Glossary
Ginnungagap
GIN-ung-ah-gap
The primordial void—not empty, but pregnant with potential. The space where creation began, separating Niflheimr (the ice realm) from Múspellsheimr (the fire realm).
The name carries the sense of sacred power. Ginn- refers to a kind of charged potential, while the “gap” is both a physical space and a moment suspended between opposing forces. When ice and fire converged in Ginnungagap, the meeting produced Ymir, the first living being.
Ginnungagap is where ice melts, where venom quickens, and where creation becomes possible through accident rather than intention.