots, a stag eats it's
leaves; it connect all of the nine worlds.
Y is for Ymir, the primal giant from
whom almost all life sprung. The entire universe is made from his
body, before him there was nothing. Giants were born from his sweat,
dwarves from the maggots that swarmed upon his dead flesh. The gods
were related having been born from the great cosmic Cow Audhumla, who
licked Buri, the first of the Aesir, from the ice of Ginnungagap,
where Ymir also spontaneously formed. Either way, Ymir is the father
(and mother) of the race of Jötnar, and also a forefather,
presumably of the races of both the Aesir and the Vanir, since
Audhumla only licked Buri from the ice, and both Ymir and Buri were
nourished by her milk. Eventually, Ymir was killed, possibly by Odin,
and his body was used to create the universe and pretty much
everything in it.
Y is for Yngvi, which is another name
for Frey, who is sometimes called Yngvi-Frey.
I didn't actually get to go to the
gaming convention I have been pimping here on my blog today,
apparently buying a new vehicle drains all your excess "fun"
funds away, so I hope that anyone who did get a chance to go to Arcon
XI had a good time. It kind of bums me out too that I pre-cancelled
my B/X game for tomorrow for the convention and now I can't go, but I
guess that's the breaks when you are a grown up. Maybe I'll actually
get around to painting some miniatures tomorrow?
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