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Encyclopedia > Gimlé

Gimle (alternately Gimli), in Norse mythology, was where the survivors of Ragnarok were to live. It is described as the most beautiful place on Earth, more beautiful than the Sun. Norse mythology, Viking mythology or Scandinavian mythology refer to the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people. ... This article is about Ragnarok, the mythological battle. ... Earth, also known as the Earth or Terra, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ... A Sun is the star at the centre of a solar system. ...


Gimle, in Norse mythology, one of the many halls in the heavenly realm of Asgard, the city of the gods. The Younger Edda describes Gimle as the hall that was "fairest of all and brighter than the sun," situated at the southernmost point of Asgard. Valhalla was the famous hall wherein Odin's warriors, the Einherjar (the souls of those heroes who died valiantly on the battlefield), waited for Ragnarok, the battle at the end of the world. But according to the Younger Edda, despite the apocalypse of Ragnarok in which the gods themselves would perish, Odin had made man with a soul that would live forever. All the righteous would live with Odin in a place called Gimle or Vingolf, but the wicked would go to Helgardh and then Niflheim. This article is about the realm of Norse Mythology. ... The Younger Edda, known also as the Prose Edda or Snorris Edda is an Icelandic manual of poetics which also contains many mythological stories. ... For other uses see Valhalla (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of Odin and Wotan see Odin (disambiguation) Odin (Old Norse Óðinn, Swedish Oden) is usually considered the supreme god of Germanic and Norse mythology. ... In Norse mythology, Einherjar (or Einheriar) referred to the spirits of warriors who had died bravely in battle. ... In Norse mythology, Vingolf was a building in Idavoll built by Odin. ... Helgardh, also known as Hel (house of mists), shares a name with the goddess who rules it. ... Niflheim (Mistland) is the realm of ice and cold in Norse Mythology. ...


Gimle was a place that would survive the end of the world and would be the dwelling place of blessed souls; of all the halls in heaven Gimle would be the best place to be. The Younger Edda says that Gimle shall stand when both heaven and Earth have passed away, and in that place shall live good and righteous people for all time to come.



 

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