"Ymir" by Troy's Work Table. Carport chalking for Friday 26 June 2015.
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The Norse creation myths have the world of humans (Midgard) being formed out of the body of Ymir, a giant born of the primordial ice of Ginnungagap and later slain by Odin and his two brothers. These three then fashioned Ymir's body into the various elements of the world.
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I've taken some liberties with how Ymir's body was repurposed, partly aligning it with a medieval cosmological model I recently encountered. Therefore, I've made a band of ocean/sky out of the bone of Ymir's skull and flames out of his hair to represent the "northern" Niflheim and the "southern" Muspelheim.
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Plus I've added some tree for stubble on his upper lip.
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But otherwise, I tried to stay mostly faithful to the intent of the story.
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This is a fairly large piece, with Ymir's head being about five feet in both width and height.
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You can view more pictures of Ymir HERE.
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