Andlang

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In Norse mythology, Andlang (also Andlàngr or Öndlangr) is described as the second heavenly realm which stretches between the first, containing the halls of the gods, and the third, named Vídbláin.^[1] It will serve as a shelter and dwelling place for the souls of the dead during and after the destruction of Ragnarök.

Simek (1995) sees a functional connection between Andlang and the Coelus Spiritualis (lit. 'spiritual heaven') mentioned in the medieval text Elucidarius.^[2] Holtsmark (1964) comes to a similar conclusion, but from an analysis of the name andlegr himinn ('spiritual heaven') itself, with and- / önd- possibly arising from andi / önd, 'breath, spirit'.^[3] Earlier attempts at interpretation include "long-" or "far-breathing" (Magnusen 1828), "endlessly long" (Eduard 1843) and "limitless aether" (Weidenbach 1851).^[4]

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• Eduard, Franz (1843). Altnordisches Lesebuch. F.A. Brockhaus. 

• Holtsmark, Ann (1964). Studier i Snorres Mytologi. Oslo: Videnskaps-Akademi. 

• Lorenz, Gottfried (1984). Gylfaginning. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft. ISBN 3-534-09324-0. 

• Magnusen, Fenn (1828). "The Edda Doctrine and its Origin". The Foreign Quarterly Review 2: 210-243. London: Treuttel & Würtz. 

• Simek, Rudolf (1995). Lexikon der germanischen Mythology. Stuttgart: Alfred Kröner. ISBN 3-20-36802-1. 

• Weidenbach, Anton Joseph (1851). Mythologie der Griechen, Römer und nordischen Völker. H.L. Brönner. 

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