Asgard

[ ahs-gahrd, as- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

the home of the Aesir and location of Valhalla and the palaces of the individual gods: connected with the earth by the rainbow bridge, Bifrost.

Asgard

/ ˈæsɡɑːd; ˈæsɡɑːθ /

Origin of Asgard¹

< Old Norse Āsgarthr, equivalent to ās god (cognate with Old English ōs ) + garthr yard; garth

From afar, the confab known as the World Economic Forum in Davos looked a little like Asgard, the mythical home of the Norse gods.

Rapidly they drove forward that day from Asgard, till to the giant's home they came.

Hermod then rode back to Asgard, and gave an account of all he had heard and witnessed.

They shall dwell on the plain of Ida, where Asgard formerly stood.

He then gave all the things to his brother Brock, and bade him go with them to Asgard, and settle the wager.

Now the taunts of Loki, though we must hope for the credit of Asgard that they are false, are never pointless.

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