Vídbláin

Vídbláin

In Norse mythology, Víðbláinn is the third heaven in the cosmology of Snorri's "Gylfaginning", located above Andlang and Asgard. It will serve as a shelter and dwelling place for the souls of the dead during and after the destruction of Ragnarök.


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