The worlds of the Norse cosmos arranged around the world tree: Asgard, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Midgard, Jotunheim, Svartalfheim, Muspelheim, Niflheim and the Well of Urd at the tree's root. A realm belongs here when its cited article describes a world or place of the Norse cosmos. It excludes the Otherworlds of the Celts. Examples in the atlas include Asgard, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Midgard, Jotunheim and Svartalfheim (Nidavellir).
All The Nine Worlds of Norse Cosmology
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Álfheimr (Wikipedia)
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In Norse cosmology, Álfheimr (Old Norse: [ˈɑːlvˌhɛimz̠], "Home of the Elves" or "Elfland"; anglicized as Alfheim), also called "Ljósálfheimr" (Ljósálf[a]heimr [ˈljoːsˌɑːlv(ɑ)ˌhɛimz̠], "home of the Light Elves"), is home of the Light Elves.
Asgard (Wikipedia)
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Asgard (Old Norse: Ásgarðr; "Enclosure of the Æsir") is a location associated with the gods in Nordic mythology.
Jötunheimr (Wikipedia)
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The terms Jötunheimr (in Old Norse orthography: Jǫtunheimr [ˈjɔtonˌhɛimz̠]; often anglicised as Jotunheim) or Jötunheimar refer to either a land or multiple lands respectively in Nordic mythology inhabited by the jötnar (relatives of the gods, in English sometimes inaccurately called "giants").
Midgard (Wikipedia)
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In Germanic cosmology, Midgard (an anglicised form of Old Norse Miðgarðr; Old English Middangeard, Old Saxon Middilgard, Old High German Mittilagart, and Gothic Midjun-gards; "middle yard", "middle enclosure") is the name for Earth (equivalent in meaning to the Greek term οἰκουμένη : oikouménē, "inhabited") inhabited by and known to humans in early Germanic cosmology.
Muspelheim (Wikipedia)
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In Norse cosmology, Muspelheim (Old Norse: Múspellsheimr), also called Muspell, is a realm of fire.
Niflheim (Wikipedia)
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In Norse cosmology, Niflheim or Niflheimr (Old Norse: [ˈnivlˌhɛimz̠]; "World of Mist", literally "Home of Mist") is a location which sometimes overlaps with the notions of Niflhel and Hel.
Vanaheimr (Wikipedia)
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In Norse cosmology, Vanaheimr (Old Norse for 'home of the Vanir') is a location associated with the Vanir, a group of gods themselves associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future.
Svartálfar (Wikipedia)
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In Norse cosmology, svartálfar (O.N. "black elves", "swarthy elves", sing. svartálfr), also called myrkálfar ("dark elves", "dusky elves", "murky elves", sing. myrkálfr), are beings who dwell in Svartálfheim (Svartálf[a]heimr, "home of the black-elves").
Urðarbrunnr (Wikipedia)
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Urðarbrunnr (Old Norse "Wellspring of Urðr"; either referring to a Germanic concept of fate-urðr-or the norn named Urðr) is a spring or well in Norse mythology.
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