Norse cosmology describes the physical world as the recycled remains of a primordial giant

The foundational act of Norse creation involves the ritual slaughter of the giant Ymir, whose body parts were repurposed to architect the cosmos. According to the 'Völuspá' and other Eddic texts, Odin and his brothers fashioned the earth from Ymir's flesh, the mountains from his bones, and the sky from the hollow of his skull. The clouds were formed from his brains, while his blood was poured out to create the vast, encircling seas.