Song without Words by John Pettie (Scottish, 1839–1893) http://ift.tt/1lJmEvi

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Ukrainian Landscape by Vladimir Orlovsky (Ukrainian,… http://ift.tt/1IEMag0

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From atop the castle by Howie Mudge LRPS The view from the top of Dolwyddelan Castle, just as we finally had a little bit of sunshine breaking through. http://flic.kr/p/dSLx5e

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Iceland – Road to þakgil by Mathieu Noel © mathieu noël
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Erupting Strokkur, south-west Iceland by skarpi – www.skarpi.is Erupting Strokkur at the Geysir geothermal peninsula in south-west Iceland. This area is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland, and part of the famous “Golden Circle” tour.

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Ymir’s blood – Seljalandsfoss, Iceland by pas le matin view on black

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Ymir, également nommé Aurgelmir, est le fondateur de la race des géants de givre dans la mythologie nordique. Des géants sortirent du corps d’Ymir pendant qu’il dormait, de ses aisselles surgirent un homme et une femme, tandis que de ses jambes naissait un fils.

Dans le mythe de la création, Odin, exaspéré par la brutalité d’Ymir, le tua et le jeta dans le Ginnungagap (« le gouffre béant »). Odin et son frère utilisèrent le corps d’Ymir pour créer la Terre ; sa chair remplit Ginnungagap, ses cheveux devinrent des arbres, son sourcil devint Midgard, et ses os se changèrent en montagnes. De même, ses dents et les fragments de ses os devinrent les rochers, et son sang donna naissance aux rivières, aux lacs, aux étangs et à la mer. Son crâne format le ciel, qui reposait sur quatre nains, son cerveau devenant les nuages, et les asticots de la chair engendrèrent la race des nains.
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L’Islande est sans doute l’endroit du monde qui recut le plus du sang d’Ymir tant les rivières, les lacs et les chutes d’eau y sont nombreux.

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In Norse mythology, Ymir, also named Aurgelmir was the founder of the race of frost giants. While Ymir slept, he fell into a sweat and conceived the race of giants. Under his left arm grew a man and a woman, and his legs begot his six-headed son Þrúðgelmir.

Odin and his brothers, upset by his brutality killed Ymir. They used Ymir’s body to create Midgard, the earth at the center of Ginnungagap. His flesh became the earth. The blood of Ymir formed seas, lakes and rivers. From his bones mountains were erected. His teeth and bone fragments became stones. From his hair grew trees and maggots from his flesh became the race of dwarfs. The gods set Ymir’s skull above Ginnungagap and made the sky, supported by four dwarfs. These dwarfs were given the names East, West, North and South. Odin then created winds by placing one of Bergelmir’s sons, in the form of an eagle, at the ends of the earth. He cast Ymir’s brains into the wind to become the clouds.
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Iceland is for sure the place that recieved the most important part of Ymir’s blood because rivers, lakes and waterfalls are so numerous.

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Waterfall Granni, Iceland by fredschalk In the rough, almost treeless, but at the same time beautiful, as good as untouched icelandic nature, waterfall Granni can be admired. Granni drops down next to the waterfall Háifoss, which is actually bigger than Granni and is one of the highest waterfalls in Iceland. ‘Granni’ means ‘neighbour’ because of its close neighbourhood with waterfall Háifoss. The waterfall is located in Thjórsárdalur, not far from the active volcano Hekla. http://flic.kr/p/ecxqSx

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Sulphur creek, Hverarönd, Namaskard, Iceland by sven483 http://flic.kr/p/aqv1nk

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Iceland – Landmannalaugar by tonycity Typical valley and colours of Landmannalaugar mountains, Iceland.
Vallée et couleurs typiques du landmannalaugar, Islande.
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Iceland land of ice by Ray Wise © All rights reserved.
A frozen river cracks into large glaciers in the shadow of a distant mountain and the colours of the rising sun.
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