The Rainbow Bridge between Asgard and Midgard in Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold, directed by Otto Schenk (1990)
Asgard (Old Norse Ásgarðr, “Enclosure from the Aesir) is among the Nine Worlds of Norse mythology and also the home and fortress from the Aesir, among the two tribes of gods (another to be the Vanir, who’ve their house in Vanaheim). Asgard is situated in heaven[1] (although spiritually instead of physically, obviously) and it is linked to Midgard, the field of humanity, through the rainbow bridge Bifrost.
The -gard aspect in Asgard’s name is really a mention of ancient Germanic idea of the excellence between your innangard and utangard. What is innangard (“inside the fence”) is orderly, law-abiding, and civilized, that can be a that is utangard (“beyond the fence”) is chaotic, anarchic, and wild. This is applicable both towards the geographical plane and also the human psyche ideas and actions could be innangard or utangard just like readily as spatial locations. Asgard may be the ultimate type of the innangard, while Jotunheim, the “Homeland from the Giants,” may be the epitome from the utangard.
Midgard (“Middle Enclosure”), the field of human civilization, is, as it would seem, somewhere in the centre – not really innangard as Asgard and not really utangard as Jotunheim. But Midgard is really a space enclosed, around the geographical plane, by fences, as well as on the mental plane by norms and laws and regulations. This will make it much closer – a minimum of theoretically – to Asgard rather than Jotunheim. Quite simply, Asgard may be the divine model where the pre-Christian Norse people patterned their world.
Searching for additional great info on Norse mythology and religion? Although this site offers the ultimate online summary of the subject, my book The Viking Spirit offers the ultimate summary of Norse mythology and religion period. I’ve also written a well known listing of The Ten Best Norse Mythology Books, which you’ll most likely find useful inside your pursuit.
References:
[1] The Poetic Edda. Grímnismál, stanza 13.
Resourse: http://norse-mythology.org/cosmology/the-nine-worlds/asgard/
The Children of Odin [Norse Mythology Audiobook] Thor, Loki, Asgard, Valhalla
Video COMMENTS:
Sammy: It's a shame that most Northern Europeans follow Christianity, which is a foreign alien religion of Asian origin that was forced upon their ancestors. The Norse culture/religion is so rich and beautiful it deserves to be kept alive and followed.
Dylan Goss: Levi Paladin shut the fuck up Christian and fuck Christ
Levi Paladin: No.
Chad Rebel: What the fuck is up with all these Satanists? You're just as delusional as Christians. Fuck off, don't ever disrespect the Gods of my ancestors with that name again.
Max Koshelev: Satanists and Christians are one stupid sect
Dylan Goss: Chad Rebel right on bother fuck Satan and heil to the vanir and aesir gods
Jessica Oudbier: This is by far the creepiest comments section I've ever encountered other than some weird neo nazis worshipping kali. \n\nI just want to learn more about the religious beliefs of my Finnish ancestors and their neighbors…
The IndiaN RoGuE: 😂
Cianain Nichole: this is the nicest conversation ive yet seen on youtue
Blag Owensonn: nordic paganism still going after 2000+ yrs!
