- 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
- Prose Edda: Gylfaginning (Full Text) - Mythopedia
There is also the abode called Himinbjörg; [23] it stands at heaven’s end by the bridge-head, in the place where Bifröst joins heaven Another great abode is there, which is named Valaskjálf; [24] Odin possesses that dwelling; the gods made it and thatched it with sheer silver, and in this hall is the Hlidskjálf, [25] the high-seat so called
- Nine Realms – Mythopedia
The Nine Realms, or worlds, were the geographical building blocks of Norse cosmology Each realm was located on Yggdrasil, the world tree, and only the most intrepid gods and mortals could travel between them
- Muspelheim – Mythopedia
Muspelheim was the Norse realm of fire and heat, whose elemental blaze melted the ice of Niflheim and created Ymir, the first giant It would play a role in Ragnarök as well, consuming all creation in its flames
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