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9 Worlds
In Scandinavian cosmology the 3 worlds is centred around the world tree, Ygdrassil, and is subdivided into 9 worlds, which are associated with 9 runes of the Iwaz rune. Asgard| Ljossalfheim | Midgard| Svartalfheim | Hel J
The Nine Worlds in Norse mythology were:
- Upper level
Asgard (Aesir, the land of the gods),
Alfheim (elves),
Vanaheim (Vanir), - Middle Level
Midgard (men),
Jotunheim (giants),
Svartalfheim (dark-elves),
Nidavellir (dwarves), - Lower Level
Muspelheim (fire, a bright, flaming, hot world in the southern region), and
Niflheim (the dead, the lowest level)http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_nineworlds.htm
