In Norse mythology, Nóatún (

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"ship-enclosure"Orchard (1997:119).) is the abode of the god

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, described in the ''Prose Edda'' book ''Gylfaginning'' as located "in heaven".Faulkes (1995:23).

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*Faulkes, Anthony (Trans.) (1995). ''Edda''.

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. *Orchard, Andy (1997). ''Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend''. Cassell. Locations in Norse mythology Conceptions of heaven {{norse-myth-stub