In Norse cosmology, what was the name of the location associated with the gods?
In Norse cosmology, Asgard is a location associated with the gods. Asgard is attested in a variety of sources, including the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, in the Prose Edda (written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson), and in euhemerized form in Heimskringla (also written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson). The Prose Edda describes Valhalla, the god Odin's afterlife hall for a portion of the battlefield slain, as located in Asgard.
While the Nine Worlds are nowhere detailed in the Old Norse corpus, some scholars have proposed that Asgard may have been considered among them.
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lls
Thank you, Stargate SG-1 & Marvel Universe!
Karin Johansson
Brad Francis, Valhalla is where THE dead goes.
Brad Francis
Thought it would be Valhalla.
Helga U. Williams
Good question for a change. I remembered it from school, believe it or not! I always loved mythology, and my memory bank must still be working, lol. 😊 👍
Mr.LaFaye
Asgard the Home of Thor.
That is unless you believe in Marvel Cinematic Universe
Then it's the former home of Thor.
Good one
buhlemann
John McLardie, very interesting - thanks for the clarification.
jshehan
Richard Boyle well played sir well played.
Richard D. Boyle
Good question Wilkes...even a broken clock etc.
John McLardie
See: https://www.ancient.eu/article/1305/nine-realms-of-norse-cosmology/ Mythology is construed as a belief in supranatural beings. Cosmology is a belief in an ordered structure of the Universe; whether subsequently disproven by 'fact' or not. The Norse belief in the 'Nine Realms' was their societal attempt to understand the nature of the Universe. The fact that this belief has been disproven does not immediatley cast it into the realms of mythology.
John McLardie
Ken Putnam, not strictly correct. See: https://www.ancient.eu/article/1305/nine-realms-of-norse-cosmology/