It’s not a stretch to say that Midgard and Asgard are the two most important worlds of the Norse cosmos, for they are the homes of us humans and our gods. But…have you ever wondered why they’re both conceived of as fortresses? It’s not a coincidence. In this raid, we’ll go through the must-know details of both Midgard and Asgard; but, more importantly, we’ll also discuss why the Norse used fortifications to describe them. If you’ve already plundered my previous raid on The Migration Period, you’ll know that it’s all part of that lovely longue durée.
As a reminder, the audio for this video comes from Fjorn’s Hall, an old project of mine from 2021. As a result, some references are made to “courses” or “modules” that now correspond to playlists and videos. I may also refer to come resources that are no longer available in the form that I originally envisioned them, but please wander this website for more!
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