Nordic Mythology

Alfheim

Alfheim

Alfheim was one of the Nine Realms in Norse mythology, home to both Light Elves and Dark Elves, and was ruled by the god Freyr. The few mentions of Alfheim...

Alfheim

Alfheim was one of the Nine Realms in Norse mythology, home to both Light Elves and Dark Elves, and was ruled by the god Freyr. The few mentions of Alfheim...

Muspelheim

Muspelheim

Muspelheim (Old Norse: Múspellsheimr), also known simply as Muspell (Múspell), is the fiery realm in Norse mythology. Etymology The origin of the name Muspelheim is uncertain, but it may derive...

Muspelheim

Muspelheim (Old Norse: Múspellsheimr), also known simply as Muspell (Múspell), is the fiery realm in Norse mythology. Etymology The origin of the name Muspelheim is uncertain, but it may derive...

Jötunheim

Jötunheim

In Norse cosmology, Jötunheimr (or in Old Norse spelling: Jǫtunheimr [ˈjɔtonˌhɛimz̠]; often anglicised as Jotunheim) is a realm associated with the Jötnar, beings in Norse mythology often translated as "giants."...

Jötunheim

In Norse cosmology, Jötunheimr (or in Old Norse spelling: Jǫtunheimr [ˈjɔtonˌhɛimz̠]; often anglicised as Jotunheim) is a realm associated with the Jötnar, beings in Norse mythology often translated as "giants."...

Vanaheim

Vanaheim

In Norse cosmology, Vanaheimr (Old Norse for 'Home of the Vanir') is a realm associated with the Vanir, a group of gods linked to fertility, wisdom, and the ability to...

Vanaheim

In Norse cosmology, Vanaheimr (Old Norse for 'Home of the Vanir') is a realm associated with the Vanir, a group of gods linked to fertility, wisdom, and the ability to...

Midgard

Midgard

Midgard in Germanic Cosmology In Germanic cosmology, Midgard (an anglicised form of Old Norse Miðgarðr [ˈmiðˌɡɑrðz̠]; Old English Middangeard, Old Saxon Middilgard, Old High German Mittilagart, and Gothic Midjun-gards; "middle...

Midgard

Midgard in Germanic Cosmology In Germanic cosmology, Midgard (an anglicised form of Old Norse Miðgarðr [ˈmiðˌɡɑrðz̠]; Old English Middangeard, Old Saxon Middilgard, Old High German Mittilagart, and Gothic Midjun-gards; "middle...

Valhalla

Valhalla

In Norse mythology, Valhalla (/vælˈhælə, vɑːlˈhɑːlə/; from Old Norse: Valhǫll "Hall of the Slain") is a majestic, enormous hall in Asgard, ruled by the god Odin. Half of those who...

Valhalla

In Norse mythology, Valhalla (/vælˈhælə, vɑːlˈhɑːlə/; from Old Norse: Valhǫll "Hall of the Slain") is a majestic, enormous hall in Asgard, ruled by the god Odin. Half of those who...