Asgard

//ˈæsˌɡɑɹd// name

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Noun
  1. 1
    (Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The realm of the Æsir gods. Norse

    "The gods built themselves castles in Asgard, and halls that shone with gold. It is recorded that there were twelve such heavenly palaces, but the poems differ from each other in describing them."

  2. 2
    A mountain on Baffin Island, Canada.

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ases' garth

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"The gods built themselves castles in Asgard, and halls that shone with gold. It is recorded that there were twelve such heavenly palaces, but the poems differ from each other in describing them."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Ásgarðr. Agartha may be a corruption of this.

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