Asgard Geography

Properly speaking, the name 'Asgard' refers to both the city that houses most of the Aesir and the plane on which it resides (see Asgardians). In a broader sense, the name can also refer to the conglomeration of worlds connected to both Earth and Asgard; these include Vanaheim, home of the Vanir, the Aesir's sister race; Alfheim, home of the light elves; Nidavallir, home of the dwarves; Jotunheim, home of the giants; Svartalfheim, home of the dark elves; Nifflheim, which Hela rules and has turned into the land of her disgraced dead; and Muspelheim, home of Surtur and the fire demons. Earth is considered one of the Nine Worlds of Asgard, called "Midgard" by the Asgardians.

Matter in the Asgardian realms is denser than that on Earth; a chair made of Asgardian wood will weigh three times as much as a similar chair made of wood from Earth. This also applies to the Asgardians themselves, who weigh three times as much as humans of the same build. In fact, there is evidence that a human who spends any significant length of time – several months at minimum – in any of the Nine Worlds (save Midgard itself) will eventually become thrice as dense themselves, due to constantly ingesting Asgardian food.

The city of Asgard sits on the edge of a wide plain bordering the edge of the landmass sharing its name. This landmass is roughly the size of a small continent, rivaling Australia or Europe in size. Despite not being spherical, the continent has a definite top and bottom, with a center of gravity located at a point beneath it. The continent appears to "float" in space, and a sea that sits on the edge does not empty into outer space.

There are portals located on the continent to most of the other Nine Worlds. The only world that is not permanently connected to the others is Earth, thanks mainly to the recent sundering of the rainbow bridge Bifrost. (There are still means of traveling between Earth and Asgard that do not rely on the Bifrost.)

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