Midgard

American  

[mid-gahrd] / ˈmɪd gɑrd /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the middle earth, home of men, lying between Niflheim and Muspelheim, formed from the body of Ymir.

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Midgard British  

/ ˈmɪdɡɑːd, ˈmɪdɡɑːð, ˈmɪðɡɑːðə /

noun

1. Norse myth the dwelling place of mankind, formed from the body of the giant Ymir and linked by the bridge Bifrost to Asgard, home of the gods

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Etymology

Origin of Midgard

< Old Norse mithgarthr, cognate with Old English middangeard the earth, the abode of men. See mid-, yard ²

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Midgard

The Midgard School opened in 2017, and as in past years, when summer came, it transformed into a camp.

From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2022

The series is now on its eighth installment, God of War: Ragnarok, which is expected sometime this year and has transitioned its setting into the Norse realm of Midgard.

From The Verge ● Mar. 7, 2022

We learn the origin of those three great enemies of the gods, the Midgard serpent, Hel, the grotesque queen of the dead, and the gigantic wolf Fenrir.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2017

In Midgard they would make their homes, protected from giants and monsters and all the dangers that wait in the wastes.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

There will be no more life in the oceans, where the Midgard serpent writhes.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman