Heimdall guards Asgard at the edge of Bifröst, watching with his keen senses for the approach of giants. He will blow the Gjallarhorn to warn the gods when Ragnarök begins.
Thor defends Asgard from giant incursions, serving as the Æsir's chief protector. His giant-slaying journeys to Jötunheimr keep the realm of the gods secure.
The Æsir dwell in and rule over Asgard, their celestial stronghold connected to the other Nine Worlds by Bifröst, as described throughout the Prose Edda.
Odin rules Asgard, the realm of the Æsir, from his high seat Hliðskjálf, from which he can see all that happens across the nine worlds.
Fólkvangr lies within Asgard as Freyja's hall, where she receives half the battle-slain, sharing the honored dead with Odin's Valhalla.
Asgard, the realm of the Æsir, contains Valhalla among its many divine halls where the gods dwell and the Einherjar feast and train for Ragnarök.
Yggdrasil, the great ash tree, holds the Nine Worlds within its branches and among its three roots, each realm sheltered in the cosmic structure that binds all of existence together from the fires below to the halls above.
The gods raised Fenrir in Asgard, attempting to control him, but only Týr dared approach to feed him. As Fenrir grew to monstrous size, Odin ordered him bound with Gleipnir on the island Lyngvi.
Loki's counsel led the gods to accept the giant builder's bargain for Asgard's walls. When the builder nearly finished, Loki shapeshifted into a mare to lure away his stallion, saving the gods from paying the price.
Asgard, the realm of the gods, is destroyed at Ragnarök when the forces of chaos overrun it. The surviving gods later gather at Iðavöllr, where Asgard once stood.
At Ragnarök, Surtr leads the fire giants across Bifröst into Asgard. After the final battle, Surtr casts fire over the realm of the gods, destroying it entirely.
A giant builder and his stallion Svaðilfari nearly completed Asgard's walls within the allotted time. Loki, as a mare, lured Svaðilfari away; the enraged giant was slain by Thor, as told in Gylfaginning.
Sveigðir's quest was to find Asgard, the dwelling-place of the old gods. He never reached it; instead a dwarf lured him into a boulder with the false promise that Odin awaited within.
After the Æsir-Vanir War, Asgard and Vanaheim exchanged hostages to seal their peace. The Vanir sent Njörðr, Freyr, and Freyja to Asgard; the Æsir sent Hoenir and Mímir to Vanaheim.
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