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Asgard

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Asgard , in Norse mythology, home of the gods, also known as Aesir. It consisted of luxurious palaces and halls, in which the gods (whose chief was Odin) dwelled, conferred, and banqueted. One of the most beautiful of these halls was Valhalla . Entrance to Asgard could be gained only by crossing the rainbow bridge Bifrost, which was guarded by Heimdall, the watchman of the gods. See also Germanic religion .

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Asgard

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Asgard in Scandinavian mythology, a region in the centre of the universe, inhabited by the gods.

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Asgard

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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