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Asgard

Asgard

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A home in Norse stories where the gods live, like Odin and Thor
  • proper noun
  • /ˈæsgɑrd/
  • Literature
: Asgard
  • Two of the Aesir gods go to live in the land of Vanir, and then they in turn are welcomed as equals into Asgard, the dwelling place of the gods.
  • gods in Asgard
  • Odin, king of Asgard
  • Thor of Asgard

Oh wow, he blew all the way back to Asgard.

Examples

  • Odin, the king of Asgard, was plagued by nightmares.

  • Odin, the wise king of Asgard, ruled over the gods and protected the realm from danger.

  • Her power comes from Asgard, same as yours.

    Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

  • The future of Asgard was secure.

    Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

  • What can Asgard offer its new king in return?

    Thor: The Dark World (2013)

  • I can give you a ride to Asgard.

    Kung Fury (2015)

  • The Dark Elves attack Asgard, and they take a huge hit.

    Blog text (21)

  • Norse people, the "Vikings" as they are known in popular imagination, pictured the world as a circular disk, in the center of which stood the home of the gods, Asgard.

    Academic text (2000)

  • At Asgard, the goddess Idunn kept apples in a golden casket that were eaten continuously by the gods to maintain their perpetual youth.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

    Blog text (28)

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The word Asgard comes from Old Norse parts Ás 'god' and garðr 'enclosure' or 'yard', like the English word garden. So Asgard is the 'home' or 'enclosure' of the gods, which is why it means the heavenly realm of the Norse gods.