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Midgard

Midgard

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In Norse stories, the world where humans live among the nine worlds
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪdɡɑrd/
  • Literature
: Midgard
  • In Norse mythology, Midgard is considered the realm where humans reside, situated between Asgard and the other worlds.
  • the Midgard Serpent
  • Midgard and Asgard
  • the people of Midgard

You destroy that first Light core and you destroy Midgard itself.

Examples

  • Long has he waited for the bold men of Midgard to discover his prison and set about freeing him.

    Blog text (21)

  • The Nine Realms travel within Yggdrasil orbiting Midgard much the way your planets orbit the sun.

    Thor: The Dark World (2013)

  • You destroy that first Light core and you destroy Midgard itself.

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  • So it's back to Midgard for you, is it?

    Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

  • I pulled them out of a place on Midgard called Texas.

    Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

  • We have to go to Midgard.

    Almighty Thor (2011)

  • Guards, take her back to Midgard.

    Thor: The Dark World (2013)

  • A direct portal to Midgard.

    Almighty Thor (2011)

  • Outside and around Asgard lay Midgard, the place in the middle where humans lived.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The Midgard serpent coiled three times around the world.

    Blog text (22)

Surface Forms

Midgard singular
Midgards plural

Etymology

Midgard comes from the Old Norse Miðgarðr, made of mið 'middle' and garðr 'enclosure', which you can think of as like the English words 'yard' or 'garden'. So, Midgard is the 'middle enclosure' where humans live, placed between the other worlds.