In
Norse mythology, Víðbláinn is the third heaven in the cosmology of
Snorri's ''
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 ...
'', located above
Andlang and
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 ...
. It will serve as a shelter and dwelling place for the souls of the dead during and after the destruction of
Ragnarök.
Primary Source
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Lindow, John (2002) ''Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs'' (Oxford University Press)
Related reading
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Orchard, Andy (1997) ''Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend'' (Cassell)
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Simek, Rudolf translated by Angela Hall (2007) ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology'' (D.S. Brewer)
Locations in Norse mythology
Conceptions of heaven
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