Asgard
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Summary
Asgard is a Norse mythical location[1]. Asgard ranks in the top 9% of norse mythical location entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,513 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Location: Midgard[3]
- Part of: Norse cosmology[4], Norse mythology[5]
- Commons category: Asgard[6]
- Said to be the same as: Himinbjörg[7], Troy[8]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Encyclopedic Lexicon[14]
- Present in work: Þrymskviða[15], Hymiskviða[16]
- Different from: Asgard[17]
- Derivative work: Asgard[18]
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Influence
Things named for Asgard include Asgard[19], a taxon[20]; Asgardia[21], a micronation[22], in Austria[23], founded in 2016[24], headquartered in Vienna[25]; Mount Asgard[26], a mountain[27], in Canada[28]; Asgaard – German Security Group[29], a private military company[30], in Germany[31], founded in 2007[32], headquartered in Telgte[33]; Asgard Range[34], a mountain range[35]; Åsgardfonna[36], a glacier[37], in Norway[38]; and Åsgard[39], a natural gas field[40], in Norway[41].
Why It Matters
Asgard has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Asgard is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Asgard include Asgard[19], a taxon[20]; Asgardia[21], a micronation[22], in Austria[23], founded in 2016[24], headquartered in Vienna[25]; Mount Asgard[26], a mountain[27], in Canada[28]; Asgaard – German Security Group[29], a private military company[30], in Germany[31], founded in 2007[32], headquartered in Telgte[33]; Asgard Range[34], a mountain range[35]; and Åsgardfonna[36], a glacier[37], in Norway[38].