Norse Mythology Research Paper

The Chaldeans of Mesopotamia have an almost identical flood tradition described in Genesis, with the exception that all the antediluvians were giants. One giant, that reverenced the gods, was named Noa. He lived in Syria with his three sons, Sem, Japet, Cham, and their wives. This man, fearing the destruction he foresaw from the stars, began to build a ship. Sevenety-eight years later the oceans broke forth, both from beneath and above in violent rains. All the mountains and the whole human race was buried in water, except for Noa and his family. Eventually the ship came to rest atop of a Mountain, just as in the biblical account.
In Norse mythology Bergelmir was a frost giant, whose Grandfather Ymir was said to be the father of all giants. …show more content…
These monsters grew fast and very tall. A wise man, who could see the future, warned that they should be killed but the mother refused. The monsters grew taller and became more violent, eventually eating people. The people of the village tried to stop them, but by this time they had grown too big and powerful. The wise man, who resembles a prophet, heard a voice telling him to plant a hollow reed into the ground. The reed grew very fast until it touced the sky. The man heard a voice again telling him he would make a great flood and for him and his wife to climb inside the hollow reed with all the good animals in order to be saved. Then it began to rain and did not stop. Waters covered the earth until only the top of the hallow cane and the head of the monsters were left above the surface. The water swirled about until the monsters eventually drowned. After the waters had subsided, the mountaintops reappeared first then the rest of the land. The man climbed down the hollow reed and together with his wife and animals they emerged on dry land. After that they never heard the voice