The myth of Loki’s monstrous children - Iseult Gillespie

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Odin, the king of Asgard, was plagued by nightmares. Three fearsome figures haunted his dreams: a massive, writhing shadow; a shambling, rotting corpse; and worst of all, a monstrous beast with a deadly bite. Though their true forms were unknown to him, he could tell they were related to Asgard’s most persistent problem: Loki. Iseult Gillespie details the myth of Loki's secret children.
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@TEDEd 2 года назад

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@SpinzoLynxYT 2 года назад

@Human_traain 2 года назад

Bye

@professordreamer8479 2 года назад

TED-ED can you do a History On Trial of Ruhollah Khomeini.

@doctorfuntime1709 2 года назад

TED-ED can you do a History On Trial of Puyi.

@pinutelbs8644 2 года назад

lol

@calico_queen8976 2 года назад

I love how when people in Mythology gets prophecies that someone's gonna kill them, they do something that makes that someone have every reason to kill them.

@JoSan3 2 года назад

it kinda serves to tell people that fate is fixed

@bensoncheung2801 2 года назад

Pfp sauce?

@jsc1jake512 2 года назад

"One often meets his fate on the path he takes to avoid it"

@tanmaygusain1316 2 года назад

It makes the story interesting ig

@sixjhontongalamar979 2 года назад

Mythos are usually told with morals to teach in mind. So if something did not go wrong on a myth, then something is wrong. also... nice pfp.

@chinesecabbagefarmer 2 года назад

“A child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.”

@aperson6242 2 года назад

The arch-illager would agree.

@vishnusolanki7792 2 года назад

Naruto could have done that

@chinesecabbagefarmer 2 года назад

@@sage4365 I believe it is an African proverb.

@chinesecabbagefarmer 2 года назад

Thank you very much for asking.

@ummmyumm9335 2 года назад

@@vishnusolanki7792 oh that wld be cool villain arch tho

@JaqenHghar. 2 года назад

In the version I read it was a little more tragic for Tyr. He knew he was betraying his friend which is why he volunteered. He was punishing himself and when Fenrir knew he had been tricked he looked at Tyr with a sad expression and then Try gave him a nod as to let him know to bite his arm off so Fenrir did so reluctantly

@kevinteschner5839 2 года назад

That was Neil Geiman’s Norse Mythology, I read the same passage. It was quite heartbreaking, especially because Odin didn’t have to do this

@JaqenHghar. 2 года назад

@@kevinteschner5839 yes sir it was. Great book

@alstroemeria2466 2 года назад

@@JaqenHghar. Every book by Neil Gaiman is a good read

@blue_lobsterr 2 года назад

@@alstroemeria2466 Yes

@JaqenHghar. 2 года назад

@@alstroemeria2466 he did some comics for both DC and Marvel. I've never read any but I've heard good things. So yeah, dudes legit

@jamaelwilliams8677 2 года назад

In a way this story serves as a reminder not to let fear and paranoia guide your actions

@loki2240 2 года назад

In another way, it suggests that our fates are sealed and free will is an illusion. 😂

@xwithoutxanyxwarningx5191 2 года назад

@@loki2240 only if you let fear take over you, which is what happened with Odin. He could've gotten away scot free but he chose to try and stop his supposed fate when he went into it willingly. But fate isn't something someone has already written in stone, it's what you define it as. And he was so set to thinking those children are the death of him when they're not, but he turned them into his demise. Definition of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Live by the sword, die by the sword, kinda deal.

@loki2240 2 года назад

@@xwithoutxanyxwarningx5191 - I'm not an expert on Norse mythology. But a lot of mythology (and religion) has an end of the world story. I don't think that it makes sense to think of those stories with our conceptions of free will and alternate outcomes if the the intent of the story is to explain an end of the world scenario (much like mythology and religion have creation of the world stories). They're just stories with a predetermined goal and a predetermined outcome. I think the self-fulfilling prophecy was just an interesting twist. I don't think having Odin take a different approach would've made it so that there was no Norse end of the world story, or even no end of the world story involving some or all of those children.

@loki2240 2 года назад

@@ghostderazgriz - Right. I know that Ragnarok is the end of Asgard and Midgard is supposed to be reborn. Ragnarok is an end of the world story, even if it's not the end of Midgard or humanity. It's the end of Asgard. My point is that, if the intent is to make up a story about the end of Asgard, that's going to be the end result of the story, no matter what the characters do.

@loki2240 2 года назад

@@ghostderazgriz - No, it isn't a matter for believers but rather the characters themselves. Their fate was predetermined to result in their end, regardless of what they did. I don't think it makes sense to say that Odin should've taken a different approach, as if he had free will, because he didn't have free will and his end was predetermined by the intent of the story.

@redsparks2025 2 года назад

Three personifications of the unknown (and possibly the unknowable; the true nightmare). 1. Jörmungandr: the unknown of the unobservable world beyond one's field of sight. 2. Fenrir: the unknown of the natural world beyond one's ability to tame or control. 3. Hel: the unknown beyond one's death, the cessation of one's existence.

@theillegalseagull6838 2 года назад

Well I learned something new today, cessation is a word lmao

@anirbanhasan8988 2 года назад

"beyond one's ability to tame or control" Tyr: *Am I am joke to you?*

@eduardodias2073 Год назад

@@anirbanhasan8988 Odin: yes

@harlowitter3060 Год назад

I love this analogy

@redsparks2025 Год назад

@@harlowitter3060 Thanks.

@overcookedcooki5285 2 года назад

he let his fear create his own enemies, he won against the snake, who he could've used, Hel willing went, meaning there was no stopping him from helping/using her too, and the wolf had a deep relationship with the warrior, something that could be used as well. Thanks for all the likes, didn't think it'd get this far.

@ClassyKermit69420 2 года назад

I click the 'replies' button thinking I'm gonna see some deep insight on this or even a 'yea lol' and I'm only even more disappointed in humanity

@lonelystranger7114 2 года назад

Yea lol

@othamneil8958 2 года назад

This feels out of character for someone like Odin. You'd think Odin would be wise enough to not challenge fate. I'd like to think that he knew he was digging his own grave, and his actions were to serve a different purpose.

@gamecokben 2 года назад

@@othamneil8958 it's almost like...and forgive me, I'm just speculating...but it's almost like Odin isn't real

@ineslazaro3870 2 года назад

@@gamecokben (Gasp) Whaaaat? Nooooo

@Sia-kg2ux 2 года назад

Odin had a rare case of self-fulfilling prophecy. None these would have happen if he didn’t act based on a dream.

@dfmunoz2422 2 года назад

Exactly

@kurtlindner 2 года назад

It would have happened, it is made clear in the actual story that Loki's children will bring ruin to Asgard. You could say it's about not being able to deny fate, with some allegory thrown in on the side, in the specific forms of Loki's children. This retelling barely skims the surface of the entire story.

@alessandrodelogu7931 2 года назад

Oedipus' story is another case. He would have never killed his own father and married his own mother if they hadn't abandoned him first.

@gary7846 2 года назад

this just proves you can't escape fate, even for the gods

@loki2240 2 года назад

Someone has never seen a Final Destination movie... 😜 But seriously, just because his actions contributed to those results - that doesn't mean that roughly the same results wouldn't have come about despite Odin taking other actions (including fundamentally different approaches). In such mythology, the world has to end somehow.

@piriyaj1347 2 года назад

I find Fenrir’s myth quite heart-breaking. He wouldn’t have agreed to play these ‘power tests’ at all if Tyr wasn’t there. And then Tyr is the only one who volunteered to offer his arm, paying the price of betrayal to his wolf friend himself.

@bensoncheung2801 2 года назад

442 👍

@phousefilms 2 года назад

In at least one version of the story, he says that if the gods had NOT bound him, he would have been their friend and companion and fought beside them, but now he was their enemy for all time.

@Rox123ify 2 года назад

If I'm not mistaken, when Ragnarok happens Fenrir breaks his constraints, eats Midgard (earth) whole, runs off to Asgard and kills Odin before being killed.

@captainblue5096 2 года назад

According to another comment, another version of the story says that Tyr realized what Odin had done, and volunteered himself as punishment.

@dragonova279 Год назад

Honestly he should have asked for prins head to be in his mouth

@KurtDaronPRivo 2 года назад

The fact that atleast Fenrir's fate could've been easily avoided by a bit more trust is quite sad, especially with the wolf's friendship with Tyr.

@jamaelwilliams8677 2 года назад

Yeah if it wasn't for his paranoia and fear all this could have been avoided

@loki2240 2 года назад

@@jamaelwilliams8677 - That's a common theme in Greek mythology, too.

@jamaelwilliams8677 2 года назад

@@loki2240 oh yeah the stories and myths with them or too many to count

@kurtlindner 2 года назад

No, that can only be said at the most superficial level. Like many old epics, the events that occur basically have to occur. The story illustrates, among other things, how choice can sometimes be an illusion. This retelling is so-so, but not wholly accurate taken by simply what the video showed.

@anthyavila9726 2 года назад

@@jamaelwilliams8677 That's not how Norse mythology operates. As a kid, I used to find all the mistakes regrettable and frustrating, but the Norse put a lot of emphasis on the preordained. All of this wasn't just bound to happen, it had to happen. Ragnarok was a fate they couldn't avoid. That concept is one of the very foundations of Norse belief itself.

@l.n.3372 2 года назад

As an observer who isn't as familiar with Norse culture or mythology, I find it interesting how Odin immediately takes action against what are essentially 3 innocent "children" whose only mistake was being born to the wrong parent (Loki). Does this imply that it's ok to take preventive action before a "criminal" has even committed their supposed crime? Would it have been the same situation if they had been children of Thor? Or would Odin have given a chance to any child of Thor, but not with Loki? Fascinating topic and great animation!

@matiassu5604 2 года назад

Knowing Thor's mythology, I'd inmediately take Thor's children into custody, seeing that he is a violent drunkard, not that different from the average vikings, though considered upright by their standards (no wrong oaths and stuff).

@jkshorts4520 2 года назад

Odin is a seer with ravens for eye balls I think he takes his visions seriously

@katarinajanoskova 2 года назад

Fate, predestination and preventative action is a theme of many myths, stories and philosophical enquiries. Whether it's Oedipus and his strange tale or the Euthyphro dilemma. Looks like everyone pondered these things for millennia.

@ghostderazgriz 2 года назад

Not sure how you got "does that mean it's ok" Preventative measures literally backfired and each of these siblings are foretold to fight the gods during Ragnorock.

@l.n.3372 2 года назад

@@ghostderazgriz That's only because Odin had a vision - if he didn't, who is to say his plan backfires at all? It's the case of a self fulfilling prophecy. Without the prophecy, are the same situations still true or not.

@fardiorin9133 2 года назад

One small minor correction about Hel's dwelling of Helheim, it is not fiery so much that it is only a place of darkness and misery.

@chickentikka4383 2 года назад

Is it not supposed to be extremely cold aswell?

@brunocorrea2854 2 года назад

@@chickentikka4383 yep yep!

@fardiorin9133 2 года назад

@@chickentikka4383 Yes, but there's other world called Niflheim which is supposed to be the land of ice. Helheim was more like the neutral underworld, akin to Hades in Greek mythology.

@chickentikka4383 2 года назад

@@fardiorin9133 I'll assume you're talking about Tartarus, but yeah, I get you.

@JoSan3 2 года назад

@@chickentikka4383 tartarus is an even deeper realm beyond hades/erebus reserved for the damned. The neutral underworld where the dead resides is hades/erebus

@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319 2 года назад

I've always felt sorry for Fenrir. He only wanted to be accepted and respected by the Aesir, which was why he kept accepting chains just to show off how strong he was before the Gods. But of course that's the tragedy of his story. Had Odin not been such a paranoid wreck, Fenrir would not have had any reason to resent the Gods.

@stainshield Год назад

Yes, because he felt betrayed.

@ATLACEDES 19 дней назад

Considering his friendship with Tyr, Fenrir could have even been of use to the Gods...

@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319 19 дней назад

@@ATLACEDES Indeed. At the end of the day, Odin was a coward, and his cowardice was what brought about the destruction of the Aesir and Asgard.

@rzl-ci1jj 2 года назад

for those who were wondering: -jormungandr continued to circle the earth, and when it let go, Ragnarök would start. In one encounter, Thor fishes for Jormungand, and fails to pull him up only when the giant Hymir, terrified that this will bring about Ragnarök, severs the line, sending the snake back down to the depths. -fenrir, in another version of the myth, devours the sun and fights Odin head on during Ragnarök, which he won by swallowing Odin whole. He was later killed by Odin's son Vidar, the god of vengeance -hel. i wasnt able to find much relating to hel, but we can assume she either died in the battle of Ragnarök or stayed in hel

@KAMUPhobies 2 года назад

he double hockey sticks

@willemvandebeek 2 года назад

Fenrir's sons Sköll & Hati will swallow the Sun & Moon respectively.....

@gamecokben 2 года назад

And then the cycle restarts

@mildndr 2 года назад

Fun fact: many norse people believe that Fenrir is the father of another two giant wolves from norse mythology: skoll and hati

@ManSeekingMeaning 2 года назад

Vidar, or Vitharr, doesn’t get enough love.

@WolfDragon-iz7wq 2 года назад

One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it. -Master Oogway

@ultracommander8368 2 года назад

Yessir, master oogway is a lot more wise

@IonsonMars 2 года назад

The animation and narration quality just gets better Ted-Ed! Good job

@ojeshk.c.6744 2 года назад

Stop. It was uploaded 3 minutes ago, and the video is 6 minutes long

@IonsonMars 2 года назад

@@ojeshk.c.6744 it was a first glance Bruh

@theautisticintrovertedluca3634 2 года назад

Thoses who try to prevent profocies often seal their own doom

@elTacoManiac 2 года назад

Right? I really liked translating it to Portuguese

@leeks1408 2 года назад

Really makes you feel for the characters you thought were bad guys but were really the victims. Like the live action Maleficent film. I was always fascinated by Jormangandr

@alphabetboy8569 2 года назад

In other tales, Hel was promoted to become the Queen of the Dead, she was described as Cold but Just, in Baldr's Death, when Baldr's Mother, Frigg, asked Hel to return her late Son's soul to the living world, Hel agreed but only if every living thing weep and mourn over his death, something that didn't happen because Loki, her father, sabotaged Friggs plan by not mourning the late god, because it was a closed deal, Hel kept Baldr's soul safe until the End of Ragnarok as he'll be resurrected.

@thewingedhussar4188 2 года назад

The only inaccurate thing in this video IS the fact Norse Hel was actually cold/mild. Depending on your role in life. If you were just a normal person who died. Hel was just a regular place, similar to our world. Mild, temperate, etc. The cold parts of Hel was Hel's home/hall and where the really bad people were sent. The really cold and dark places.

@citra1885 2 года назад

I don't really know anything about Hel, but she hasn't done anything wrong right? So why was she even sent into the coldest place? Or maybe she had done something awful

@freezaaaa 2 года назад

@@citra1885 i think it was becuse she is daughter of loki and half skelaton

@Ullish1989 2 года назад

And Odin has two eyes in this

@scrungozeclown836 2 года назад

@@citra1885 to be fair, the coldest place would be Niflheim, literally the home of the primordial cold

@michaelweiske702 2 года назад

Hel should not be full of fire. A burning underworld is from Greco-Roman mythology, later adopted into Christian and Muslim imagery, but the Norse underworld is exceedingly cold.

@DD-kc6hg 2 года назад

That is a pretty interesting concept. A cold underworld.

@acookie7548 2 года назад

that’s interesting, considering the climates that the myths came from

@mrcat6433 2 года назад

Makes sense that a culture that existed in Norway should be more afraid of the cold than of the heat.

@overcookedcooki5285 2 года назад

interesting

@z0mbabe 2 года назад

Greek Mythology's Underworld wasn't on fire either. Heaven was also down there, after all

@DD-kc6hg 2 года назад

Gods: *Aren't able to do something* Dwarves : Hold our Beer.

@macmacbrazze3234 2 года назад

I can almost imagine their site filled with testimonials by various gods LOL

@that1cat999 2 года назад

All twelve trillion casks of it.

@ZOCCOK 2 года назад

I respect that Loki was able to satisfy a Giantess despite being average sized. Truly a person to get inspired from 🙏

@nunyabiznes33 2 года назад

Well he's a shape-shifter. I mean, he got f-ed by a stallion.

@flossbrunn 2 года назад

The jötnar are not necessarily very huge

@spaghettimaghetti5042 Год назад

Actually giants aren’t what you think it is half of the giants are the size of an average human

@Minetendo_Fan Год назад

Proof that size doesn't matter

@ennui9745 10 месяцев назад

Loki is a shapeshifter if I'm not mistaken, he can be any size. The jotnar (translated as "giants" in English) were also shapeshifters and also could be any size, some of them just preferred to be giants.

@Mailliwoediv 2 года назад

I am immediately reminded of an Oogway quote, "One often meets their fate after taking the path to avoid it". Odin, through his paranoia created the enemies from his nightmares.

@krishnakumarverma4115 2 года назад

'The dwarfs' always got something extraordinary! 😇

@zur137 2 года назад

I love how his actions created the monsters.

@mildndr 2 года назад

The wolves of norse mythology: Fenrir Garmr Skoll Hati

@calmnarrative 2 года назад

Villain origin stories are pretty similar.

@Bluecho4 2 года назад

Yes and no. Ragnarok was preordained. Norse belief is firm on this point. Prophecy, once made, is set in stone. It was always going to turn out badly for the Aesir. All Odin did was make it a personal Tragedy.

@agnibeena8069 2 года назад

@@Bluecho4 If the prophecy was set in stone, why did they try to stop it? A genuine question as I'm not too familiar with it

@IDontReallyWantAYoutubeHandle 2 года назад

@@agnibeena8069 I think the main one is that Ragnarok basically means that all of the old gods (so Thor, Loki, Odin, etc) will die. Norse Gods are a bit different from your traditional god in which they're extremely flawed, they're selfish, break their oaths, lie, cheat and are extremely human. Odin knows the prophecies and especially here it's important, since Fenrir kills Odin at the time of Ragnarok. Since he doesn't want to die, he restrains them in order to try and escape his fate, and we know how that turns out.

@f.santyabudi 2 года назад

MY GOD, that ending makes me goosebumps! What a masterpiece ❤️ Edit: what makes me goosebumps, when the narrator could pass the feeling of hatred and something worse will be happened is the best part of this video

@panda_invention1810 2 года назад

😭

@ennui9745 2 года назад

@@rondoletti-1454 ???

@theodatheomall1074 2 года назад

Part 2

@00corin00 2 года назад

Odin should be missing an eye. I love these videos! Keep the Norse mythology coming! Please!!!!!!

@lukemitchell5470 2 года назад

Odin lost his eye when he sacrificed it to drink from Mimir's well (The Well of Urd), so that he could gain cosmic wisdom. Given that his actions in this tale are very unwise, this could have happened before that.

@TalonInTx 2 года назад

@@lukemitchell5470 given that losing his eye didn't reveal to him that these three would bring about Ragnarok and how to stop them, he clearly got ripped off for the "cosmic wisdom".

@nathangraham2952 2 года назад

This seemed to have occurred before Odin became wise

@Akash-cy2xv 2 года назад

1:51 Its actually funny how cute that is

@blacktiger2154 Год назад

Baby Fenrir is literally the cutest little thing ever!

@quark1243 2 года назад

"👹...inching ever closer to his bloody revenge👹👹👹👹👹👹. For more stories about children being underestimated....😊😊" Dam that made me laugh (5:30)

@basantatamang2249 2 года назад

Lmao

@Miskamouskamikumouse 2 года назад

3:20 this is so cute awwww its like a doggo and owner relationship I would pet that wolf

@lamnt3z 2 года назад

5:37 "For more tales of children being ignored and underestimated..." 😂🥴

@jarvis6253 2 года назад

1:44 little did he know this wolf was bound to cause the end of the world

@Wolfy-Edits Год назад

BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

@cramerfloro5936 2 года назад

4:37 top 10 anime betrayals

@tmmny 2 года назад

I know you guys kept some stuff out of the story to keep it short but there are some key things left out. Odin challenged Fenrir with the promise that if he couldn't free himself from the chain he would be freed. to make sure this would happen he asked that one of the gods put his arm in his mouth and no god would because they knew what would happen and they didn't want to loose an arm. so finally tyr did and lost his arm in the process. I know it's small but the promise of Odin that he would let him free is the crucial point of Fenrirs story. edit: there are a lot of variations of hel ( in the Poetic Edda it's more of a place and in the Prose Edda it's Loki's daughter ) but they all say that odin tasked hel to guide the souls and rule over the underworld. the main thing is hel's story is that she can't leave.. well until Ragnarök. there is no mention as far as I know in any Edda that she conquered the underworld.

@kevinobill4818 2 года назад

In Norse, Jormungandr is my favorite mythical figure. Seeing Tyr played with Fenrir in a friendly way makes me warm my heart

@hycamtro1aegirsson128 2 года назад

wasn't Hela asked to rule Helheim, because she had a strong affiliation with death and also she knew better than the other gods?

2 года назад

Some says that is the kind of excuse they used to send her there. Either way, Hel is willing to go with it.

@pinutelbs8644 2 года назад

Fun Fact: Fenrir is actually In the movie of thor Ragnarok. he's Hella's dog, Bit is actually referred to as "Fenris" in the movie

@szymonpinkowski256 2 года назад

Its diffrenet dog

@enlongjones2394 2 года назад

@@szymonpinkowski256 actually no. “Fenrisúlfr” (Fenris Wolf) is another name by which Fenrir is known.

@pinutelbs8644 2 года назад

@@szymonpinkowski256 its the same

@matze9201 2 года назад

In the movie Fenrir is Hella's dog. But in mythology Garm is Hella's dog and the guardian of the gates of Helheim.

@pinutelbs8644 2 года назад

@@matze9201 true

@austin8991 2 года назад

1:36 what an anticlimax😂 I enjoyed the video, thank you👍

@DiracComb.7585 2 года назад

“One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.” - Master Oogway

@jamaelwilliams8677 2 года назад

Truer words were never spoken

@jamaelwilliams8677 2 года назад

this could have been avoided if he wasn't so fearful and paranoid

@Thermopylae66 2 года назад

*cough cough* Oedipus

@gamecokben 2 года назад

By definition fate can't be avoided

@basilofgoodwishes4138 2 года назад

@@gamecokben Tell that most of Asian myths.

@aidanrogers4438 2 года назад

The animation is on point for this episode! And I never thought Fenrir the Wolf could be made to look so cute.

@theseusswore 2 года назад

what if Fenrir was just, trying to live? what if he wasnt going to turn into the beast he became unless he was provoked by Tyr to do so?

@Ay0godd 2 года назад

That's the whole point of the story I feel like, the girl and the wolf could have just been nurtured into somewhat harmless creatures you have to be careful around, of course the snake had to be killed (but for some reason wasn't), but the way they handled everything just made their existing problem 10x worse.

@theseusswore 2 года назад

@@Ay0goddyeah lmao

@kurtlindner 2 года назад

@@Ay0godd No, this version barely skims the surface of the actual story. It is made clear that Loki's children will bring ruin to Asgard, there is no salvation for Hel or Jormungandr, and Fenrir's loyalty was primarily to Tyr alone. It's better viewed as an allegory for, "What if you tried to keep a wild wolf as a pet," "What if you've got someone with leperosy hanging around," "what if you've got someone you know is going to stab you in the back." Also, Loki's children are all loyal to their Father, and there is basically no redemption for Loki by his own deeds.

@for_kl.5574 2 года назад

@@kurtlindner But isn't that like it was fate they would ruin Asgard because the deeds Odin had done and it was also fate that Odin dreamt about them and thought they would destroy Asgard so he did all that which truly turned the children into real dangers? At the end it was all thanks to him. It could have gone other ways.

@kurtlindner 2 года назад

@@for_kl.5574 No, it didn't matter what happened, the result had nothing to do with how it came to pass; the result is the prophecy. TED screwed up the story in their presentation, Odin's dreams weren't the cause of Ragnarok, Ragnarok was always going to ordained. Had Odin done nothing, the same end would come to pass. You should look into the actual story. Also, the perspective you're asserting, while it sounds perfectly reasonable to you or me, or most people of this era, that same is not necessarily true for people of other times in history, essentially it's viewing history through a histrocentric perspective. Interpreting ancient stories by our own worldview yields many problems in the same way as if one reads a story written in French from an English speaking perspective -everything is gibberish. You must at the very least translate the text or better yet, read the text in French; and the same is true of ancient stories. To properly interpret ancient stories like we must start from the perspective of the people and culture from whence the work comes if we want to truly understand it.

@kirbymarchbarcena 2 года назад

Despite having gained knowledge and wisdom, Odin unwittingly created his own nightmares.

@cottykerridge1082 2 года назад

Love this! One thing to make it even better would be for Odin to be depicted as one eyed, especially as he is foreseeing his doom!

@klaystels6559 Год назад

this story is the embodiment of the quote, “one often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it”

@LordOmnissiah 2 года назад

And now we have the motivation for Loki playing the trick that killed Baldr. He wanted revenge for what the gods did to his kids.

@Queen1001N Год назад

Loki: You take my pride and joy? I’ll return the favor…

@QuestionEverythingButWHY 2 года назад

“Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” ― C.S. Lewis

@TheRealDominikVinko 2 года назад

Love the norse mythology videos! They are my favorites on this channel by far! Hope you continue making more! Keep up the good work ❤️

@kathanprajapati8956 2 года назад

Stan lee on reading Norse mythology be like: 'No, this is too disturbing for the audience.'

@autumngalix4616 2 года назад

These weren't monsters, they were children.

@heyheyheye7256 2 года назад

Amazingly explained with a bit of lore,suspense and well written setting.I’m sure that anyone would want to watch or read the end of this entire journey

@CinderellaSequeira 2 года назад

The narrator and animation are extraordinary!!!!

@yeshaswiniparvatham5474 2 года назад

Is there a part 2 to this myth? Would love to watch the next one!!

@fictionfan0 2 года назад

Only if you consider Ragnarok to be the long-awaited sequel.

@1995pieter 2 года назад

sure, the end of the world

@B00Radl33 2 года назад

Neil Gaiman wrote a book on the whole subject. Best version I ever found. A lot happens next.

@Sienisota 2 года назад

As a revenge for what Odin did to Loki's children, Loki plays a (maybe accidentally) deadly prank on one of Odin's children. Odin kill's Loki's 2 human/Aesir looking sons, and binds Loki to a rock, in a cave, using THE ENTRAILS OF LOKI'S SON. Odin puts a serpent over Loki, that drips painful poison on Loki. Loki's wife is left with him. With a bowl to collect the poison, but at times she has to take the bowl away to empty it. When Loki's wife takes the bowl away, Loki's screams and struggles against the entrails of their son, causing earthquakes. The day Loki is freed/ gets free, is the day his "monster" children are freed, and together they will get vengeance by attacking Odin and the Aesir, for treating them horribly. All will die in the process except young children of some Aesir. Those children will restart the cycle of creation.

@michaeliv284 9 месяцев назад

Aside from Ragnarok, the only things that can be part two are bit parts; Thor went fishing with Tyr's dad and pulled up Jormungandr early. And when Baldr died, Hel would only give him back if everything in the realms wept for him.

@video-warehouse-s8973 2 года назад

Fun fact, 0:47 is the first animated portrayal of Loki's wife Sigyn, and the only I've ever seen of their sons.

@1weck1 2 года назад

Glad I saw this video. Recently in life, I’ve found that a lot of my anxieties and worries are self fulfilling to a point. The anxiety and worry makes me act poorly in a otherwise normal situation, and I’m glad I saw this video as a relatable message to worry less and avoid paranoia.

@DD-kc6hg 2 года назад

Release Fenrir he didn't do anything wrong.

@denizmergen418 2 года назад

so did the other 2

@KakashHatak3 2 года назад

None of them did but Odin doesn't really care.

@iamgreatalwaysgreat8209 2 года назад

Yeah, thats cruel.

@VoidKing666 2 года назад

True, except if you released him now it would cause Ragnorok, aka doomsday.

@deadlydingus1138 2 года назад

@@VoidKing666 Have seen the world lately?

@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 2 года назад

excellent voice acting, moreso than I'm used to. I've seen many retellings of these 3, but this one is one of the best you'd make a good DM for a tabletop game

@shafinnahian75 2 года назад

Man Loki's family has issues

@VoidKing666 2 года назад

They’re gods. What do you expect?

@beizanten1 Год назад

i feel sorry for loki children. great story

@veronicapiccinini7956 2 года назад

Talk about Self Fulfilling Prophecy. His attempts to avert his fate by mistreating Loki’s spawn led to the destruction of the world and the deaths of many gods, known as Ragnarok. In their defense, Loki’ children have very good reasons to hate them, 1) The snake (I can’t write his name, sorry) was acting in self defense and they throw him into the sea 2) They give Hela a thankless job and people were afraid of her because of her appearance; 3) Fenrir was betrayed by the gods, even by his best friend

@sensennsen 2 года назад

Odin was obsessed with the prophecy of Ragnarok. Not only was he consumed by paranoia but also by obsession.

@ladyfire44 2 года назад

Fenrir, I felt bad for. Tyr and him had a good friendship. Odin should've seen this instead of living with his paranoia. Maybe he would've know that Fenrir wasn't a threat and kept him around

@carolgaysanchez8287 2 года назад

Fenrir : Trying to act scary Tyr : Lol let me put you on pocket

@ambar9232 2 года назад

“A person often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.” - Oogway

@theashapeshift 2 года назад

3:44 I like the little noise added to fish breath

@maryati6088 2 года назад

Ted-Ed never fail to entertain with good narration,animation and music

@dylansearcy3966 2 года назад

1:04 Thor looks like Thor from marvel

@awesomenova09 29 дней назад

Whoa I wonder why

@bernardsoul5186 2 года назад

I wanted to hear more about the children's conception. How did Loki get it on with the giantess?

@macmacbrazze3234 2 года назад

Same way he got f'ed by a stallion and gave birth to Odin's horse.

@B00Radl33 2 года назад

Loki is at least part giant himself, and an experienced shape shifter. Not really a problem for him.

@CarpeDiem67-m5f Год назад

First time I hear this, wow; they should turn this into a movie

@kurtlindner 2 года назад

Tyr looks more like Thor than Thor.

@ayaehab 2 года назад

I love this bit in Gaiman's Norse Mythology, his voice rings in my ears as I hear it here too. There are bits that are different also (hel was merely a child in Gaiman's version) , maybe due to the videos length or else, it's gorgeous nevertheless

@rowanrooks 2 года назад

This was so cool. I only wish that the animations used the mythological appearances of the gods instead of the traits from MCU.

@guilherme832 2 года назад

Moral of the story: have no mercy, kill all your enemies while they are still weak

@Gaga682 2 года назад

What Odin feared became a reality trough his own actions. He created his own enemies for Ragnarok. Like Zeus in videogame created Kratos, his own doom. Pretty very strange actions coming from a wisest Nordic God that let it fear guide him.

@vladtheimpaler9577 2 года назад

Fenrir had an inherent cruelty to him but deep down he wanted to be accepted by the gods as part of their family. But Odin and the others out of fear treated him like a monster and so he became one. A self fulfilling prophecy.

@aeydra 2 года назад

This was an amazing lesson, fantastic animation and great narration 👏💕

@jamaelwilliams8677 2 года назад

Honestly I feel as though all of this could have been avoided if Odin wasn't so fearful and paranoid fenrir in the others🤷🏾

@HalgaDoy 2 года назад

It seems to be a recurrent theme in nordic mythology. Afaik, Ragnarok begins with Friggs (Odins wife) paranoia from a dream.

@noodleexpanding3407 2 года назад

@@HalgaDoy This is just not true

@TheRevanchrist 2 года назад

as one wise turtle once said, "One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it."

@StarBoundFables 2 года назад

The art in this myth video was astounding 😃 Thanks for sharing this with us all 🙏🏽

@tirthankarmishra1420 2 года назад

This Thor almost looks like mcu's Thor. Loki has the resemblance too

@VoidKing666 2 года назад

Exactly! I feel like someone just finished the first few marvel movies.

@fr0styboy 2 года назад

@@VoidKing666 no, the animator chose this art style because a good chunk of people will be able to relate to it.

@VoidKing666 2 года назад

@@fr0styboy I agrée! I was trying to make a joke, and I’m sorry it didn’t come through.

@HalgaDoy 2 года назад

I'm getting a bit tired of this version of Thor. He's supposed to be fierce eyed with red beard and hair.

@rolandreeves8818 2 года назад

My man Fenrir was innocent bro😭

@Hmmmmmmmmm.... 2 года назад

I loved mythologies and how they are so eager to prevent the prophecies by dealing with them which is the first step on how the prophecy can come true...is this some sort of an ancient paradox

@ericpachuau2038 2 года назад

Part 2 highly recommended.. I don't usually coment but this animation and the story line is perfect highly recommemd part 2 🙏

@Human_traain 2 года назад

Loki is such a interesting god

@DD-kc6hg 2 года назад

He is responsible for birthing Odin's horse Sleipnir.

@avaneeshjadhav255 2 года назад

Loki carrying the entire norse mythology

@ahmedrazashibli8743 2 года назад

It's so intresting to see a new figure as loki in every ted video

@InfernalLeo777 2 года назад

This one looks like a creep tho

@videogollumer 2 года назад

@@InfernalLeo777 Loki IS a creep! He delights in the suffering of others, seeing it as humorous!

@lodestone8736 2 года назад

Little did Odin know that his fear and his action turn into self fulfilling prophecy!

@bob4oo96 2 года назад

3:50 A: We found the materials! But they're so weird... How do you build a piece of armour out of something so... so... B: Nunya? A: Nunya? B: None 'ya fuckin' business.

@whoamI-tl3fv 2 года назад

I wanted to make a request, I would love to hear about writer and journalist Clarice Lispector. She really writes with love, attention, affection and her works are simply beautiful.

@momavisa9187 2 года назад

imagine you and your siblings just hanging out and then someone banished you all because of some dreams

@ximec.r.2643 2 года назад

It's basically what you'd call a self made prophecy

@darkner2390 2 года назад

So, are we not going to question how Loki and a female giant managed to get a wolf, a serpent and a half-corpse as children?

@steventheamazing762 2 года назад

I could be wrong but I recall that Fenrir was actually the oldest, followed by Jörmungandr and Hel. Again this could be meant for interpretation on different sources but that's my head cannon for them. Although I don't know what place Sleipnir is for Loki's children.

@michaeliv284 9 месяцев назад

I think he'd be eldist as his myth included Asgard being early in development, considering the lack of walls

@DaneInTheUS 2 года назад

Great video! But I'm puzzled why your Odin still had both eyes? Fenrirs story has always made me sad. It's the ultimate betrayal from the only aesir that trusted Fenrir (and vice versa)