Aesgaard

Aesgaard
Name	Aesgaard
Aliases	Asgard
Characteristics
Population	Aesir
Location Details
Reality	Earth-616
Galaxy	Milky Way
Star System	Sol
Planet	Earth
Locale	Hyboria
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Roy Thomas, Barry Smith
First	Conan the Barbarian #2 (December, 1970)
First	Conan the Barbarian #2 (December, 1970)

History

Aesgaard occupies an area in the far north of the Hyborian world. Along with its western neighbour Vanaheim it forms a region called Nordheim.

The terrain of Aesgaard comprises three separate zones. The southern lowlands are forest areas. The central areas contain a sizeable tundra. The northernmost areas are mountainous and permanently covered in snow. Aesgaard is unsuitable for agriculture. However, local species such as the musk ox, the mammoth, the moose, and the snow bear provide sustenance to the local tribes. The local population are called Aesir. They are typically blonde-haired and blue-eyed. They are fierce warriors, though with a taste for nocturnal revelry. They are not unified politically, as each tribe has its own leader. They are a nation, however, through sharing the same culture and religion. Their supreme deity is Ymir. The Aesir maintain hereditary enmity with the Vanir (of Vanaheim) and the Hyperboreans. They maintain a long-standing informal alliance with the Cimmerians.

Following the path told by Maheeva, Conan and Veden Kamal climbing beyond the tip of Aesgaard over the frozen mountains to reach the Valley of Eternal Darkness and retrieve the Jewelled Sword of Tem.

Points of Interest

• Valley of Eternal Darkness

See Also

• 11 appearance(s) of Aesgaard
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Aesgaard
• 2 minor appearance(s) of Aesgaard
• 43 mention(s) of Aesgaard
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Aesgaard
• 2 invocation(s) of Aesgaard
• 3 image(s) of Aesgaard
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