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Ginnungagap

For the drone/ambient band, see Ginnungagap (band).

In Norse mythology, Ginnungagap (old Norse: [ˈɡinːoŋɡɑˌɡɑp]; "gaping abyss", "yawning void") is the primordial, magical[1][2] void mentioned in three poems from the Poetic Edda[3][4] and the Gylfaginning, the Eddaic text recording Norse cosmogony.

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  3. ^ "Ginnungagap". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  4. ^ Polomé, Edgar Charles; Turville-Petre, E.O.G.; Tikkanen, Amy (2023-03-08). "Germanic religion and mythology". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2023-04-30.

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