Editing Asgard (section)

=== Ynglinga Saga ===
In the [[Ynglinga saga|''Ynglinga'' saga]], found in [[Heimskringla]], [[Snorri Sturluson|Snorri]] describes Asgard as a city in Asia, based on a perceived, but erroneous, connection between the words for Asia and Æsir. In the opening stanzas of the Saga of the Ynglings, Asgard is the capital of Asaland, a section of Asia east of the river Tana-kvísl or Vana-Kvísl (kvísl is "arm"), which Snorri explains is the river Tanais (now Don), flowing into the Black Sea. Odin then leaves to settle in the northern part of the world and leaves his brothers [[Vili and Vé]] to rule over the city. When the [[euhemerised]] Odin dies, the account states that the Swedes believed he had returned to Asgard and would live there forever.{{sfn|Laing|1961|pp=8–13}}