The Bifröst, also known as the Rainbow Bridge, was the bridge between the mortal realm and the realm of the gods and ended in the shade of the World Tree, Yggdrasil (Guerber, 2018). If left unguarded, it would lead to the destruction of Asgard. Heimdall carried the Hǫfuð sword...
Norse mythology- the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity Asgard- (Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes Valhalla,Walhalla- (Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of ...
Loki knew that his days in Asgard had come to an end. He knew how soon anguish can give way to anger and was sure the gods would avenge Balder’s death and detention in Hel. He ran away. He made for a deserted part of Midgard, a remote place in the mountains at the head of a ...
Odin (Old Norse Óðinn) is the most powerful God in Asgard and he is the chief of the Aesir, inNorse mythology. Odin is sometimes called the all-father or the wanderer, he has, in fact, many names, because he has taken many shapes on various occasions. Odin looks like a sorcere...
Another disputed son of Odin, Hermod was fastest of all the gods and goddesses in Asgard, and was therefore their chosen messenger. In this way, he sits as the counterpart to the Grecian figure, Hermes, andMercury of the Romans. It was Hermod who rode Sleipnir to plead that the goddess...
Asgard Balder Baldr berserk berserker Bifrost Brage Bragi Brunhild Brynhild carling Edda Elli Eric the Red Ericson Fafnir Fenrir References in classic literature ? In old Norse times, the thrones of the sea-loving Danish kings were fabricated, saith tradition, of the tusks of the narwhale. View ...
Yggdrasil in the VKNG Collection The Enclosure of the Aesir In old Norse, Asgard means “enclosure of the Aesir”, a name that perfectly summarises the realm. It was the dwelling place of theAesir gods, and it was surrounded by a great, but incomplete, wall. ...
pierced by his spear Gungnir, in order to learn the wisdom of magical runes. One of Odin’s names is therefore the god of the hanged. In Asgard, the dwelling of Æsir, he has three halls: Gladsheim, Valaskjálf, and Valhalla. In Valhalla (‘Hall of the Slain’) Odin gathers the...
Every God has knowledge in different categories. They generally are good, friendly and helpful. The Vanirs who have lived in Asgard for a long time also counts as Æsir. Æsir are the gods of consciousness and the sky as opposed to the Vanir who are the gods of the earth and ...
Watchful Norse god who guarded Asgard from enemy invasion.View Idun Norse goddess of youth and fertility whose magic apples rejuvenated the gods.View Freyr Norse god of peace and prosperity, associated with virility and fair weather.View Nerthus Mysterious Norse goddess known as the bringer of peace...