Norse Mythology Submitted Place Names

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Agnafit (Other) Norse Mythology
Either derived from Norse agn "bait" or from the male given name Agne (see the user submitted name Agni). The place was mentioned in the 'Ynglinga saga' (c... [more]

Ásbrú (Other) Norse Mythology
Means "Æsir bridge". This is another name for the Bifrǫst.

Bifrǫst (Other) Norse Mythology
Means "swaying road to heaven", derived from Old Norse bifa ("shake, sway"). In Norse mythology this is the name of the bridge connecting Asgard and Midgard.

Jǫtunheimr (Other) Norse Mythology
Combination of Old Norse jǫtunn "jotun, giant" and heimr "home, earth, world". Jǫtunheimr is the home of the jǫtunn, a type of entity in Norse mythology.

Niflheim (Other) Norse Mythology
Derived from the Old Norse elements nifl- meaning "mist; dark" and heimr "residence, world" (which is cognate with English home). In Norse mythology, Niflheim or Niflheimr was the realm of the dead.

Víðbláinn (Other) Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse víðr "wide, extensive" and blár "blue, dark, livid" (the colour used to describe corpses and bruises, e.g. hel-blár "black as death"; compare Bláinn)... [more]

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