Asgard: The Realm of the Norse Gods
What Is Asgard in Norse Mythology? Asgard (Old Norse Ásgarðr, “enclosure of the Æsir”) is the fortified celestial stronghold of the principal Norse gods, joined to the human world of Midgard by the bridge Bifröst. Its fullest description survives in Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda, composed in Iceland around 1220 [1][2]. Published: 2026-06-05. Last reviewed: 2026-06-05. […]
Tír na nÓg: Mapping the Celtic Land of Eternal Youth
What Is Tír na nÓg in Irish Mythology? Tír na nÓg, Old Irish for “Land of the Young,” is the name medieval and early modern Irish texts give to a westerly Otherworld island where time slows, sickness has no purchase, and the Tuatha Dé Danann hold court in perpetual youth. The fullest surviving telling comes […]