Midgard - Mythopedia
Dec 29, 2022 · Midgard was protected by the Asgardians, and the two realms were connected by the Bifrost, a bridge that transported Thor and other heroes through space. The Midgard Glacier, on the eastern edge of the Greenland ice sheet, was named after the realm; it is currently endangered by climate change.
Bifrost - Mythopedia
Mar 11, 2023 · The legendary Bifrost was a rainbow-colored bridge that connected Asgard to Midgard, giving the Norse gods access to the realm of mortals. Ever-vigilant Heimdall, an Aesir god with keen eyesight, guarded the entrances to the bridge, and stood ready to sound the Gjallarhorn should enemies slip by. According to the prophecies of Ragnarok ...
Jotunheim - Mythopedia
Dec 8, 2022 · Not willing to stand for such insolence, Thor lead a team to Jotunheim to confront Laufey, king of the frost giants. Thor's mission destroyed a hard-won peace between the frost giants and the Asgardians, and Odin banished him to Midgard (Earth) for his recklessness. Antarctica's Jotunheim Valley was named for the Norse realm.
Asgard - Mythopedia
Dec 29, 2022 · Asgard was connected to Midgard, the realm of humanity, via the Bifrost, a rainbow bridge guarded by Heimdall. As the home of the gods, Asgard was the preeminent realm in Norse mythology—a place of unearthly size, grandeur and beauty. It came as close to civilized perfection as was possible in the realms.
Thor – Mythopedia
Dec 8, 2022 · Thor, with the giant Hymir, is trying to lure and capture Jörmungandr, the sea serpent of Midgard in an 18th century Icelandic Prose Edda manuscript. Public Domain. When Thor found the giant, the two went fishing with Thor using the head of Hymir’s best ox as bait (Hymir begrudgingly allowed this).
Alfheim – Mythopedia
Dec 5, 2022 · Alfheim was one of Norse mythology’s Nine Realms, home to light and dark elves and overseen by the god Freyr. Its few mentions describe it as glorious, with inhabitants both fair as the sun and dark as pitch.
Norse Cosmology - Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Norse cosmology focuses on how the Norse people perceived the cosmos and their place in it. It includes their creation myths, the nine realms of the universe, and their perception of the inevitable end of both humanity and the gods in the form of Ragnarok.
Muspelheim – Mythopedia
Dec 8, 2022 · The Sons of Múspell shall go forth to that field which is called Vígrídr, thither shall come Fenris-Wolf also and the Midgard Serpent; then Loki and Hrymr shall come there also, and with him all the Rime-Giants. All the champions of Hel follow Loki; and the Sons of Múspell shall have a company by themselves, and it shall be very bright.
Niflheim - Mythopedia
Dec 1, 2022 · These children—Fenrir, the giant wolf, and Jörmungandr, the Midgard Serpent— were threats to both the gods and Asgard itself. When Odin learned of Loki’s children, he traveled to Jotunheim to expel them before they became too powerful. It was during this expulsion that Odin cast Hel into Niflheim to rule over the dead:
Norse God Names - Mythopedia
Invoke the spirit of Midgard’s mightiest today! Try our Norse god name generator and conjure names as elemental and powerful as the deities of the Viking world. List of Norse god Names. While their etymology may seem unfamiliar to many of us, the Old Norse influences of Norse mythology have lived on in names like Freya, Thor, and Odin.