Åsgårð
Åsgårð is the home of The Æsir and was one of the Nine Realms of the World Tree. High up in the crown of Yggdrasil, the realm is ruled with cunning by the vicious Óðinn, God of Knowledge since time immemorial and is also the final home of the bravest fallen warrions from Midgard, to which Åsgårð remains connected via the legendary rainbow bridge, Bifröst. Traditionally associated with Knowledge, War and Power, the realm is nevertheless promised to certain doom at the hands of the Jötnar when Ragnarök comes, which drove the Åsgårðians to turn their golden homeland into a fortress.
The home of the Æsir is also where many godly abodes are located such as Valhöll, the magnificent golden hall where the Einherjar live and train, Bilskirnir, the home of Thór, God of Thunder and his wife Sif, Goddess of Wheat and their children, Himinbjörg, the home of Heimdallr, God of Light, the watchman of the Æsir, Nóatún, the home of Njörðr, God of Trade and Skaði, Goddess of Winter and Vingólf, the abode of the Valkyria.
After Åsgårð was made, the Aesir constructed a temple called Glaðsheimr, in the very center, which is where the high seat of Óðinn along with twelve other seats are placed. It was described as golden on both the inside and outside and is the best of all buildings in the existence.
History
While the realm of Asgard was being built, a unnamed builder with his stallion Svaðilfari , arrived and he offered to build the Æsir a high fortification around their home to keep invaders out. In exchange, he asks for Freyja the most beautiful Goddess of the Vanir, along with the sun and moon. While Freyja strongly objects this, Óðinn and the other Gods agreed, however, they placed numerous restrictions on the builder: he should complete the job in one season and should accomplish without the assistance of any man. In response, the builder asked if he could let his stallion help him on the job. Thanks to the influence Loki, God of Mischief, the gods allowed this. As the builder and Svaðilfari were doing about their work, the gods, overtime grew distressed and were surprised when Svaðilfari performed twice the builder's deeds of strength by hauling enormous stones. The builder and his stallion, immediately made fast progress on the wall and three days before the deadline, which is in summer, they're almost at the entrance. Seeing this, the Gods fearfully gathered and agree that Loki was to blame for allowing the builder to use his stallion. The gods threatened Loki that they'll give him several punishments if he didn't come up with a way to prevent the builder from finishing the job. In fear, Loki swore to come up with a scheme that would make the builder forfeit his payment no matter the cost.
That night, as the builder and Svaðilfari went out to fetch more stone, Loki, in the guise of a beautiful mare, came out of the woods and neighed at Svaðilfari, causing the stallion to become frantic with desire. He tore apart his harness and began chasing after the mare, who ran into the woods, with the builder close behind. This caused the work to be put on hold throughout the rest of the night. Knowing that he could not finish his work on time, the builder went into a rage, revealing himself before the gods as the Jötunn Hrimthur. Seeing the builder's true form, they immediately called upon Thór, who arrived and killed Hrimthur with his hammer Mjölnir. Because of his ramp with Svaðilfari, Loki gave birth to a foul with eight legs, who eventually became the legendary Sleipnir, Óðinn's prized horse.
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