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Útgarðr

The outer enclosure and giant court of Útgarða-Loki. Not Jötunheim as the wider giant-land, and not Asgard.

Also known as Utgard · Utgardar

Norse tradition

Útgarðr appears in Norse tradition.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning seats Útgarðr as the outer giant-court of Útgarða-Loki where Thor and Loki are tested. A named outland court in that prose, not Jötunheim as the wider giant-land and not a Poetic Edda lay seat.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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Útgarðr appears in Gylfaginning.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning is the prose book that stages the Útgarða-Loki journey. A named court appearing in that corpus, not utgard→appears_in→norse alone and not a Poetic Edda lay seat.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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Thor appears in Útgarðr.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning takes Thor into Útgarðr for the contests with Útgarða-Loki. A named god appearing in that outer court, not thor→appears_in→jotunheim as the PE wider giant-land seat and not loki as his companion alone.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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Loki appears in Útgarðr.
Snorri’s Gylfaginning takes Loki into Útgarðr beside Thor for the eating and racing contests. A named figure appearing in that outer court, not loki→appears_in→asgard as the PE hall seat and not thor as his companion alone.
from Snorri Sturluson · Gylfaginning, c. 1220
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