What is Bifröst?
[[File:Heimdall an der Himmelsbrücke.jpg|thumb|The god [[Heimdallr]] stands before the rainbow bridge while blowing a horn (1905) by [[Emil Doepler]].]] In [[Norse mythology]], '''Bifröst''' is the [[bridge]] between the [[land]] of [[mortal]]s, [[Midgard]], and the land of the [[Æsir|gods]], [[Asgard]]. The gods cross it every day to meet and decide things at [[Urdarbrunn]] ([[Well of Urd]]) under the tree [[Yggdrasill]]. The bridge is a [[rainbow]]. It was built by the [[Æsir]] and is guarded by the god [[Heimdall]]. Only the [[thunder]] god [[Thor]] was not allowed to use the rainbow, because he may break it. The bridge will be destroyed at the end of the world, [[Ragnarök]], when the relentless army of [[Jotun|giants]] and the dead run on it to attack [[Asgard]]. Alternative names: '''Bilröst''', '''Ásbrú''', '''Bifrost'''. {{religion-stub}} {{Norse mythology}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bifrost}} [[Category:Places in Norse mythology]]