Asgard

Summary

Asgard is a Norse mythical location^[1]. Asgard ranks in the top 9% of norse_mythical_location entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,472 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Asgard's instance of is recorded as Norse mythical location^[3].
• Asgard took place at Midgard^[4].
• Asgard is part of Norse cosmology^[5].
• Asgard is part of Norse mythology^[6].
• Asgard's Commons category is recorded as Asgard^[7].
• Asgard's said to be the same as is recorded as Himinbjörg^[8].
• Asgard's said to be the same as is recorded as Troy^[9].
• Asgard's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• Asgard's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• Asgard's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.^[12].
• Asgard's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• Asgard's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[14].
• Asgard's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[15].
• Asgard's present in work is recorded as Þrymskviða^[16].
• Asgard's present in work is recorded as Hymiskviða^[17].
• Asgard's different from is recorded as Asgard^[18].
• Asgard's different from is recorded as Asgard^[19].
• Asgard's derivative work is recorded as Asgard^[20].
• Asgard's derivative work is recorded as Asgard^[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Asgard's instance of is recorded as Norse mythical location^[3].

Use and Application

Part of include Norse cosmology^[5], a mythological cosmology^[22] and Norse mythology^[6], a mythology by ethnic group^[23].

Influence

Things named for Asgard include Asgard^[24], a taxon^[25]; Asgardia^[26], a micronation^[27], in Austria^[28], founded in 2016^[29], headquartered in Vienna^[30]; Mount Asgard^[31], a mountain^[32], in Canada^[33]; Asgaard – German Security Group^[34], a private military company^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 2007^[37], headquartered in Telgte^[38]; Asgard Range^[39], a mountain range^[40]; Åsgardfonna^[41], a glacier^[42], in Norway^[43]; and Åsgard^[44], a natural gas field^[45], in Norway^[46].

Why It Matters

Asgard ranks in the top 9% of norse_mythical_location entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,472 views/month).^[2] Asgard has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Asgard is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Asgard include Asgard^[24], a taxon^[25]; Asgardia^[26], a micronation^[27], in Austria^[28], founded in 2016^[29], headquartered in Vienna^[30]; Mount Asgard^[31], a mountain^[32], in Canada^[33]; Asgaard – German Security Group^[34], a private military company^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 2007^[37], headquartered in Telgte^[38]; Asgard Range^[39], a mountain range^[40]; and Åsgardfonna^[41], a glacier^[42], in Norway^[43].