In
Norse mythology, Glaðsheimr (
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlemen ...
"bright home"
[Orchard (1997:57).]) is a realm in
Asgard
In Nordic mythology, Asgard (Old Norse: ''Ásgarðr'' ; "enclosure of the Æsir") is a location associated with the gods. It appears in a multitude of Old Norse sagas and mythological texts. It is described as the fortified home of the Æsir ...
where
Odin's hall of
Valhalla
In Norse mythology Valhalla (;) is the anglicised name for non, Valhǫll ("hall of the slain").Orchard (1997:171–172) It is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by the god Odin. Half of those who die in combat e ...
is located according to ''
Grímnismál
''Grímnismál'' (Old Norse: ; 'The Lay of Grímnir') is one of the mythological poems of the ''Poetic Edda''. It is preserved in the Codex Regius manuscript and the AM 748 I 4to fragment. It is spoken through the voice of ''Grímnir'', one of ...
''.
Snorri
Snorri (; ) is a masculine given name. People with the name include:
* Snorri Þorbrandsson, a character in the Icelandic ''Eyrbyggja saga''
* Snorri Goði or Snorri Þorgrímsson (963–1031), a prominent chieftain in Western Iceland, featured i ...
states in ''
Gylfaginning
''Gylfaginning'' (Old Norse: 'The Beguiling of Gylfi' or 'The Deluding of Gylfi'; c. 20,000 words; 13th century Old Norse pronunciation ) is the first part of the 13th century ''Prose Edda'' after the Prologue. The ''Gylfaginning'' deals with t ...
'' that Glaðsheimr is a meeting hall containing thirteen high seats
[ Prose Edda; Gylfaginning; Wikisource] where the male Æsir hold council, located in
Iðavöllr
Iðavöllr (Old Norse Iðavǫllr, possibly "splendour-plain"Orchard (1997:95).) is a location referenced twice in ''Völuspá'', the first poem in the ''Poetic Edda'', as a meeting place of the gods.
Attestations
In a stanza early in the poem ''V ...
in Asgard, near the hall of
Vingólf where the Ásynjur goddesses gathered.
Notes
References
*Orchard, Andy (1997). ''Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend''.
Cassell.
Locations in Norse mythology
Odin
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