celandic mythological poems reflect a strong interest in the creation of the world and its ultimate destruction and re-creation. The earth is represented as a circle of land surrounded by ocean. In the ocean depths lies the World Serpent, while in the centre of the land is a mighty tree, the World Ash, Yggdrasil. The tree's roots go down into the underworld, and beneath them bubbles a spring, source of hidden wisdom.
celandic mythological poems reflect a strong interest in the creation of the world and its ultimate destruction and re-creation. The earth is represented as a circle of land surrounded by ocean. In the ocean depths lies the World Serpent, while in the centre of the land is a mighty tree, the World Ash, Yggdrasil. The tree's roots go down into the underworld, and beneath them bubbles a spring, source of hidden wisdom.