Idovallis a central plain in Asgard which the gods often used as a meeting place. There is locatedGladsheimr, a meeting hall containing thirteen high seats for the gods, andVingolf, another hall for the goddesses. According to the Ragnarok prophecy, this is also where the surviving gods wil...
Siege of Asgard — 235 37. Significance of the World-War — 252 38. The War in Midgard. Hadding's Adventures — 255 39. Position of the Divine Clans to the Warriors — 262 40. Hadding's Defeat — 268 41. Loke's Punishment — 273 42. Original Model of the Bravalla Battle — ...
The most celebrated rainbow bridge in Western mythology is Bifrost, which connects Earth with Asgard, home of the Norse gods. Bifrost can only be used by gods and those who are killed in battle. It is eventually shattered under the weight of war - the Ragnarok (German Gštterdammerung). ...
Across the Pacific, Polynesian creation myths share remarkable similarities. Many begin with Te Kore (the Void), from which emerged darkness and then light. Most widespread is the story of Rangi (Sky Father) and Papa (Earth Mother), whose children were trapped in darkness between their embracing...
Frigga was the Queen of Asgard and wife of Odin,mother of Thor, and adoptive mother of Loki. She attempted to keep the peace between the family even when Loki discovered he was the true son of Laufey and became vengeful towards her and her husband. ...
Kratos and Atreus meet many characters of Norse myth (including Baldur, Freya, Jörmungandr, Mimir, Ratatoskr, Angrboda, Freyr, and more), and travel to all nine realms of Norse mythology. All receive in-game descriptions during exploration: for example, upon arrival in Asgard, explanations ...
1 Thus this ancient system of celestial metaphor appears (perhaps) to be a legacy of some even more ancient culture or civilization, of which conventional academia knows (or at least admits) little or nothing. It is possible that this system comes from ...
in a discussion on Valiant Hearts: The Great War (2014, Ubisoft Montpel- lier), which simulates World War I, Anderson uses the term 'interactive museum' to describe how the game employs 'world building through lore—such as through item text descriptions—as well as affective game design ae...
In this case the subterranean ásmegir would be by their very descent members of that god-clan that resides in Asgard, and whose father and clan- patriarch is Odin. (2) The word can be applied to men. They are the children of the Asa-father in a double sense: the first human pair ...
and a flickering brightness heralded their arrival on the scene of the battle. They carried the dead on their horses and lead their souls across the bridge Bifrost, which was the only path from Midgard (the rainbow) to Asgard (heaven), into the hall of Valhalla. Then they put on white ...