Asgard is one of the so-called Nine Realms and the home of the Norse Gods under the rule of the All-Father Odin.
History
Pre-Crisis
Pre-Flashpoint
Post-Flashpoint
Amazon-Valkyrie War
Wonder Woman's Journey
Diana at Valhalla, Asgard
After Wonder Woman's death during Death Metal, she awoke in Valhalla, the Norse afterlife in Asgard. There, she meets a warrior named Siegfried and a talking squirrel named Ratatosk. The squirrel tells Diana that his home, the world tree Yggdrasil is dying and the Valkyries are disappearing, which prevents Siggy from returning after falling in battle. Diana commits to solving why this is happening, with the help of Ratatosk and Deadman, who is trying to get Diana to Mount Olympus.[1]
Diana eventually learns that Dr. Psycho discovered a way to enter Asgard, who later directed her to the serpent Nidhogg, whom Diana defeats through trickery, retrieving the key to the Fortress of the Valkyries, and with the help of Odin, she departs to the fortress.[2][3] When she arrived at the fortress, the valkyries told Diana they were tired of escorting countless souls to the afterlife. They were then interrupted by Thor, whom Diana defeats and learns that Dr. Psycho was influencing him and forces him out Asgard. They then reach a deal with the valkyries, that they would help souls to the afterlife, which kept Yggdrasil healthy. Siggy then returned and Diana leaves Asgard to finally go to Olympus.[4]
Points of Interest
- Bifrost
- The Cavern beneath the Earth
- Charnel House of God-Thought[5]
- Fortress Valkyrie
- Myrkvid
- Valhalla
- Hall of Warriors
- Vigrid
- Yggdrasil
Residents
- Aesir
- Valkyries
- Einherjar
- Kvasir
- The Snake with no name
- Simon Magus[6]
Notes
- Although Asgard makes its first appearance in Comic Cavalcade #17, it is first named in Justice League of America #2.
- Asgard was one of the so-called "Far Realms" in the Pre-Flashpoint continuity; after the Flashpoint and the birth of the Post-Flashpoint Multiverse, it became part of the Skyland of the Sphere of the Gods, along with other Pantheons' realms.