"Valhalla, the hall of the slain, is the feast hall of Odin. Those who died in battle are then raised in the evening to feast in Valhalla. Two important gods, the brother and sister, Freyr and Freyja, are citizens of Asgard but actually exchange-hostages from Vanaheimr. Heimdallr, the gods' warden, dwells beside Bifröst, the rainbow bridge. Each day, the gods ride over Bifröst to their meeting place at the Urðarbrunnr. The phrase ""nine homeworlds"" is ""Níu Heimar"" in Old Norse. Relating to another term ""heima"" meaning ""home"" or ""homestead"", the term ""heimr"" means a ""place of abode"" in the sense"
"Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan and published by Disney-Hyperion. It is based on Norse mythology and is set in the same universe as the ""Camp Half-Blood Chronicles"" and ""The Kane Chronicles"" series. The first book, ""The Sword of Summer"", was released on October 6, 2015. The second book, ""The Hammer of Thor"", was released on October 4, 2016. ""The Ship of the Dead"", the third and final book, was released on October 3, 2017. The main protagonist, Magnus Chase,"
"religion. Old Norse religion was polytheistic, entailing a belief in various gods and goddesses. Norse mythology divided these deities into two groups, the Æsir and the Vanir, who engaged in an ancient war until realising that they were equally powerful. Among the most widespread deities were the gods Odin and Thor. This world was inhabited also by various other mythological races, including giants, dwarfs, elves, and land-spirits. Norse cosmology revolved around a world tree known as Yggdrasil, with various realms existing alongside that of humans, named Midgard. These include multiple afterlife realms, several of which are controlled by a particular"
"the gods. While often translated as ""giants"", most are described as being roughly human sized. Some are portrayed as huge, such as frost giants (""hrímþursar""), fire giants (""eldjötnar""), and mountain giants (""bergrisar""). The giants are the origin of most of various monsters in Norse mythology (e.g. the Fenrisulfr), and in the eventual battle of Ragnarök the giants will storm Asgard and fight them, until the world is destroyed. Even so, the gods themselves were related to the giants by many marriages, and there are giants such as Ægir, Loki, Mímir, and Skaði, who bear little difference in status to them."
"Mount Asgard Mount Asgard is a twin peaked mountain with two flat-topped, cylindrical, rock towers, separated by a saddle. It is located in Auyuittuq National Park, on the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The peak is named after Asgard, the realm of the gods in Norse mythology. Mount Asgard is perhaps the most famous of the Baffin Mountains. Asgard's slightly higher North Peak was first ascended in 1953 by J. Weber, J. Marmet, and H. Röthlisberger, Swiss scientists on the Arctic Institute Baffin Island Expedition, led by the Canadian P. Baird. Their route ascended the east side of"
"of Asgard according to their cosmology and the chief god in the North Germanic pantheon. The thunder god Thor was popular with the North Germanic common people. By the 3rd century there seems to have been a disruption of trade, possibly due to attacks from tribes in periphery. In the 4th and 5th centuries, larger settlements were established in southern Scandinavia, indicating a centralization of power. Numerous strongholds were also being built, indicating a need to defend against attacks. Deposits of weapons in bogs from this period suggest the presence of a warrior aristocracy. The Gutes of Gotland are in"
"Jötunheimr Jötunheimr (or Jǫtunheimr in Old Norse orthography; often anglicized as Jotunheim) is the homeland of the Jötnar, the giants in Norse mythology. From Jötunheimr, the giants menace the humans in Midgard and the gods in Asgard. The river Ifing (Old Norse, ""Ífingr"") separates Asgard, the realm of the gods, from Jötunheimr, the land of giants. Gastropnir, the protection wall to the home of Menglad, and Þrymheimr, home of Þjazi, were both located in Jötunheimr, which was ruled by King Thrym. Glæsisvellir was a location in Jötunheimr, where lived the giant Gudmund, father of Höfund. Utgard was a stronghold surrounding"
"Baldr Baldr (also Balder, Baldur) is a god in Norse mythology, and a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg. He has numerous brothers, such as Thor and Váli. In the 12th century, Danish accounts by Saxo Grammaticus and other Danish Latin chroniclers recorded a euhemerized account of his story. Compiled in Iceland in the 13th century, but based on much older Old Norse poetry, the ""Poetic Edda"" and the ""Prose Edda"" contain numerous references to the death of Baldr as both a great tragedy to the Æsir and a harbinger of Ragnarök. According to ""Gylfaginning"", a book"
"Asgard but was tricked out of payment and killed by Thor. Odd convinces the Giant to return home. In return, the goddess Freyja/Freya heals his leg, though she cannot mend it completely, and Odin gives him a staff. He returns to Midgard, somewhat bigger than when he left due to drinking from Mimir's Well, and as the winter ends he reunites with his mother. Odd and the Frost Giants Odd and the Frost Giants (2008) is a World Book Day book by Neil Gaiman. It draws on Norse mythology and also the historical Vikings. Odd is a young Norseman whose"
"Bifröst In Norse mythology, Bifröst ( or sometimes Bilröst or Bivrost) is a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (Earth) and Asgard, the realm of the gods. The bridge is attested as ""Bilröst"" in the ""Poetic Edda""; compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and as ""Bifröst"" in the ""Prose Edda""; written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. Both the ""Poetic Edda"" and the ""Prose Edda"" alternately refer to the bridge as Ásbrú (Old Norse ""Æsir's bridge""). According to the ""Prose Edda"", the bridge ends in heaven at Himinbjörg, the"
"Asgardians have. She can also speak in the languages of the Nine Realms. Freya (comics) Freya is a fictional Asgardian appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, based on the Norse deity of the same name. Within the context of the stories, Freya is the Asgardian goddess of fertility. She appears as a supporting character of Thor. Freya first appeared in ""Thor"" #321 (October 1993) and was created by Bill Mantlo and Don Heck. Freya is the Goddess of Fertility who used to work as a former Valkyrie. The people of Asgard have started a cult that worships"
"Alshard Alshard's world is named ""Midgard"", and the setting includes many deities from Norse mythology (for example 'Odin' and 'Thor'), but most of the deities died in ""Ragnarök"", the ancient war of the gods. Midgard is a fantasy world, but guns, motorcycles, robots, androids, airships, tanks, and other mechanical items are present in the setting. Player characters are called ""Questers"" and possess a crystal (called a ""Shard"") of ancient gods, and can use supreme divine powers by using it. Questers seek an ideal world, ""Asgard"", and stand against the world's enemy, the abyss, and the evil empire ""Wahres Reich"" (German"
"the city of Asgard had previously been"". According to ""Skáldskaparmál"", Víðarr was one of the twelve presiding male gods seated in their thrones at a banquet for the visiting Ægir. In the epilogue to the dialogue between the skaldic god Bragi and Ægir, Snorri explains, in his typical euhemeristic style, that Víðarr ""is"" the Trojan hero Aeneas who survived the Trojan War and went on to achieve ""great deeds"". Later in the book, various kennings are given for Víðarr, including again the ""silent As"", ""possessor of the iron shoe"", ""enemy and slayer of Fenrisulf"", ""the gods' avenging As"", ""father's homestead-inhabiting"
"in the ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" novel """". Utgard-Loki appears as a supporting character in Rick Riordan's ""Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard"" series. He is stated to be king of the mountain giants and the most powerful sorcerer in Jotunheim. Útgarða-Loki In Norse mythology, Útgarða-Loki (Anglicized as Utgarda-Loki and Utgard-Loki) was the ruler of the castle Útgarðr in Jötunheimr. He was one of the Jötnar and his name means literally ""Loki of the Outyards"", to distinguish him from Loki, the companion of Thor. In the ""Prose Edda"" book ""Gylfaginning"" (chapter 44), the enthroned figure of Third reluctantly relates"
"of the Norwegian King Harald Fairhair. In the initial stanzas of the poem, Asagarth is the capital of Asaland, a section of Asia to the east of the Tana-kvísl or Vana-Kvísl river (kvísl is ""fork""), which Snorri explains is the Tanais, or Don River, flowing into the Black Sea. The river divides ""Sweden the Great"", a concession to the Viking point of view. It is never called that prior to the Vikings (Section 1). Odin is the chief of Asgard. From there he conducts and dispatches military expeditions to all parts of the world. He has the virtue of never"
"as steeped in Norse mythology as Marvel's ""Thor"", it was no surprise to come across a troll as big and mean as Ulik."" Created as a physical equal for the Thunder God, the Asgardian troll Ulik became a perennial villain for the hero. Ulik belongs to a race of Rock Trolls who live in the dimension of Asgard in the ""Domain of Trolls"" in Nornheim. Like all trolls, Ulik has an innate hatred of the Asgardians as they were driven underground by the King of the Norse gods, Odin, and forbidden to live on the surface. Ulik is commanded by"
"Valhalla In Norse mythology, Valhalla (; from Old Norse Valhöll ""hall of the slain"") is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Chosen by Odin, half of those who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr. In Valhalla, the dead join the masses of those who have died in combat known as Einherjar and various legendary Germanic heroes and kings, as they prepare to aid Odin during the events of Ragnarök. Before the hall stands the golden tree Glasir,"
"Asgard inhabit the galaxy of Ida, and that they were once part of an alliance of four great races with the Ancients, Nox, and Furlings. In ancient times, the Asgard visited Earth, posing as the gods of Norse mythology. Norse legends tell of how they protected the humans against the ""Ettins"" (Goa'uld). The Asgard protect a number of planets in the Milky Way from Goa'uld attack under the Protected Planets Treaty. In the time of ""Stargate SG-1"", the Asgard are a dying race. Having lost the capacity for sexual reproduction, they perpetuate themselves by transferring their minds into successive cloned"
"Asgard (comics) Asgard is a fictional realm and its capital city appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Based on the realm of the same name from Norse mythology, Asgard is home to the Asgardians and other beings adapted from Norse mythology. Asgard first appeared in ""Journey into Mystery"" #83 (October 1962) by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, and features prominently in stories that follow the Marvel Comics superhero Thor. According to Asgardian legend, in the beginning there was nothing, but in time two worlds came into being on opposite sides of the void. The one"
"different character. It was published on October 2, 2018. ""Publishers Weekly"" review of ""The Sword of Summer"" stated that, ""ten years after ""The Lightning Thief""...[""Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard""'s] sensibility is right in line with the Percy Jackson novels, and the audience will be just as large."" Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan and published by Disney-Hyperion. It is based on Norse mythology and is set in the same universe as the ""Camp Half-Blood Chronicles"" and ""The Kane"
"Askeladden Ashlad (Norwegian ""Askeladden"") is the main character in many Norwegian folktales. In some ways, he represents the small man who succeeds where all others fail. He always wins in the end, often winning the princess and half the kingdom. The origin of this character was compared by scholars to the old Norse god Loki as a fire Vættir. In some retellings, Askeladden is renamed Boots. In many folk tales, the Ash Lad is portrayed as the youngest of three brothers. Early in a typical tale, the older brothers appear to have much greater chances of success in life. For"
"Tyr (Marvel Comics) Tyr is a fictional character, an Asgardian god appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based on the Norse god of the same name. Along with Thor and Balder, he is one of Odin's biological sons. The character is portrayed by Clive Russell in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film """". Tyr first appeared in ""Journey into Mystery"" #85 (Oct 1962), and was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby. Tyr is the Asgardian god of war. Tyr was renowned throughout Asgard as being the only god brave enough to place"
"to the myth. Sigurður Nordal argued for this view but the possibility represented by Ursula Dronke's translation that it is a simple coincidence is equally possible. In Rick Riordan's Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, the sword of Freyr possessed by the protagonist is called Sumarbrandr meaning 'summer sword'. Sword of Freyr In Norse mythology, the sword belonging to Freyr, a Norse god associated with sunshine, summer and fair weather. Freyr's sword is depicted in Norse mythology as one of the few weapons that is capable of fighting on its own. After Freyr gave up the sword to Skírnir"
"Norse cosmology The cosmology of Norse mythology has ""nine homeworlds"" or ""nine realms"", unified by the world tree Yggdrasil. Mapping the nine worlds escapes precision because the ""Poetic Edda"" often alludes vaguely. The Norse creation myth tells how everything came into existence in the gap between fire and ice, and how the gods shaped the homeworld of humans. A cosmic ash tree, Yggdrasil, lies at the center of the Norse cosmos. Three roots drink the waters of the homeworlds, one in the homeworld of the gods, the Æsir, Asgard, one in the homeworld of the humans, Midgard, and one in"
"has the ability to raid various Legion-held locations on the three main islands. This can range from sneaking into a lumber mill and freeing the Vikings held there, (who will help destroy the Legion garrison) to launching an all-out one-man assault against a quarry or tower. A fierce struggle is taking place within Asgard, the realm of the Norse Gods. The battle has escalated, spilling over to the mortal world of Midgard and now a Champion must be found, a warrior that can sway this war, which threatens the fate of Asgard and the gods themselves. The Goddess Hel –"
"The Sword of Summer The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015 by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the ""Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard"" series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan. After his death and arrival in Norse afterlife as an einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from escaping his prison and ending the world."
"in the 2018 videogame ""God of War"", as a late Jotunn enshrined by the Jotnar people, killed by Thor. Starkad Starkad (Old Norse: Starkaðr or Störkuðr; Latin: Starcaterus; in the Late Middle Ages also Starkodder; modern Danish: Stærkodder) was a legendary hero in Norse mythology. Starkad appears in numerous accounts, and the stories of his adventures relate to different Scandinavian traditions. He is most fully treated in ""Gesta Danorum"" but he also appears in Icelandic sources. He is portrayed as a great warrior who performed many heroic deeds but also many crimes. A cognate of the Starkad legends can be"
"Valhalla and then adds: ""The Swedes now believed that he had gone to the old Asagarth and would live there forever"" (Section 9). Finally Snorri resorts to Heaven, even though nothing in Christianity advocates cremation and certainly the burning of possessions avails the Christian nothing. ""Asgard"" is derived from Old Norse ""āss"", god and ""garðr"", enclosure; from Indo-European roots ""ansu-"" spirit, demon (see cognate ahura; also asura) and ""gher-"" grasp, enclose (see cognates garden and yard), essentially meaning ""garden of gods"". Asgard In Norse religion, Asgard (; ; ""Enclosure of the Æsir"") is one of the Nine Worlds and home"
"realm of ""Winesong"", Frey's realm of ""Alfheim"", Selûne and Soma's shared realm of ""Gates of the Moon"", Surtr and Thrym's realm of ""Jotunheim"", Bast's realm of ""Merratet"", Anhur's realm of ""Netaph"", Branchala's realm of ""Soul of Music"", realm of the Vanir (Frey, Freya, Noatun, and Ullr) ""Vanaheim"", Hachiman and O-Kuni-Nushi's realm of ""Kenyama"", and Shou Hsing's realm ""the Orchard of Immortality"". The realm of ""Asgard"" on the first layer of Ysgard is the home of the Norse gods Odin, Frigga, Frey, Freya, Idun, and secondary realms of Loki and Tyr. Muspelheim, the second layer of Ysgard, is similar to the"
"Asmund Berserkers-Slayer Asmund Berserks-Slayer is a viking hero in the Icelandic legendary saga ""Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana"". He is also known as Gnodar-Asmund in other sagas in which his stepfather was Illugi, Foster-Son of Grid. In the Saga of Egil and Asmund, or ""Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana"", Asmund was the son of King Ottar, ruler of Halogaland, and Sigrid, daughter of the Danish Jarl Ottar, who ruled over Jutland. By the time Asmund was twelve, he was already fully grown, and a great deal stronger than any man he knew. Once while chasing a hare he"
"an action that nearly tore apart the fabric of reality. Asgard (comics) Asgard is a fictional realm and its capital city appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Based on the realm of the same name from Norse mythology, Asgard is home to the Asgardians and other beings adapted from Norse mythology. Asgard first appeared in ""Journey into Mystery"" #83 (October 1962) by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, and features prominently in stories that follow the Marvel Comics superhero Thor. According to Asgardian legend, in the beginning there was nothing, but in time two worlds came"
"the protagonist in numerous folk tales: Askeladden Ashlad (Norwegian ""Askeladden"") is the main character in many Norwegian folktales. In some ways, he represents the small man who succeeds where all others fail. He always wins in the end, often winning the princess and half the kingdom. The origin of this character was compared by scholars to the old Norse god Loki as a fire Vættir. In some retellings, Askeladden is renamed Boots. In many folk tales, the Ash Lad is portrayed as the youngest of three brothers. Early in a typical tale, the older brothers appear to have much greater"
"and magic regeneration, or the ability to double jump. Levels must be repeated multiple times both to find the treasures and to gain enough experience to defeat tougher enemies in later levels. To explain the Norse mythology present in the game, as the game progresses players unlock dictionary entries which can be accessed through the extras section of the game's menu. The game follows the Norse god Thor as he travels through Midgard and Asgard on a quest to restore balance to the world. The three Norns charged with keeping the world tree Yggdrasil – Urd, Skuld, and Verdandi –"