ASGARD The Norse equivalent to Olympus, Asgard was the abode of Odin and the Aesir, and was reached from Midgard via the Rainbow Bridge, Bifrost. In Asgard were two mansions: Gladsheim, where the gods lived, and Vingolf, where in dwelt the goddesses. Here also was the Hall of Heroes, Valhalla, where those mortals who had fallen heroically in battle were received by Odin, or Freya, his wife. Also in Asgard were Elfheim, where the elves dwelt; Brediablick, abode of Balder the Beautiful; Himinbiorg, the tower of Thor, and Valaskialf, watch tower of the All-Father Odin.