Valhalla and Fólkvangr are, for all intents and purposes, the same. Odin and Freyja choose from the fallen warriors, but there is no indication of who gets the first pick. It’s certainly more...
Category: Realms
Folkvang (Fólkvangr): The Hall Where Freyja Takes Fallen Viking Warriors
In the Poetic Edda, Folkvang (Fólkvangr) is described as one of the many great halls in Asgard and is the home to fallen warriors chosen by Freyja. Odin chooses half of the fallen Viking warriors...
Asgard is the home of the Æsir gods and the location of Valhalla. Many of the stories of the Norse gods take place in Asgard. One of the nine realms surrounding the ash tree Yggdrasil, Asgard is...
The Bifrost, or rainbow, is a bridge connecting Midgard, the Earth, with Asgard, the home of the gods. Only the gods were permitted to cross this bridge, which was guarded by the god...
Norse mythology dictates nine realms sit in the branches or the roots of Yggdrasil, the world tree. Of these nine, six are constant and feature in every image or description of the realms: Asgard,...
In Norse mythology, Niflheim was the freezing, dark, and misty world of the dead, ruled over by the goddess Hel. Norse mythology dictates nine realms sit in the branches or the roots of...