Snorri Sturluson comments on this in the Gylfaginning (emphasis mine):. 9. Then said Ganglere: Much had been done, it seemed to me, when heaven and earth were made, when sun and moon were set in their places, and when days were marked out; but whence came the people who inhabit the world? More @Wikipedia
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