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

The Asgard are no longer capable of traditional reproduction and instead perpetuate themselves through cloning, as they have the technology to upload and store Asgard consciousnesses and transfer them to new bodies.

Some of the Ancients, presumably those who left Earth, set up the Alliance of Four Great Races including themselves, the Nox, the Furlings and the Asgard.

When Midgard was complete, Odin and his brothers created a home for themselves above it called Asgard.

* The Asgard Rangers: A wild band of strangely-dressed women who consider themselves to be the champions of truth and justice.

The Asgard are no longer capable of traditional reproduction and instead perpetuate themselves through cloning, as they have the technology to upload and store Asgard consciousnesses and transfer them to new bodies.

The Asgard use holograms to disguise themselves as Norse gods on primitive planets.

The Asgard can no longer reproduce and therefore perpetuate themselves by transferring their minds into new clone bodies as necessary.

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.

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 >

In Norse mythology, Bifröst ( or sometimes Bilröst ) is a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard ( the world ) and Asgard, the realm of the gods.

The river Ifing ( Old Norse, Ífingr ) separates Asgard, the realm of the gods, from Jötunheimr, the land of giants.

In Norse mythology, Odin took the severed head of the mythical god Mimir to Asgard for consultation as an oracle.

In another version of Norse mythology, Utgard is thought to be the final of the three worlds connected to Yggdrasil being the home of the demons, the other two being Asgard and Midgard.

In Norse mythology, Valhalla ( from Old Norse Valhöll " hall of the slain ") is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin.

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.

In Norse mythology, Glaðsheimr ( Old Norse " bright home ") is a realm in Asgard where Odin's hall of Valhalla is located according to Grímnismál.

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 Asgard are also shown having their own language ( apparently related to the Norse languages ), although it is in fact English played backwards.

This particular book in the series ' main plot point is the ingress of several characters-the Slavic thunder god Perun, O ' Sullivan, a werewolf, a vampire, Finnish folk legend Väinämöinen, and Taoist fangshi Zhang Guo Lao-into Asgard to kill Norse thunder god Thor, all for their own varied reasons.

In, Asgard is portrayed as the protected home of many Norse Gods and immortal beings.

Before the darkness could do harm to the universe, it was set upon by the kings of three religions: Odin, the one-eyed king of Asgard and the Norse Gods, Ra, the sun god and king of the Gods of Egypt and Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu, the supreme being in Hindu mythology.

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.

In the series, the Asgard gave rise to Norse mythology on Earth, as well as accounts of the Roswell " Greys ".

In ancient times, the Asgard visited Earth, posing as the gods of Norse mythology.

Hermiod, named after the Norse god Hermóðr and voiced by Trevor Devall, is an Asgard technician assigned to the Daedalus.

* Freyr ( voiced by Brian Jensen ) A member of the Asgard High Council, named after Freyr, the Norse fertility god and god of love.

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

" Thor has defended Asgard and Ygg's people gods with strength.

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 ).

This is why he journeys to Asgard, but on the way he is tricked by the gods and arrives in some other place, where he finds a great palace.

From Jötunheimr, the giants menace the humans in Midgard and the gods in Asgard.

In the chapter, King Gylfi sets out to Asgard in the guise of an old man going by the name of Gangleri to find the source of the power of the gods.

In chapter 42, High describes that, " right at the beginning, when the gods were settling " they had established Asgard and then built Valhalla.

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 chapter 33, after returning from Asgard and feasting with the gods, Ægir invites the gods to come to his hall in three months.

Þjazi's daughter, Skaði, took a helmet, a coat of mail, and " all weapons of war " and traveled to Asgard, the home of the gods.

The gods build a pyre in Asgard and, after a sudden stop by Loki, Þjazi's feathers catch fire, he falls, and the gods kill him.

Þjazi's daughter Skadi then put on her war gear and went to Asgard to seek vengeance, but the gods offered her atonement and compensation until she was placated.

Erik resolves to travel to Asgard to petition the gods to end Ragnarök.

The first note blown upon the Horn will take Erik and his crew to Asgard, the second will awaken the gods, and the third will bring the crew home.

In Asgard, the realm of the gods, Gimli is the golden roof of a building where righteous men go when they die.

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.

Fjölsviðr is one of the names of the principal of the gods of Asgard, Odin.