Gladsheim

Gladsheim ( old north : Glaðsheimr "Frohheim, Glanzheim") is one of the gods' palaces in Asgard and the residence of the god Odin in Norse mythology . Gladsheim is decorated with gold and precious stones. Valhalla , the otherworldly abode of fallen warriors, is in Gladsheim.

"Gladsheim is the name of the fifth, where Walhall's
wide hall shimmers golden :
Odin pests himself every day
men slain by the sword."

- Edda , Grímnismál , verse 8

Modern use

Terms like Gladsheim and Asgard are occasionally mentioned in music songs - often by metal bands like Manowar and Amon Amarth . Gladsheim is represented there as a safe and indomitable fortress.

literature

• Rudolf Simek : Lexicon of Germanic Mythology (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 368). 3rd, completely revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-520-36803-X .