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a painting of a castle in the middle of a fire filled mountain with flames coming out of it

Muspelheim, also called Muspell , is a realm of fire. This realm is one of the Nine Worlds, ruled by Surtr with his consort Sinmara in some accounts. The denizens of Muspelheim were usually referred to as the eldjötnar ("Fire Giants"). Muspelheim is fire; and the land to the North, Niflheim, is ice. The two mixed and created water from the melting ice in Ginnungagap. The sun and the stars originate from here. The sons of Muspell will break the Bifröst bridge, signaling the end of times:

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an artist's rendering of a space shuttle flying over the earth, with bright beams coming from it

The Bifrost Bridge is a magic rainbow bridge in Asgard guarded by the warrior Heimdall, the omniscient god. It's a link between all the Nine Realms of the Norse cosmos, but can be opened only if Heimdall permits it; the bridge is in fact much too powerful, and it would destroy all realms if left opened. Thor, Loki, Sif and the Warriors Three use Bifrost to reach Jotunheim and attack the Frost Giants by surprise. Later, Loki uses Bifrost again to Jotunheim to ally himself with Laufey, and Sif…

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an image of people standing on the edge of a rainbow

In Norse mythology, Bifrǫst (/ˈbɪvrɒst/ [1] or sometimes Bilröst or Bivrost) is a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Miðgarðr (Earth) and Ásgarðr, the realm of the gods. The bridge is attested as Bilröst in the Poetic Edda; compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and as Bifröst in the Prose Edda; written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. Both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda alternately refer to the bridge as Ásbrú (Old…

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a woman riding on the back of a horse drawn carriage next to a dog and rainbow

Download this stock image: NORSE MYTHOLOGY: FREYA. /nIn search of Brisingamen. Illustration by Katharine Pyle, 1930. - FFAC81 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.

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an artist's rendering of a space station floating in the ocean with mountains and stars

Bifrost Bridge is a piece of digital artwork by Cynthia Decker which was uploaded on August 9th, 2013. The digital art may be purchased as wall art, home decor, apparel, phone cases, greeting cards, and more. All products are produced on-demand and shipped worldwide within 2 - 3 business days.

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