- 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
- Norse Gods – Mythopedia
The Norse gods and goddesses are the array of deities honored by ancient Nordic worshipers They primarily came from two different tribes, the Aesir and the Vanir, but were united in their efforts to fight the jötnar, a tribe of giants dwelling in another realm of the world tree Yggdrasil
- Poetic Edda: Rigsthula (Full Text) - Mythopedia
The evidence bearing on this identification is briefly summed up in the note on the introductory prose passage, but the question involves complex and baffling problems in mythology, and from very early times the status of Heimdall was unquestionably confusing to the Norse mind
- Tyr – Mythopedia
Tyr was the Norse god of war and bloodshed, also renowned as a bringer of order and justice He was best known for sacrificing his arm to Fenrir so that the gods could trap the giant wolf
- Asgard – Mythopedia
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
- Loki – Mythopedia
Loki was the ultimate trickster among the Norse gods, a shapeshifter whose wily deceptions sowed chaos among his people He survived the fallout of his pranks thanks to his wit and cunning
- Thor – Mythopedia
Thor was the fiercest of Norse deities, god of thunder and lightning and always raring for a fight Wielding his powerful hammer Mjölnir, he defeated many monsters and jötnar in service of the Aesir
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