Norse myth shows its gods as divine but not immortal. Baldr dies and the gods and people mourn him; at Ragnarök, Fenrir swallows Odin and Thor dies from the Midgard serpent’s venom. Idunn keeps the gods young with magical apples, and they grow old while she is missing. The video calls this a “longevity therapy”; its broader reading of epli as spheres or tablets and its claim that Freyja practiced seiðr into the Viking Age are interpretations, not established Eddic facts.
Norse gods could die; Idunn’s apples renewed their youth
Key facts
- The Eddas portray the gods as divine and able to die; calling them “biological beings” is a modern characterization.
- Snorri Sturluson’s Gylfaginning says Fenrir swallows Odin at Ragnarök, not that Odin dies of illness.
- Baldr is mourned by the gods and people; at Ragnarök, Thor kills Miðgarðsormr and dies from its venom.
- Idunn keeps the apples that renew the gods’ youth; while she is missing, the gods grow old.
- The video claims that Freyja practiced seiðr into the Viking Age; this is the presenter’s interpretation, not an explicit Eddic account.
- “Longevity therapy” is a modern label for Idunn’s apples, while reading them specifically as spheres or tablets remains interpretive.
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