The value, Justice can be seen in the Norse creation myth when Ymir is killed. Ymir was the first of the frost giant, but not a god. He over time turned to evil, causing a long struggle between the new gods. They, in time killed him, and by doing so, they created the earth. Ymir’s blood continued to drown all of the frost giants but one remained, and as the blood flowed it made the rivers and seas of the earth and his bones the ground (Sturluson, Odin and Ymir). We see that the gods cared for justice in the beginning Ymir turned to evil and with doing so the young gods ended him and most of his race. To add to the evidence of the value, we also see justice in the myth of “Loki’s Punishment,” he is punished for everything he has done killing balder, tricking his mother, and the ultimate end of the gods. Loki is taken to a cave where he is held be the valkyrie, the
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Every once in awhile she has to empty it and a few drops of venom falls on his head and when it does it causes earthquakes in the world (Mccoy,259-260). This shows that the gods take justice seriously even if Loki had much leeway in between is wrong doings they still punished him for his wrong doings even if it meant taking his children from him. Furthermore another example is Thor's hammer, mjölnir. It was one of the most powerful weapons in Asgard and used as such to bring justice throughout the realms. When the hammer was stolen by the frost giants, Thor went to great lengths to retrieve the significant weapon, he proceeded to dress up as a bride and once they presented the hammer to bless the marriage thor grabbed mjölnir and killed the giants. Instituting the justice deserved for stealing the hammer (Mccoy,Thor’s Hammer). The ultimate weapon for justice was forged by Loki for Thor and became his tool for Justice that taking it would result in death. The value justice throughout Norse myths was there from the beginning and can be seen through different myths, showing how important
Every once in awhile she has to empty it and a few drops of venom falls on his head and when it does it causes earthquakes in the world (Mccoy,259-260). This shows that the gods take justice seriously even if Loki had much leeway in between is wrong doings they still punished him for his wrong doings even if it meant taking his children from him. Furthermore another example is Thor's hammer, mjölnir. It was one of the most powerful weapons in Asgard and used as such to bring justice throughout the realms. When the hammer was stolen by the frost giants, Thor went to great lengths to retrieve the significant weapon, he proceeded to dress up as a bride and once they presented the hammer to bless the marriage thor grabbed mjölnir and killed the giants. Instituting the justice deserved for stealing the hammer (Mccoy,Thor’s Hammer). The ultimate weapon for justice was forged by Loki for Thor and became his tool for Justice that taking it would result in death. The value justice throughout Norse myths was there from the beginning and can be seen through different myths, showing how important