Odin and his brothers, Vili and Ve, made the first man form an
ash tree and the first woman from an elm tree. Ironicly, the man's
name was Ask, and the woman's name was Embla.
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In Norse mythology, the first man was Ask (Ash), who was created along with Embla (Elm) by the gods Odin, Vili, and Ve. These two humans were the progenitors of the human race in Norse mythology.
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The cast of Traveling in Circles - 2008 includes: Linn Bjornland
as Embla
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Odin, Hoenir, and Lothur walked across the beach, and came
across some driftwood. One was a piece of ash, the other of elm.
Odin breathed life into them, Hoenir gave them senses, and Lothur
warmth, and Ask and Embla (ash and elm) were created.