![]() He has the force of the sea and earth on his side, unimaginable eyesight, and is always awake at his watchtower. He is sitting on the edge of the heavens and watches over the bridge because the attacks of giants are always an immense peril. From it the rainbow bridge Bifrost stretches its rays to Midgard, the world of human beings.īy its gates stands the colossal fortress Himinbjörg, the home of Heimdall – watcher and guardian of gods. Only one gate leads to the realm of gods. It is bounded by the life web of Yggdrasil’s branches and owes its vitality to the world tree. This place of unearthly magnitude, beauty, and splendor – though inhabited by supreme gods – is not independent. After this, they forged metal and stone and wood and wrought so abundantly that metal which is called gold, that they had all their household ware and all dishes of gold.” The Bifrost bridgeĭespite being the realm of the Aesir gods in Norse mythology, Asgard is not a focal point of cosmology. ![]() Next, they fashioned a house, wherein they placed a forge and made beside a hammer, tongs, and anvil, and using these, all other tools. They also made a second hall: that was a shrine that the goddesses had, and it was a very fair house men call it Vingólf. That house is the best-made of any on earth, and the greatest without and within, it is all like one piece of gold men call it Gladsheim. It was their first work to make that court in which their twelve seats stand, and another, the high seat that All-father himself has. “ In the beginning, he established rulers, and bade them ordain fates with him, and give counsel concerning the planning of the town that was in the place which is called Idavold, in the midst of the town. There you find the realms of the giants and the dwarves, fire and destruction and Hel itself. This also touches upon the symbolism of the chaos that was found outside of the enclosure, or “ Utgard”. So with that garðr protecting it, and being placed in the middle of the cosmos, the name Midgard (Old Norse Miðgarðr) is fitting. So, a meaningful translation of the name would be “enclosure of the gods.” In the same fashion, the realm of the humans was protected by a fence, made from the eyelashes of the giant Ymir. In that it is an enclosed, separate place from other realms by its fortifications. That makes sense and points to the special place on the branches of the world tree Asgard has. Then secondly garðr, meaning “fence or enclosed area.” ![]() The name Asgard (Old Norse: Ásgarðr) comes from two words: Firstly āss, which means “god” (referring to the inhabitants of Asgard), that are members of the Aesir tribe). ![]() Here he is also joined by the other Aesir gods: Thor, Loki, Frigga, Baldur, Tyr, Heimdall, and others. The mighty All-Father Odin holds court in Asgard. The celestial stronghold of Asgard is surrounded by thick walls that protect it from giants and other various attacks. The war between Aesir and Vanir – ruins and resurrection of Asgard. ![]()
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