Surtr rules Muspelheim, the primordial realm of fire, guarding its border with his flaming sword since before the creation of the world. At Ragnarök he leads Muspelheim's hosts forth to destroy the cosmos.
Yggdrasil, the great ash tree, holds the Nine Worlds within its branches and among its three roots, each realm sheltered in the cosmic structure that binds all of existence together from the fires below to the halls above.
The Einherjar march from Valhalla to face the sons of Múspell at Ragnarök. The army Odin gathered for ages confronts the fire giants who surge forth from Muspelheim to destroy the world.
Muspelheim lies to the south of Ginnungagap. Its heat and sparks warmed the void's southern portion and melted the frozen rime, triggering the emergence of Ymir and Auðumbla.
At Ragnarök, Hel's dead from Helheim and the fire giants from Muspelheim march together against the gods. The forces of ice and fire that created the world in the beginning now unite to destroy it.
Niflheim and Muspelheim are the two primordial realms whose meeting in Ginnungagap created life. Niflheim's ice met Muspelheim's fire, and from the melting frost emerged the first being, Ymir.
At Ragnarök, the sons of Múspell ride forth from Muspelheim led by Surtr. His flaming sword consumes the world, fulfilling the cycle that began when Muspelheim's fire first met Niflheim's ice.
Sparks and embers from Muspelheim's fire melted the ice of Niflheim in Ginnungagap, creating Ymir. The primordial giant emerged from the meeting of fire and frost that gave rise to all life.
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