- Asgard – Mythopedia
Asgard was one of the Nine Realms of Norse mythology, home of the mighty Aesir gods and resting place of humans who died in battle It was connected to Midgard, where humanity dwelled, by a rainbow bridge called Bifrost
- Nine Realms – Mythopedia
The power of Asgard extended throughout the Nine Realms A central tenet of Norse religion was the notion that the Asgardians cared for—and sometimes antagonized—the people of Midgard The rainbow Bifrost connected the two realms, allowing gods such as Thor and Loki easy access to the mortal realm
- Heimdall – Mythopedia
Heimdall was the divine sentinel of the Norse pantheon His keen eyesight and hearing made him the perfect guardian of the Bifrost, the rainbow bridge connecting Asgard to the human realm
- Bifrost – Mythopedia
Bifrost was the shimmering rainbow bridge that connected the Norse realms Asgard and Midgard Guarded by the god Heimdall, whose eyes never closed, it was fated to fall after the jötnar’s invasion during Ragnarok
- Jotunheim – Mythopedia
Jotunheim was the Norse realm where the jötnar, non-human and non-divine creatures like giants and trolls, lived It was a place of lawlessness and destruction, and the chaotic jötnar and order-loving gods fought constantly
- Valhalla – Mythopedia
Valhalla was the magnificent home of the gods, where those warriors claimed by the Valkyries were brought to drink, feast, and fight in the afterlife When Ragnarök came, those warriors would do battle against the jötnar
- Hel (Realm) – Mythopedia
Hel was the lowest of the Nine Realms in Norse mythology, resting place of the vast majority of the dead Ruled by the cold and uncaring goddess Hel, when Ragnarök came, she would unleash the dead upon the living
- Norse Cosmology – Mythopedia
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
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