[ WP ] You stumble upon an enormous tree and something makes you realise it is Yggdrasil , the world tree

Walking through the forest, I lost my footing as the mountain gave way to a landslide. Carrying me down I lost consciousness quickly when I struck my head. I am not sure how much time had passed, it was dark when I had awoke. I was lucky and was able to free myself from the bit of land that had tried to swallow me but had choked on my legs. Standing I noticed I was in a dark narrow valley, Behind me was the fresh wall of soil from the landslide. I had only one way to walk, so I began my walk down the valley. 
 
 After about an hour of walking the valley opened to a clearing. In the center was something I had never seen before. It was like a tree, but it was exploding, but it was n't. Like it had paused the explosion before it could burst the tree into a stump, the trunk was bowing outward in all directions. And the light coming from inside this explosion, it was such a bright white light that illuminated the clearing. The tree itself was bigger then any tree I had ever seen. It made the Redwood I had guarded during spring break look like a toothpick in comparison. The top extended far into the clouds and out of my sight. 
 
 After I had stood in awe of what I saw, and my mind finally gathered itself to take in some of the detail is when I noticed them. They looked so small from where I stood I had n't realized how far away they were. They were standing in a circle in front of the base of the tree. Their arms stretched out towards one another, standing motionless I was n't sure if they were statues. Cautious of them I slowly made my way towards their circle, curiosity was pushing me now. 
 
 After walking for ten minutes I was finally drawing near them, I was in awe at how tall they actually were. Each one of them was easily over 16 feet tall and was chanting in a low tone that sounded like distant thunder rumbling. Silently I watched them, seeing them take breathes to continue, I stood in astonishment. Then my wondering was interrupted when I heard the grunt of an old man behind me. Turning, my jaw dropped to the ground as I saw one of them standing behind me. He was an old burly man at least 20 feet tall, He had a great whit beard and an Eye patch over one eye. Dressed in an odd robe that looked ancient and futuristic at the same time, he stood before me like an orientate mountain. He said something to me in a language that I had never heard before, but I understood it. I ca n't recreate it, every attempt sounds nothing like him. 
 
 He told me not to interfere, that travelers found their way here from time to time. It is a good thing, a sign of things to come for me. He told me about the tree and all it stands for. He explained that I am part of the light, that we all are. And him and his kind keep the light from hurting the tree, in time the tree will grow around the light again. This is not the first time the light had out grown it's place in the tree, they had tended it then as they do now. Balance would be restored over the years and we would be in harmony with the tree again. The tree is strong, just like us, we will both persevere and survive for a long time. That is when Odin told it was time for me to go and I woke up at the parking lot where I had parked my car before my hike.
