Asgard (Noun)
Meaning
(Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The rainbow bridge Bifrost connects the mortal world to Asgard, the realm of the gods.
- According to Norse mythology, the greatest warriors who died in battle were brought to Asgard to become Einherjar.
- Asgard was said to be surrounded by a great wall that protected its inhabitants from harm.
- The chief god Odin sat on his throne in Asgard, watching over the nine worlds of Norse cosmology.
- Freya, the goddess of love and beauty, welcomed half of those who died in battle to the halls of Sessrúmnir in Asgard.