Aesir

Asgard was the home of the mighty Norse gods, from where they watched over the other eight realms and administered justice. It was also the final resting place of the dead and where Odin, King of the Gods, held court. Asgard played an essential part in the Norse stories and is still prevalent in some popular culture today. Many of us know of Asgard from the Marvel Universe, but how did the Norse people really think about the realm of the Gods? What Was Asgard? Who Lived There and How? Asgard was part of a complex system of beliefs held by Scandinavian and Germanic people. The general mythological tradition in which the ideas of Asgard can be placed is thought