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Midgard (also spelled Midgarth), in Norse mythology, the Earth; the world
of humans. Another name for Midgard was Manaheim. Midgard, literally "middle
enclosure," was situated between the heavenly realm of Asgard and the foreboding
wastes of Hel. It was also envisioned as being midway between Asgard and
Jotunheim, the land of the giants. Asgard was described as a citadel in the
clouds that rose up frpm the center of Midgard. To go from Midgard to Asgard
one had to cross Bifrost, the Rainbow Bridge, which connected the land of
humans and the land of the gods.
Midgard was surrounded by an ocean, in whose deeps dwelled Jormungand, the
evil serpent who was so large that he encircled the world, biting his tail
with his mouth. One of the three roots of Yggdrasil, the World Tree, ended
in Midgard.
Midgard, like Asgard and Jotunheim, was created by the first gods, the brothers
Odin, Vili, and Ve, out of the body of the first frost giant, Ymir, whom
they had killed. They formed Midgard specifically out of the giant's brow.
Odin, Vili, and Ve also created the first man and woman, Ask and Embla, and
gave them Midgard as their home; this is how Midgard became populated with
humans
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