I'm trying to understand the cosmography described
in the Edda, but it' s being very hard. There are a lot of contraditions and
enigmatica definitions.
For example:
According to the Norsemen, there was a heaven above heaven, called
Andlang (the expanded), and above this was a third heaven,
called Vidblain (the wide and blue; the far-blue). This realm
is beyond the world, and even during the destruction of the world when the
fires of Surt annihilate everything this realm remains untouched. It is the
great Beyond, the eternal and infinite. It is the realm of Odin. Gimle, the
abode of the blessed, is located there (see Gimle). Gimle means lee of fire,
So, must we assume three levels? Three
skies?
Joao SL