Lif

and Lifthasir ('Life' and 'Eager for Life') were the man and woman who were to hide in the cosmic ash tree Yggdrasil at Ragnarok, the doom of the gods. They were destined to survive this catastrophe and then repopularize a new world, which would rise from the sea like a volcanic island. 'The bellowing fire will not scorch them; it will not even touch them, and their food will be the morning dew. Through the branches they will see a new sun burn as the world ends and starts again.'

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