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celestial hierarchy

The Nine Worlds

Norse cosmology is arranged around a tree rather than a throne. There is no supreme authority issuing ranks — Odin is chief but the structure is spatial, and everything in it is scheduled to end.

The Poetic Edda · 13th c., from older oral material

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7 of 11 nodes link to a profile; the rest are structural labels from the source text.

11 nodes

the whole structure as one tree

YggdrasilThe ash that holds the worlds …Yggdrasil — The ash that holds the worlds apart.Above — the Aesir and Va…Above — the Aesir and VanirOdinAllfather, and a hab…Odin — Allfather, and a habitual deceiver.ThorBy far the most wide…Thor — By far the most widely worshipped.FreyjaOf the Vanir. Takes …Freyja — Of the Vanir. Takes half the slain.Below — the deadBelow — the deadHelCold, and nobody in it is bein…Hel — Cold, and nobody in it is being punished.Bound, awaiting RagnarokThe Norse arrangement is not s…Bound, awaiting Ragnarok — The Norse arrangement is not stable and does not claim to be.LokiSworn brother to Odin, then hi…Loki — Sworn brother to Odin, then his enemy.FenrirBound at the cost of…Fenrir — Bound at the cost of Tyr's hand.JormungandrEncircles the world,…Jormungandr — Encircles the world, biting its tail.

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