Asgard

Asgard (Old Norse: Ásgarðr; "Enclosure of the Æsir") is a location associated with the gods in Nordic mythology. It appears in several Old Norse sagas and mythological texts, including the Eddas, however it has also been suggested to be referred to indirectly in some of these sources. It is described as the fortified home of the Æsir gods and is often associated with gold imagery and contains many other locations known in Nordic mythology such as Valhöll, Iðavöllr and Hlidskjálf.

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Asgard is the mythological home of the gods in Norse mythology, described as a fortified enclosure containing important locations like Valhalla and known for its association with gold. It appears in Old Norse texts called the Eddas and other sagas, making it a central element in how ancient Norse people understood their religious beliefs and cosmology.

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Etymology
Attestations
The Poetic Edda
The Prose Edda
Prologue
Gylfaginning
Skáldskaparmál
Ynglinga Saga
Interpretation and discussion
Depictions in popular culture
In film
In comics
In video games
See also
Citations
Bibliography
Primary
Secondary
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In some euhemeristic accounts, Asgard is portrayed as being a city in Asia or Troy, however in other accounts that likely more accurately reflect its conception in Old Norse religion, it is depicted as not conforming to a naturalistic geographical position. In these latter accounts, it is found in a range of locations such as over the rainbow bridge Bifröst, in the middle of the world and over the sea.