Midgard

Mid·gard  (mdgärd)

n.

The part of the world inhabited by people, imagined as a fortress encircled by a huge serpent and built by the Norse gods around the middle region of the universe.

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[Old Norse Midhgardhr; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]

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Noun

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Midgard - (Norse mythology) the abode of humans in Norse mythology fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings Norse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity