Upon first arriving in Alfheim you'd be forgiven for thinking that it was nicer than Midgard with it's lush forest terrain, tranquil waters and initially peaceful atmosphere. Looking inside would blind one of Odin's eye, and he would subsequently build his Great Lodge above the location of the rift to better study it. However, an unexpected side effect of the murder is that, in the wake of Ymir's death, a rift in reality would be created. From his flesh, Odin created the realm of Midgard, where humanity would live alongside most animals. Seeking to dominate the rest of creation, the Aesir killed Ymir, with Odin spilling his blood with Gungnir, under the pretext of bringing order to creation. Surtr came into existence after Ymir, coming from Muspelheim to bring heat to the young cosmos, conjuring the Sun from his primordial flame. Every god, man and beast came first from Ymir's flesh. Their meeting also produced something more than water, the mystical life-blood of something entirely new, and from this mystic water Ymir, the first Giant, took form, a being of pure creation and chaos, a force of nature, mother and father to all that came after. There was also Fire, and there was also Ice, and in the void they met, creating what would become the Spark of the World. But in the beginning, there were no realms, only Ginnungagap, the great void. The tree itself is said to exist beyond time and space and therefore has no beginning. There are nine realms that exist among the branches of the World Tree.
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