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While Loki in the movies appears to be single and childless, Loki in mythology has had at least two wives and numerous children, half of whom are monsters. They include Fenrir (a giant wolf), Jormungand (a giant snake), and Hel (yes, [[{{Hell}} that]] Hel). One of Loki's children who appeared in the movies is Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse. That's right, [=Movie!Odin=] rides around on his own grandchild! Hela was turned into Odin's daughter and Loki and Thor's sister, and Fenris appeared without a reference to his parentage.
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While Loki in the movies appears to be single and childless, Loki in mythology has had at least two wives and numerous children, half of whom are monsters. They include Fenrir (a giant wolf), Jormungand (a giant snake), and Hel (yes, [[{{Hell}} that]] Hel). One of Loki's children who appeared in the movies is Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse. That's right, [=Movie!Odin=] rides around on his own grandchild! In ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', Hela was turned into Odin's daughter and Loki and Thor's sister, and Fenris appeared without a reference to his parentage.
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Heimdall is the guardian of the Bifrost, a.k.a. the Rainbow Bridge. There's nothing in mythology about him having golden eyes, but he ''does'' have golden teeth! He's also known ([[RaceLift ironically enough]]) as "The ''White'' God".
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Heimdall is the guardian of the Bifrost, a.k.a. the Rainbow Bridge. There's nothing in mythology about him having golden eyes, but he ''does'' have golden teeth! He's also known ([[RaceLift ([[DivineRaceLift ironically enough]]) as "The ''White'' God".
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While Loki in the movies appears to be single and childless, Loki in mythology has had at least two wives and numerous children, half of whom are monsters. They include Fenrir (a giant wolf), Jormungand (a giant snake), and Hel (yes, [[{{Hell}} that]] Hel). One of Loki's children who appeared in the movies is Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse. That's right, [=Movie!Odin=] rides around on his own grandchild! Hela was turned into Odin's son and Loki and Thor's sister, and Fenris appeared without a reference to his parentage.
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While Loki in the movies appears to be single and childless, Loki in mythology has had at least two wives and numerous children, half of whom are monsters. They include Fenrir (a giant wolf), Jormungand (a giant snake), and Hel (yes, [[{{Hell}} that]] Hel). One of Loki's children who appeared in the movies is Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse. That's right, [=Movie!Odin=] rides around on his own grandchild! Hela was turned into Odin's son daughter and Loki and Thor's sister, and Fenris appeared without a reference to his parentage.
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While Loki in the movies appears to be single and childless, Loki in mythology has had at least two wives and numerous children, half of whom are monsters. They include Fenrir (a giant wolf), Jormungand (a giant snake), and Hel (yes, [[{{Hell}} that]] Hel). The only one of Loki's children to have appeared in the movies so far is Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse. That's right, [=Movie!Odin=] rides around on his own grandchild!
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While Loki in the movies appears to be single and childless, Loki in mythology has had at least two wives and numerous children, half of whom are monsters. They include Fenrir (a giant wolf), Jormungand (a giant snake), and Hel (yes, [[{{Hell}} that]] Hel). The only one One of Loki's children to have who appeared in the movies so far is Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse. That's right, [=Movie!Odin=] rides around on his own grandchild!
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Thor is the god of thunder. He has a hammer named Mjolnir, forged by the dwarf Sindri on a bet with Loki (''not'' in the heart of a dying star). His hair is red, rather than blond. His personality is boisterous and beligerent, without the softening notes of kindness and chivalry he has in the movies. He ''is'' Odin's son, but by the giantess Jord, rather than Frigg. He isn't prince of anything.
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Thor is the god of thunder. He has a hammer named Mjolnir, forged by the dwarf Sindri on a bet with Loki (''not'' in the heart of a dying star). His hair is red, rather than blond. His personality is boisterous and beligerent, without the softening notes of kindness and chivalry he has in the movies. He ''is'' Odin's son, but by the giantess Jord, rather than Frigg.Gaia. He isn't prince of anything.
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To be fair, ''{{Film/Thor}}'' is two steps removed from its Norse antecedents. The movie is an adaptation of a [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor comic]], which itself takes a fair amount of ArtisticLicence. Still, anyone looking to understand NorseMythology by way of ''{{Film/Thor}}'' should know the following:
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To be fair, ''{{Film/Thor}}'' is two steps removed from its Norse antecedents. The movie is an adaptation of a [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor comic]], which itself takes a fair amount of ArtisticLicence. Still, anyone looking to understand NorseMythology Myth/NorseMythology by way of ''{{Film/Thor}}'' should know the following:
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Laufey is ''not'' Loki's father. Loki's father is named Farbauti. Laufey is Loki's ''mother''. How she came to be [[GenderFlip Gender Flipped]] is unclear, but it may have to do with the fact that in mythology Loki is consistently referred to as "Loki Laufeyson" -- whereas most characters in NorseMythology have [[IAmXSonOfY patronyms]], Loki has a ''[[NomDeMom matronym]]''. Laufey also isn't king (or queen) of Jotunheim; the Jotnar don't seem to do monarchs.
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Laufey is ''not'' Loki's father. Loki's father is named Farbauti. Laufey is Loki's ''mother''. How she came to be [[GenderFlip Gender Flipped]] is unclear, but it may have to do with the fact that in mythology Loki is consistently referred to as "Loki Laufeyson" -- whereas most characters in NorseMythology Myth/NorseMythology have [[IAmXSonOfY patronyms]], Loki has a ''[[NomDeMom matronym]]''. Laufey also isn't king (or queen) of Jotunheim; the Jotnar don't seem to do monarchs.
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To be fair, ''{{Film/Thor}}'' is two steps removed from its Norse antecedents. The movie is an adaptation of a comic, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor comic]], which itself takes a fair amount of ArtisticLicence. Still, anyone looking to understand NorseMythology by way of ''{{Film/Thor}}'' should know the following:
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Laufey is ''not'' Loki's father. Loki's father is named Farbauti. Laufey is Loki's ''mother''. How she came to be [[GenderFlip Gender Flipped]] is unclear, but it may have to do with the fact that in mythology Loki is consistently referred to as "Loki Laufeyson" -- whereas most characters in NorseMythology have patronyms, Loki has a ''[[NomDeMom matronym]]''. Laufey also isn't king (or queen) of Jotunheim; the Jotnar don't seem to do monarchs.
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Laufey is ''not'' Loki's father. Loki's father is named Farbauti. Laufey is Loki's ''mother''. How she came to be [[GenderFlip Gender Flipped]] is unclear, but it may have to do with the fact that in mythology Loki is consistently referred to as "Loki Laufeyson" -- whereas most characters in NorseMythology have patronyms, [[IAmXSonOfY patronyms]], Loki has a ''[[NomDeMom matronym]]''. Laufey also isn't king (or queen) of Jotunheim; the Jotnar don't seem to do monarchs.
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Laufey is ''not'' Loki's father. Loki's father is named Farbauti. Laufey is Loki's ''mother''. How she came to be gender-swapped is unclear, but it may have to do with the fact that in mythology Loki is consistently referred to as "Loki Laufeyson" -- whereas most characters in NorseMythology have patronyms, Loki has a ''[[NomDeMom matronym]]''. Laufey also isn't king (or queen) of Jotunheim; the Jotnar don't seem to do monarchs.
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Laufey is ''not'' Loki's father. Loki's father is named Farbauti. Laufey is Loki's ''mother''. How she came to be gender-swapped [[GenderFlip Gender Flipped]] is unclear, but it may have to do with the fact that in mythology Loki is consistently referred to as "Loki Laufeyson" -- whereas most characters in NorseMythology have patronyms, Loki has a ''[[NomDeMom matronym]]''. Laufey also isn't king (or queen) of Jotunheim; the Jotnar don't seem to do monarchs.
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Odin is the king of Asgard. He has a spear (named Gungnir), two ravens, and two wolves. He sits on a throne called the Hlidskjalf, from which he can see all that happens in the Nine Realms. He also has only one eye, but he sacrificed it willingly in order to gain wisdom, rather than losing it in battle as is implied in the movies.
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Odin is the king of Asgard. He has a spear (named Gungnir), two ravens, and two wolves. He sits on a throne called the Hlidskjalf, from which he can see all that happens in the Nine Realms. He also has only one eye, but he sacrificed it the other willingly in order to gain wisdom, rather than losing it in battle as is implied in the movies.
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Frigg (not Frigg''a'') is Odin's loving wife, and queen of Asgard. She is not, however the mother of Thor, nor of Loki. In fact, considering that Loki ''killed'' her (only?) son, she may be the person with the most reason to hate him!
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Frigg (not Frigg''a'') is Odin's loving wife, and queen of Asgard. She is not, however however, the mother of Thor, nor of Loki. In fact, considering that Loki ''killed'' her (only?) son, she may be the person with the most reason to hate him!
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Laufey is ''not'' Loki's father. Loki's father is named Farbauti. Laufey is Loki's ''mother''. How she came to be gender-swapped is unclear, but it may have to do with the fact that in mythology Loki is consistently referred to as "Loki Laufeyson" -- whereas most characters in NorseMythology have patronyms, Loki has a ''matronym''. Laufey also isn't king (or queen) of Jotunheim; the Jotnar don't seem to do monarchs.
Loki's personality is very different in the myths and the movies. While both Lokis have motives that are often fuzzy, [=Movie!Loki=]'s primary desires are for Odin's love and the throne of Asgard. [=Myth!Loki=] shows no interest in either of these things. His main motivation, at least in the earlier stories, seems to be mischief. He does a lot of things that don't make sense (like stealing Thor's wife's hair), apparently just for the fun of it. Later on, his motivation turns more towards jealousy and hatred of the gods, though whether this is because of their derision of him, their treatment of his family, or other factors entirely is unclear.
Loki's personality is very different in the myths and the movies. While both Lokis have motives that are often fuzzy, [=Movie!Loki=]'s primary desires are for Odin's love and the throne of Asgard. [=Myth!Loki=] shows no interest in either of these things. His main motivation, at least in the earlier stories, seems to be mischief. He does a lot of things that don't make sense (like stealing Thor's wife's hair), apparently just for the fun of it. Later on, his motivation turns more towards jealousy and hatred of the gods, though whether this is because of their derision of him, their treatment of his family, or other factors entirely is unclear.
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Laufey is ''not'' Loki's father. Loki's father is named Farbauti. Laufey is Loki's ''mother''. How she came to be gender-swapped is unclear, but it may have to do with the fact that in mythology Loki is consistently referred to as "Loki Laufeyson" -- whereas most characters in NorseMythology have patronyms, Loki has a ''matronym''.''[[NomDeMom matronym]]''. Laufey also isn't king (or queen) of Jotunheim; the Jotnar don't seem to do monarchs.
Loki's personality is very different in the myths and the movies. While both Lokis have motives that are often fuzzy, [=Movie!Loki=]'s primarydesires goals are for Odin's love and the throne of Asgard. [=Myth!Loki=] shows no interest in either of these things. His main motivation, at least in the earlier stories, seems to be mischief. He does a lot of things that don't make sense (like stealing Thor's wife's hair), apparently just for the fun of it. Later on, his motivation turns more towards jealousy and hatred of the gods, though whether this is because of their derision of him, their treatment of his family, or other factors entirely is unclear.
Loki's personality is very different in the myths and the movies. While both Lokis have motives that are often fuzzy, [=Movie!Loki=]'s primary
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Loki isn't known for illusions ''per se'', but like his movie counterpart he uses trickery and cunning rather than physical force. He can shape-shift into various animals, is fond of cross-dressing, and has been pregnant on more than one occasion. For different reasons from the movies, Loki is also something of a JerkassWoobie: he is constantly having painful or humiliating things happen to him, often to the gods' great amusement.
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Loki isn't known for illusions ''per se'', but like his movie counterpart he uses trickery and cunning rather than physical force. He can shape-shift [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shape-shift]] into various animals, is fond of cross-dressing, [[GenderBender cross-dressing]], and has been pregnant [[MisterSeahorse pregnant]] on more than one occasion. For different reasons from the movies, Loki is also something of a JerkassWoobie: he is constantly having painful or humiliating things happen to him, often to the gods' great amusement.
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The Warriors Three are a pure Marvel invention. There are, however, numerous other gods in Asgard, including Tyr (the god of war), Frey (the god of fertility), and Freyja (the goddess of love).
As in the movies, Asgard is one of the Nine Realms. The other realms are not all named, but they do include Jotunheim (home of the Jotnar), Vanaheim (home of the Vanir), and Midgard (Earth). These realms are all connected by the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil.
As in the movies, Asgard is one of the Nine Realms. The other realms are not all named, but they do include Jotunheim (home of the Jotnar), Vanaheim (home of the Vanir), and Midgard (Earth). These realms are all connected by the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil.
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The Warriors Three are a pure Marvel invention. There are, however, numerous other gods in on Asgard, including Tyr (the god of war), Frey (the god of fertility), and Freyja (the goddess of love).
As in the movies, Asgard is one of the Nine Realms. The other realms are not all named, but they do include Jotunheim (home of the Jotnar), Vanaheim (home of the Vanir), Svartalfheim (home of the Dark Elves), and Midgard (Earth). These realms are all connected by the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil.
As in the movies, Asgard is one of the Nine Realms. The other realms are not all named, but they do include Jotunheim (home of the Jotnar), Vanaheim (home of the Vanir), Svartalfheim (home of the Dark Elves), and Midgard (Earth). These realms are all connected by the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil.
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I hope this counts as analysis. I thought there should be an article like this SOMEWHERE, and I didn\'t think it would go on the main page.
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!!The MCU Fan's Guide to Norse Mythology
To be fair, ''{{Film/Thor}}'' is two steps removed from its Norse antecedents. The movie is an adaptation of a comic, which itself takes a fair amount of ArtisticLicence. Still, anyone looking to understand NorseMythology by way of ''{{Film/Thor}}'' should know the following:
Thor is the god of thunder. He has a hammer named Mjolnir, forged by the dwarf Sindri on a bet with Loki (''not'' in the heart of a dying star). His hair is red, rather than blond. His personality is boisterous and beligerent, without the softening notes of kindness and chivalry he has in the movies. He ''is'' Odin's son, but by the giantess Jord, rather than Frigg. He isn't prince of anything.
Sif is Thor's wife, rather than his friend. Far from being an ActionGirl, she's mainly associated with domesticity. The only significant myth about her is the one where Loki steals her hair and has to replace it. She's also a blonde, rather than a brunette: her hair, initially golden, is eventually replaced with a magic wig of actual gold.
Odin is the king of Asgard. He has a spear (named Gungnir), two ravens, and two wolves. He sits on a throne called the Hlidskjalf, from which he can see all that happens in the Nine Realms. He also has only one eye, but he sacrificed it willingly in order to gain wisdom, rather than losing it in battle as is implied in the movies.
Odin is married to Frigg, but is far from monogamous. Besides his legitimate son, Baldur, he has also fathered numerous children by various women. How many is unclear, but "Son of Odin" is a very common title on Asgard.
Frigg (not Frigg''a'') is Odin's loving wife, and queen of Asgard. She is not, however the mother of Thor, nor of Loki. In fact, considering that Loki ''killed'' her (only?) son, she may be the person with the most reason to hate him!
Loki is ''not'' Odin's son, ''not'' Frigg's son, and ''not'' Thor's brother. He ''is'' a giant, but there's no reason to think he was ever in the dark about his parentage. The bit about him being Laufey's son is correct, but...
Laufey is ''not'' Loki's father. Loki's father is named Farbauti. Laufey is Loki's ''mother''. How she came to be gender-swapped is unclear, but it may have to do with the fact that in mythology Loki is consistently referred to as "Loki Laufeyson" -- whereas most characters in NorseMythology have patronyms, Loki has a ''matronym''. Laufey also isn't king (or queen) of Jotunheim; the Jotnar don't seem to do monarchs.
Loki's personality is very different in the myths and the movies. While both Lokis have motives that are often fuzzy, [=Movie!Loki=]'s primary desires are for Odin's love and the throne of Asgard. [=Myth!Loki=] shows no interest in either of these things. His main motivation, at least in the earlier stories, seems to be mischief. He does a lot of things that don't make sense (like stealing Thor's wife's hair), apparently just for the fun of it. Later on, his motivation turns more towards jealousy and hatred of the gods, though whether this is because of their derision of him, their treatment of his family, or other factors entirely is unclear.
While Loki in the movies appears to be single and childless, Loki in mythology has had at least two wives and numerous children, half of whom are monsters. They include Fenrir (a giant wolf), Jormungand (a giant snake), and Hel (yes, [[{{Hell}} that]] Hel). The only one of Loki's children to have appeared in the movies so far is Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse. That's right, [=Movie!Odin=] rides around on his own grandchild!
Loki isn't known for illusions ''per se'', but like his movie counterpart he uses trickery and cunning rather than physical force. He can shape-shift into various animals, is fond of cross-dressing, and has been pregnant on more than one occasion. For different reasons from the movies, Loki is also something of a JerkassWoobie: he is constantly having painful or humiliating things happen to him, often to the gods' great amusement.
Heimdall is the guardian of the Bifrost, a.k.a. the Rainbow Bridge. There's nothing in mythology about him having golden eyes, but he ''does'' have golden teeth! He's also known ([[RaceLift ironically enough]]) as "The ''White'' God".
The Warriors Three are a pure Marvel invention. There are, however, numerous other gods in Asgard, including Tyr (the god of war), Frey (the god of fertility), and Freyja (the goddess of love).
As in the movies, Asgard is one of the Nine Realms. The other realms are not all named, but they do include Jotunheim (home of the Jotnar), Vanaheim (home of the Vanir), and Midgard (Earth). These realms are all connected by the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil.
To be fair, ''{{Film/Thor}}'' is two steps removed from its Norse antecedents. The movie is an adaptation of a comic, which itself takes a fair amount of ArtisticLicence. Still, anyone looking to understand NorseMythology by way of ''{{Film/Thor}}'' should know the following:
Thor is the god of thunder. He has a hammer named Mjolnir, forged by the dwarf Sindri on a bet with Loki (''not'' in the heart of a dying star). His hair is red, rather than blond. His personality is boisterous and beligerent, without the softening notes of kindness and chivalry he has in the movies. He ''is'' Odin's son, but by the giantess Jord, rather than Frigg. He isn't prince of anything.
Sif is Thor's wife, rather than his friend. Far from being an ActionGirl, she's mainly associated with domesticity. The only significant myth about her is the one where Loki steals her hair and has to replace it. She's also a blonde, rather than a brunette: her hair, initially golden, is eventually replaced with a magic wig of actual gold.
Odin is the king of Asgard. He has a spear (named Gungnir), two ravens, and two wolves. He sits on a throne called the Hlidskjalf, from which he can see all that happens in the Nine Realms. He also has only one eye, but he sacrificed it willingly in order to gain wisdom, rather than losing it in battle as is implied in the movies.
Odin is married to Frigg, but is far from monogamous. Besides his legitimate son, Baldur, he has also fathered numerous children by various women. How many is unclear, but "Son of Odin" is a very common title on Asgard.
Frigg (not Frigg''a'') is Odin's loving wife, and queen of Asgard. She is not, however the mother of Thor, nor of Loki. In fact, considering that Loki ''killed'' her (only?) son, she may be the person with the most reason to hate him!
Loki is ''not'' Odin's son, ''not'' Frigg's son, and ''not'' Thor's brother. He ''is'' a giant, but there's no reason to think he was ever in the dark about his parentage. The bit about him being Laufey's son is correct, but...
Laufey is ''not'' Loki's father. Loki's father is named Farbauti. Laufey is Loki's ''mother''. How she came to be gender-swapped is unclear, but it may have to do with the fact that in mythology Loki is consistently referred to as "Loki Laufeyson" -- whereas most characters in NorseMythology have patronyms, Loki has a ''matronym''. Laufey also isn't king (or queen) of Jotunheim; the Jotnar don't seem to do monarchs.
Loki's personality is very different in the myths and the movies. While both Lokis have motives that are often fuzzy, [=Movie!Loki=]'s primary desires are for Odin's love and the throne of Asgard. [=Myth!Loki=] shows no interest in either of these things. His main motivation, at least in the earlier stories, seems to be mischief. He does a lot of things that don't make sense (like stealing Thor's wife's hair), apparently just for the fun of it. Later on, his motivation turns more towards jealousy and hatred of the gods, though whether this is because of their derision of him, their treatment of his family, or other factors entirely is unclear.
While Loki in the movies appears to be single and childless, Loki in mythology has had at least two wives and numerous children, half of whom are monsters. They include Fenrir (a giant wolf), Jormungand (a giant snake), and Hel (yes, [[{{Hell}} that]] Hel). The only one of Loki's children to have appeared in the movies so far is Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse. That's right, [=Movie!Odin=] rides around on his own grandchild!
Loki isn't known for illusions ''per se'', but like his movie counterpart he uses trickery and cunning rather than physical force. He can shape-shift into various animals, is fond of cross-dressing, and has been pregnant on more than one occasion. For different reasons from the movies, Loki is also something of a JerkassWoobie: he is constantly having painful or humiliating things happen to him, often to the gods' great amusement.
Heimdall is the guardian of the Bifrost, a.k.a. the Rainbow Bridge. There's nothing in mythology about him having golden eyes, but he ''does'' have golden teeth! He's also known ([[RaceLift ironically enough]]) as "The ''White'' God".
The Warriors Three are a pure Marvel invention. There are, however, numerous other gods in Asgard, including Tyr (the god of war), Frey (the god of fertility), and Freyja (the goddess of love).
As in the movies, Asgard is one of the Nine Realms. The other realms are not all named, but they do include Jotunheim (home of the Jotnar), Vanaheim (home of the Vanir), and Midgard (Earth). These realms are all connected by the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil.
