In Norse religion, Asgard ( Old Norse: Ásgarðr ; meaning " Enclosure of the Æsir ") is one of the Nine Worlds and is the country or capital city of the Norse Gods surrounded by an incomplete wall attributed to a Hrimthurs riding the stallion Svaðilfari, according to Gylfaginning.

* Wikisource: Prose Edda / Gylfaginning ( The Fooling Of Gylfe ) by Sturluson, Snorri, 13th century Edda, in English.

* Wikisource: Prose Edda / Gylfaginning ( The Fooling Of Gylfe ) by Sturluson, Snorri, 13th century Edda, in English.

The stanza recounts that Freyja was once promised to an unnamed builder, later revealed to be a jötunn and so killed by Thor ( recounted in detail in Gylfaginning chapter 42 — see Prose Edda section below ).

Frigg plays a major role in section 49 of the 13th century Prose Edda book Gylfaginning written by Snorri Sturluson, where a version of a story relating the death of Baldr is recorded by Snorri.

The Gylfaginning tells the story of Gylfi, a king of " the land that men now call Sweden ", who after being tricked by one of the goddesses of the Æsir, wonders if all Æsir use magic and tricks for their will to be done.

In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, Hel is described as having been appointed by the god Odin as ruler of a realm of the same name, located in Niflheim.

In chapter 34 of the book Gylfaginning, Hel is listed by High as one of the three children of Loki and Angrboða ; the wolf Fenrir, the serpent Jörmungandr, and Hel.

" Davidson adds that " yet this is not the impression given in the account of Hermod's ride to Hel later in Gylfaginning ( 49 )" and points out that here Hel " with authority as ruler of the underworld " and that from her realm " gifts are sent back to Frigg and Fulla by Balder's wife Nanna as from a friendly kingdom.

According to Norse mythology as contained in the thirteenth-century Icelandic work Prose Edda, the lake was created by the goddess Gefjon when she tricked Gylfi, the Swedish king of Gylfaginning.

Moreover, it also agrees with Gylfaginning by telling that they were of several races and that the dwarven norns were the daughters of Dvalin.

Some of these similarities include that, in parallel to Skaði and Njörðr in Skáldskaparmál, Hadingus is chosen by his wife Regnhild after selecting him from other men at a banquet by his lower legs, and, in parallel to Skaði and Njörðr in Gylfaginning, Hadingus complains in verse of his displeasure at his life away from the sea and how he is disturbed by the howls of wolves, while his wife Regnhild complains of life at the shore and states her annoyance at the screeching sea birds.

In Norse mythology, the island was created by the goddess Gefjun after she tricked Gylfi, the king of Sweden, as told in the story of Gylfaginning.

In the Prose Edda, Sif is mentioned once in the Prologue, in chapter 31 of Gylfaginning, and in Skáldskaparmál as a guest at Ægir's feast, the subject of a jötunn's desire, as having her hair shorn by Loki, and in various kennings.

In the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, valkyries are first mentioned in chapter 36 of the book Gylfaginning, where the enthroned figure of High informs Gangleri ( King Gylfi in disguise ) of the activities of the valkyries and mentions a few goddesses.

In the Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson gave this information in Gylfaginning but in a list of kennings in Skáldskaparmál equates Gymir with the god and giant Ægir, citing a verse by Hofgarða-Refr Gestsson where the kenning in question probably simply substitutes one giant-name for another.

The Prose Edda begins with a euhemerized Prologue followed by three distinct books: Gylfaginning ( consisting of around 20, 000 words ), Skáldskaparmál ( around 50, 000 words ) and Háttatal ( around 20, 000 words ).

* In the Gylfaginning section of the Prose Edda, King Gylfi is confronted by a triple throne at the home of the gods, one being seated and occupied atop another.

How Freyr killed Beli is told by Snorri Sturluson in Gylfaginning during the recounting of the wooing of Gerðr.

In Norse mythology, Viðfinnr (" wood-Finn ") is the father of Hjúki and Bil, a brother and sister who, according to Gylfaginning, were taken up from the earth by Máni, the personified moon, as they were fetching water from the well Byrgir.

According to the Gylfaginning section of the Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson, Bergelmir and his wife alone among the giants were the only survivors of the enormous deluge of blood which flowed from Ymir's wounds when he was killed by Odin and his brothers Vili and Ve.

In Gylfaginning, Snorri presents the mythological version taken no doubt from his sources.

In the 12th century eddic prose Gylfaginning Snorri Sturluson relates it as the first of a series of abodes in heaven:

According to Gylfaginning, a book of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, Baldr's wife is Nanna and their son is Forseti.

In Gylfaginning, Snorri relates that Baldr had the greatest ship ever built, named Hringhorni, and that there is no place more beautiful than his hall, Breidablik.

It is briefly described in Snorri Sturluson's Gylfaginning as one of the halls of Asgard:

Snorri Sturluson writes in the Gylfaginning after describing Odin, Thor, and Baldr:

" ( Snorri, Gylfaginning 17, Prose Edda )

Gylfaginning, or the Tricking of Gylfi ( c. 20, 000 words ), is the first part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda after Prologue.

" Davidson posits that Snorri may have " earlier turned the goddess of death into an allegorical figure, just as he made Hel, the underworld of shades, a place ' where wicked men go ,' like the Christian Hell ( Gylfaginning 3 ).

In the Gylfaginning part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda Höðr is introduced in an ominous way.

According to the Ragnarök prophecies in Snorri Sturluson's Gylfaginning, the first part of his Prose Edda, the sons of Muspell will break the Bifröst bridge, signaling the end of times:

Rudolf Simek says that the etymology that Snorri presents in Gylfaginning for the name Gná may not be correct, yet it is unclear what the name may otherwise mean, though Gná has also been etymologically theorized as a " goddess of fullness.

Finally there is a short piece of prose summarizing the tale of Loki's binding, which is told in fuller form in the Gylfaginning section of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda.

In Gylfaginning, Snorri mentions the high seat on four occasions.

According to the Gylfaginning part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, Níðhöggr is a being which gnaws one of the three roots of Yggdrasill.

She is attested in Gylfaginning, a part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, in association with Ginnungagap and Ymir.

In Norse mythology, Nepr ( anglicized as Nep ) is the father of the goddess Nanna, according to Snorri Sturluson's Gylfaginning only.

In Norse mythology, Þrúðgelmir (; Old Norse " Strength Yeller ") is a frost giant, the son of the primordial giant Aurgelmir ( who Snorri Sturluson in Gylfaginning identifies with Ymir ), and the father of Bergelmir.

Naglfar is attested in a single mention in the Prose Edda ( written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson ) book Gylfaginning, where he is described as one of a series of three husbands of Nótt, and that the couple produced a son, Auðr.

Snorri Sturluson confirms it ( Gylfaginning,, Skáldskaparmál, ).

Snorri Sturluson cites this passage in his account of Ragnarök in the Gylfaginning section of his Prose Edda.

In Gylfaginning, Sturluson expands upon this notion considerably.

Logi appears by that name in Gylfaginning ( Prose Edda ) written by Snorri Sturluson in the tale of Thor and Loki's journey to the castle of the giant Útgarða-Loki in Jötunheimr where Loki was pitted against Logi in an eating contest.

Snorri Sturluson states in his Gylfaginning that "' s brothers are Býleistr and Helblindi ", and several Eddic texts use the Loki-kenning " brother of Býleistr " ( bróðir Býleists ) ( Völuspá, ; Hyndluljóð, ; Skáldskaparmál, ).

In Gylfaginning, Snorri Sturluson explains that the name Balder's brow comes from the plants ' whiteness: