Odin and his wife, Frigg, are the rulers of Asgard.

Within are three officials, whom Gylfi in the guise of Gangleri is allowed to question about the Asgard and the Æsir.

According to Grímnismál, the hall is the greatest of buildings and contains 540 rooms, located in Asgard, as are all the dwellings of the gods, in the kingdom of Þrúðheimr ( or Þrúðvangar according to Gylfaginning and Ynglinga saga ).

Such dimensions, such as Asgard or the Dark Dimension are technically not " pocket dimensions " as they clearly reside completely outside the boundaries of the Marvel Universe, instead of within, as the former does.

In Stargate SG-1, the Asgard characters are puppets in scenes where they are sitting, standing, or lying down.

The robotic Cylons in the new version of Battlestar Galactica are usually animated characters, while the Asgard in Stargate SG-1 are animated when they are shown walking around or more than one is on screen at once.

After Hermóðr's pleas to Hel to return Baldr are accepted under a condition, Hermóðr and Baldr retrace their path backward and return to Asgard.

At the beginning of Skáldskaparmál, a partially euhemerized account is given of Ægir visiting the gods in Asgard and shimmering swords are brought out and used as their sole source of light as they drink.

In Norse mythology, there are two swans that drink from the sacred Well of Urd in the realm of Asgard, home of the gods.

The giants are the origin of most of various monsters in Norse mythology ( e. g. the Fenrisulfr ), and in the eventual battle of Ragnarök the giants will storm Asgard and defeat them in war.

Under the three roots are three sacred wells, one for each, including the Well of Urd in Asgard, the Well of Mimir located " among the frost giants ", and Hvergelmir in Niflheim.

Vanaheimr are described as having sent to Asgard their best men: Njörðr — described as wealthy — and his son Freyr in exchange for Asaland's Hœnir — described here as large, handsome, and thought of by the people of Vanaheimr well suited to be a chieftain.

There are other triads in ADF practice, such as the " three realms " of the Underworld ( associated with the ancestors ), the Heavens ( associated with the gods ), and this world ( associated with the nature spirits ); these are similar to the three worlds of the Celts, and to the Norse realms of Niflheim, Asgard, and Midgard.

Whilst there he and McKay are captured by a rogue branch of Asgard, who wish to use them to activate the " Attero Device " to neutralize the Wraith threat in the galaxy.

They are mentioned to be searching for Supergates along with the Asgard in, and their ships join the fight against Ori motherships in.

The Asgard are a highly advanced, fictional extraterrestrial race in the science fiction series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.

Due to their technological prowess, the Asgard are critical allies in Earth's fight against the Goa ' uld, and later the Ori.

The Asgard characters on the show are realized through a combination of puppets and computer-generated imagery.

In the time of Stargate SG-1, the Asgard are a dying race.

After Anubis ' defeat in, there is speculation amongst the Goa ' uld System Lords that the Asgard are no longer able to exercise power in the Milky Way.

Snorri further writes that Asgard is a land more fertile than any other, blessed also with a great abundance of gold and jewels.

In Asgard also is a temple for the 12 gods, Gladsheim, and another for the 12 goddesses, Vingólf.

According to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Asgard is derived from Old Norse āss, god + garðr, enclosure ; from Indo-European roots ansu-spirit, demon ( see cognate ahura ) + gher-grasp, enclose ( see cognates garden and yard ).< ref >; See also ansu-and gher -< sup > 1 </ sup > in " Appendix I: Indo-European Roots " in the same work .</ ref >

The Mighty Thor of Marvel Comics can also be considered to belong to this sub-genre, depicting a god of Norse mythology sharing his life between 20th Century New York City and the legendary Asgard.

The goddess who was most skilled in magic was Freyja, and she was not only a goddess of love, but also a warlike divinity who caused screams of anguish, blood and death, and what Freyja performed in Asgard, the world of the gods, the völur tried to perform in Midgard, the world of men.

The Creidne is also a sail training yacht owned by the Irish Naval Service which is being used as a temporary replacement for the Asgard II.

* Heimdall ( voiced by Teryl Rothery, who also played Dr. Janet Fraiser ) An Asgard scientist based on the Heimdallr of Norse mythology.

She also developed some magical abilities after a series of adventures in Asgard.

Thor also claims to have killed the true Fin Fang Foom in battle, and uses the dragon's bones to build a tomb in the realm of Asgard.

In the show, the Replicators are primarily the enemies of the Asgard race, however, they act like a plague against all life thus, in the series, Earth must also contend with them on several occasions.

Gimli, a hall roofed in gold, to which righteous men are said to go after death, also lies somewhere in Asgard.

It is also called Asgard, Gladsheim or The Heroic Domains.

Odin has also died three times in defense of Asgard.

According to episode commentary Asgard warship, pulse weapons were also ion-based.

Many items can also be bought and customized by color and effectiveness — using collectable runes — in-between levels back at the Æsir ’ s base of Asgard.

Mjolnir also can project images, as Thor shows a glimpse of Asgard to fellow Avenger Iron Man.

He also developed the idea of the Alliance of Four Races, even though two of the races had been invented by other writers ( the Nox and the Asgard created by Hart Hanson and Katharyn Powers respectively ).

Earth is also known as " Midgard " by offworld humans protected by the Asgard, who masquerade as Norse gods.

The Asgard also say that humanity has taken the first steps towards becoming " the Fifth Race ".

Heimdall can also " look across time, as well as space ", in one instance seeing the far-off approach of an invading party and correctly predicting that they were still a full two days away from Asgard ; this ability to see what has yet to come is retained even after the establishment of the new Asgard on Earth.

Heimdall has also at least once wielded the powerful Sabre of Sorcery, which projected blasts of mystic energy and / or fire, against the Hulk when the latter was invading Asgard, but was unable to prevent him from entering the Realm Eternal.