Asgard
Divine Nordic realm
Asgard is the realm of the gods in Norse mythology, connected to the mortal world (Midgard) by a rainbow bridge called Bifrost.
It contains halls like Valhalla, where slain warriors feast.
The name appears frequently in fantasy literature, video games, and the Marvel comics universe, where it serves as Thor's home.
Chief Norse deity
- ThorGermanic thunder deity
- LokiNorse god of deception
- HeimdallNorse gods' sentinel
- BaldurSlain Norse light deity
Freya · Tyr · Sif · Valkyries · Bifrost · Mjolnir · sagas · runes
Germanic thunder deity
Valkyrie · MCU · Infinity War · Thanos · Stormbreaker · Mjolnir · Chris Hemsworth · Tom Hiddleston
Existence beyond mortality
- fallen warriorsSoldiers killed in combat
- OdinChief Norse deity
- feastingEating sumptuously together
- mead hallAnglo-Saxon communal drinking building
glory · honor · battle · heroes · eternal reward · Freya · ancestors · immortality
Realm of giants
- AlfheimNorse elven domain
- HelheimNorse land of dead
- BifrostNorse mythological celestial pathway
- GinnungagapNorse primordial chasm
rainbow bridge · cosmology · world tree · realm · domain
Odin
Chief Norse deity
Baldur · Freya · Tyr · Sif · Valkyries · Bifrost · Mjolnir · sagas · runes · Norse
Thor
Germanic thunder deity
Sif · Valkyrie · MCU · Infinity War · Thanos · Stormbreaker · Mjolnir · Chris Hemsworth · Tom Hiddleston · Taika Waititi
afterlife
Existence beyond mortality
- fallen warriorsSoldiers killed in combat
- OdinChief Norse deity
- feastingEating sumptuously together
mead hall · glory · honor · battle · heroes · eternal reward · Freya · ancestors · immortality
Jotunheim
Realm of giants
Ginnungagap · rainbow bridge · cosmology · world tree · realm · domain
Frost Giants
Colossal ice beings, Norse mythology
citadel
Fortified urban stronghold
- Fantasy WorldsNarnia, Middle-earth, Discworld, Oz, Hogwarts
- Fictional WorldsHogwarts, Narnia, Westeros, Mordor, Gondor
- Comic LocationsGotham, Metropolis, Arkham Asylum, Batcave, Fortress of Solitude
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- NordicNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- NorseOdin, Thor, Loki, Freya, Valhalla