Norse mythology
Bergelmir
Father of the New Giant Race
- Mythology
- Norse mythology
- Group
- Jotnar · Fate · Fire and Ice
- Appears in
- Ymir, Audhumla, and the First Creation
- Places
- Jotunheim
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Bergelmir is the frost giant who survives the great flood at the beginning of the world. When Odin and his brothers slay the primeval giant Ymir, his blood gushes out in such a torrent that it drowns nearly the entire race of frost giants. Bergelmir alone escapes, climbing with his wife onto a hollowed vessel, and from this single surviving pair the later giants descend. He is the seed that ensures the jotnar endure, so the enmity between gods and giants carries on through the ages toward Ragnarok.
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Real episode from the app
Ymir, Audhumla, and the First Creation
Chapter 1
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bergelmir?
- Bergelmir is the frost giant who survives the great flood at the beginning of the world. When Odin and his brothers slay the primeval giant Ymir, his blood gushes out in such a torrent that it drowns nearly the entire race of frost giants.
- Which mythology does Bergelmir belong to?
- Bergelmir belongs to Norse mythology.
- Which stories does Bergelmir appear in?
- Bergelmir appears in Ymir, Audhumla, and the First Creation, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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